Mom. Runner. Coach. Writer.
As parents, we’re expected to have most of the answers. We’re supposed to be the ones imparting wisdom on our offspring. But I can tell you, on more than one occasion, it’s been the other way around. Saturday was one of those cases. My daughter and I ran a 5k trail race together. These are always some of my favorite moments with her…I just love [...]
I had my vision corrected with LASIK about a year ago. When I posted about it last year, I received quite a few emails from people who were intrigued by the procedure, but who were sitting on the sidelines from fear. For those people, this post is all about saying go for it! I lived with contacts for about 30 years. I never really thought [...]
Ok, so I’ve had my LifeSpan Fitness treadmill desk for probably six weeks now and it has definitely become part of the daily routine. In fact, I just returned from a two-day conference in Dallas where I had to sit all day and let me tell you, my body was not happy! I’d say I am spending an average of two hours each day on [...]
Back in the day, when I had a race in front of me, I did everything right the day before. I’d stay off my feet, stay out of the sun, hydrate, and just rest up. Nothing got in my way of making sure I was starting race day in optimum condition. Then I had kids. Now a pre-race day looks like my Saturday did this [...]
Because I’ve had such a long, dry spell with racing, I kept my plans to race yesterday a little quiet. But, I’m happy to tell you that I ran the IronGirl half marathon here in town and actually hit a PR with a 1:36! It felt so, so good to feel good out there.This isn’t an easy course, so I wasn’t entirely sure how it [...]
We have three IronGirl (all female) franchise races here in our area, two sprint triathlons and one half marathon. I was talking about the half marathon with my son the other day (I just might be racing it) and he asked me why it was only for girls. “If only girls can race IronGirl, shouldn’t IronMan be just for guys?” he wanted to know. Um, [...]
I’ve talked about how much I believe in taking a rest day every week. I need it not just physically, but mentally, too. The extra sleep, the extra time to work or get caught up on other things that need my attention–I value this time every week. But like most runners, I am loathe to skip a scheduled workout. It’s something that can cause most [...]
We’ve all been struggling this past week with the emotions from Boston. For me personally, the feeling of hopelessness–of having no way to really help–has been really tough. The virtual runs of support are great, but it’s not the right fit for me. So where I can help is to encourage people to run 26.2 miles between now and May 17 using a free app [...]
I have really struggled with what to say in this post. I can’t offer anything that hasn’t been said already about the Boston Marathon tragedy. And in many ways, writing about this seems almost exploitive–it’s not my story; I wasn’t there this year. But I’m a running blogger and would feel remiss if I don’t say something. So here it is: To those of you [...]
I just started reading Waterlogged, by Dr. Timothy Noakes, a fascinating look at how the conventional wisdom of endurance sports has for many decades had the hydration concept all wrong. Noakes, whose credentials are longer than my arm, makes a very strong case for dialing back on how much we drink during training and racing, even with our electrolyte replacement drinks. It has my brain [...]
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