Posts Tagged ‘ running ’
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Usually, “rainy season” ends in March. This year, we’re staring Memorial Day in the eye and still dealing with chilly temps and cloudbursts. Dear Mother Nature: I’ve had enough. After my Sunday night 5K run, I used Monday as a much-needed rest day. Each year I think that the anniversary of my mother’s death will get […] Read More
Night Running
Night workouts of any kind are not my favorite. I don’t know if it’s end-of-day fatigue or just too close to dinner, but I always feel like I’m made of lead. As I headed out for my run tonight, I did the only sensible thing: I took the straightest route as far from home as […] Read More
Training and the Traveling Single Mom
Traveling with a 3-year-old son creates unique complications. I had tons of downtime in the hotel at afternoon naptime and after he was in bed at 8:00 p.m., but I was confined to the hotel room because there’s nobody else to watch him. Add to this the fact that Philadelphia rolled out the red carpet with […] Read More
Still Training
As I look at the date of my last training post — May 8! — I wonder how 10 days have passed so quickly. I have been training plenty, although not in the last two days while I’ve been traveling solo with the boy. Some highlights from the past week: Three kickboxing classes, including the […] Read More
Back in the Groove
The first step to a serious training plan? Make time for it. Such a pitifully obvious revelation, and yet I hadn’t been doing it. Last month, I scheduled my kickboxing classes into my Tuesdays and Thursdays, blocking off the time as though they were recurring client meetings. I’ve been really good about sticking to that […] Read More
Training and Traveling
I’ve been taking my commitment to Team in Training seriously. I’ve gotten up at 6:00 a.m. or earlier each morning of my trip and run somewhere between 2-3 miles each day. I gave some thought to running more than that, but with sessions starting at 8:00 a.m. and events running until midnight and beyond, there wasn’t […] Read More
Running for Bob
Last month, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma took the life of someone who was far too young to die. I’ve decided to join Team in Training to raise money for leukemia and lymphoma research in his memory. To learn more, please visit my fundraising page. Donations, moral support and race day cheers are very much appreciated. For those who want to […] Read More
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