Courage to live in your trueness.
Let the half marathon training begin. The other day I started off my run at a good solid pace only to find I was running against the wind for the whole first half of my run--exhausting. I could not wait until I hit the halfway point so I could turn around and run with the... Continue Reading →
Over my birthday weekend in January, my sister-in-law and one of my good friends both thought one of the best ways for me to spend my birthday time was working out with them. My sister-in-law twisted my arm and forced me to do Jillian Michaels leg and back workout--35 minutes of torture. The very next... Continue Reading →
Day #21 - Lessons Learned in Running--I DID IT! Today was a monumental day for me--I accomplished my first half marathon! Wahooo--It was amazing! I did the Madison Garden Marathon for Children's Voice, Inc, which is a nonprofit organization to help prevent child abuse. It was the coldest day out of all our running--at 8:15am... Continue Reading →
Ask the experts and learn from their success! Today at work there was a man sporting a Chicago Marathon T-shirt. I asked him if he was a runner, and he said he had done several. He had just completed the Madison Mini Marathon this past weekend, the same one my good friend had done. You... Continue Reading →
I have run almost 20 miles this past week! Never in my life would I have thought that I would be able to do that. In high school it took me almost 15 minutes to run/walk one mile. It still blows my mind to think about this accomplishment. What started out as a seemingly impossible... Continue Reading →
When the Elements Align. Day #18 - Lessons Learned in Running. I ran 8.2 miles for the first time in my life, and everything was perfect for this run. My husband and I got up at 6:05am, had a black cup of coffee, half a hard boiled egg, and half a piece of peanut butter... Continue Reading →
Living for the Downhills. Day #17 - Lessons Learned in Running. I live for the downhills in running, but it usually means there is first an uphill. You push, sweat, and slowly and steadily dig in on the way up the hill. Your muscles burn with fatigue as you press forward--you don't dare stop. Then... Continue Reading →
Trust. Day #15 - Lessons Learned in Running. My friend and I, and a rapidly growing number of people, are going to be doing a half marathon in September in Madison, WI. It is exciting to see how as we have been on this journey of training, the relationships and trust we have for one... Continue Reading →
Who do YOU run with? Day #10 - Lessons Learned in Running Over this past weekend my husband and I went on a vacation with another couple and had no children with us--it was like a double date for 5 days! We slept in (until 7am--those of you who have children know that 7am is... Continue Reading →
This is the beginning of week #3 in my training for the half marathon. Now the minimum run is at least 3 miles from here on out, which is slowly getting easier. You don't want to go backwards by going less than 3 miles because it will just make it more difficult. Note to self:... Continue Reading →
