I know. The title is leading. As I have said many times, I have six children so the whole virgin thing passed many years ago. But now I am no longer a trail virgin. On October 6, I went with Patty and Christine to run the Danby Down and Dirty 10K. There was a 20K… Continue reading No Longer a Virgin
I will admit. When I first started running, I thought of myself as a sort of purist. It was either run in shorts or run in tights. There was no in between, no compression gear. I looked at women in much better shape than my 6 baby body was and couldn’t understand why they were… Continue reading Running Capris: A Product Review of Sorts
I have some races that I like to run every year. After my summer of injury recovery, I have only one race – a half marathon – that I have actually run all three years I have been running. Part of the problem is it is so hard to plan for races. Let’s look at… Continue reading Planning a Race Schedule
First off, let me be right up front and say most people need to break in new running shoes. I have never been like most people. If a shoe does not feel right on a run right out of the box, I take it back or give it away. I seldom “break in” running shoes.… Continue reading A Tale of Two Runs
I once again find myself planning a training session that will last four plus months. I am torn between trying one, again, that is a little less days running per week but that will require biking and other cross training or going with a standard training plan that is usually five days a week of… Continue reading Training Plans Again
Winner! Winner! No chicken dinner here, though. Just a registration to run the toughest road race in America. I went to random.org and plugged in the numbers 1 and 12. The website generated the number 9. I counted Tracy’s reply to one of her comments in the number and to get to number 9. The… Continue reading Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner
I love a challenge. I am all about setting goals and overcoming obstacles in my fitness life. When I went to California last fall for my mother’s 70th birthday, I looked for a race to run. I could have run a fairly flat 5K in Palm Springs but I chose, instead, to run the Palm… Continue reading My Love of Challenges and a Giveaway
Yeah, I know. Fancy title. Well, truth is I have been injured most of this summer. Summer is my favorite time to run. First, let me be clear that the injury was minor but painful. I have birthed six children so have a fairly good pain threshold. Also, the injury was totally preventable. I needed… Continue reading Psychological Effects of Injury
I’ve spent my summer outside where using a laptop is not always convenient. I have also spent it with my kids, though they are all adults now. We may not have headed off on a big vacation but we have had a good time. Consequently, despite my best attempts – even downloading a WordPress app… Continue reading Come Visit ViewSPORT with Me
So Wednesday night was the night. I ran my first race since running two marathons in the month of May. No, this is not the way I planned my race schedule. This is the way it worked out as I ended up injured after Buffalo. The run was not pretty. I realized I had really… Continue reading Women’s Distance Festival 5K Recap
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