Tag Archives: Running

Dusting off the Cobwebs

OK, so it hasn’t quite been two years since my last post but damn, it has been a long time! I think it is safe to assume that we all have been under some sort of stay at home order … Continue reading

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Being Prepared for Anything

Marathon training can be a slog. Most training plans cover a 16 week training plan where you are slowly increasing your weekly mileage with cutback weeks thrown in to help your muscles recover from all those miles you are adding … Continue reading

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Setting Goals and Sticking With Them

Having goals is good, sticking with them to the end is even better. If that sentence doesn’t scream, “duh,” I don’t know what does. A few months ago I set out on a plan to try an improve my 5k … Continue reading

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Feeling Stronger

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” — Lao Tzu One of the hardest things when you stop running on a regular basis is what happens when you start running again. It is incredibly amazing how out … Continue reading

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Night Running

When I started running again as an adult for what now seems ages ago but in reality was really only in 2009 I always ran in the evening with the exception of weekends. It just seemed logical to me. I … Continue reading

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All That Thankful Stuff

So here I am on Thanksgiving with my dog stretched out on the sofa with me. My best buddy will be here later and we will chow down on our Thanksgiving feast. I am so thankful for that but this … Continue reading

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Yup, I’m Still Here

Oh boy it has been a really long long time since I posted something. Thankfully, I have mostly good and upbeat running updates to give you all. I’ve been running! Not as consistently as I would like but I have … Continue reading

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I’m Still Running!

Ugh, I have been so neglectful with this blog lately. Work has been very busy and I’ve been running in between. Since I’m so horrible at race recaps this might actually work better. I can give you a brief synopsis … Continue reading

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I’m a Runner Again!

I can’t believe how happy I am to write that headline! This week will be final week of that zero to 5k training plan that I started a gazillion months ago. The goal was to force myself to build up … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Little Things

When I was going through the deepest part of my depression last year my therapist kept stressing to me that I needed to step back and appreciate some of the basic things I did as major accomplishments. As I was running … Continue reading

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