Courage to live in your trueness.
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 →
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 →
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 →
For the Love of Carbs! Day #16 - Lessons Learned in Running. I love carbs! This week I switched up my diet by reducing the number of carbs that I was eating by half--not an easy adjustment. I have gone from eating 250-350 grams of carbs per day to the goal of 100-150 grams per... 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 →
Today I ran with a good friend. I told her what I had discovered about lengthening my stride, and how this run was going to help prove my theory. We started off at a really good pace--well, she started us off right out of the gate. This run ended up being a 3.15 mile run... Continue Reading →
I just started training for my first half marathon--13.1 miles! I ran 2.43 miles, at an average of 12 min and 36 seconds per mile. A few friends and I just accomplished our first 5k (3.2 miles)--goal attained! So a friend says, "Why not go for the half marathon?!?!" Crazy friend, well, maybe I'm crazy... Continue Reading →
Bethany Conway 