Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?
Five-ish months. That's roughly the training time-frame left if you plan on participating in the San Antonio Rock and Roll Marathon this November.
View ArticleWhat Happens When…
When I was younger, a day of interrupted training would have nibbled at me all day, until my annoyance consumed me. Obsessive, much?! But, I'm older and wiser these days; I train for life, yet don't...
View ArticleRockin’ and Rollin’
I'm not a finely-tuned athlete. I'm not a world class runner. I'm not a runner who has won trophies or money or accolades. I'm just an ordinary gal, who loves to run. I'm the girl that people can point...
View ArticleRunner Problems: Running Too Fast and Hydration
Fast = good, right? Nooooo. Not when running long distances during marathon training.
View ArticleEasy Street Feels So Right
I ran Monday, lifted Tuesday, mowed the yard with a stubborn self-propelled mower that refused to propel itself, and then called it a week.
View ArticleMy Top 5 Pain Management Go-Tos
Sure, I feel like I'm in a B-movie and my kidneys are gonna disappear by way of black-market thieves, but IT WORKS.
View ArticleUnabashed Love Letter To My Sponsors
You didn't know me from anyone when I was looking for a sponsor that specialized in running gear, but you took me on and here we are. NO TAKE BACKS!
View ArticleDecember, Is That You?
I know, you know, that it won't stick around much longer, that our wonderful running weather (albeit sucky Christmas-time weather) will come to an abrupt end, but man alive am I enjoying this...
View ArticleBigger Wuss Than You
I see you rolling your eyes. I see you mocking me. I see you crowning me Queen of the Cold Weather Wusses.
View ArticleTrain Train Train
Chuggity chug chug, the training train has left the station. That’s how I’m feeling these days. How about you? I’ve got two events on my mind and a new project in the works. * Texas Tough 10k Here’s...
View ArticleEarly Training Begins
As many of you know, I like to train a bit longer for a half than most folks. For those of you who are new here, momma is injury-prone and needs her extra training weeks! Oh, and she likes to slip...
View ArticleGiving Up?
It’s been a long two weeks at my house. I’ve been up early and to bed late most of those days because of a big house remodel project and it’s catching up with me. When I’m tired, not the kind of tired...
View ArticleGroup Run or Solo?
I’ve been writing here for a few years now, and I’ve been thinking about how running a few races has changed my running habits. My conclusion is this: other than upping my training mileage for...
View ArticleRunning Slump
I’m in a running slump. I haven’t stopped running, but typically when I’m in a slump (when you’ve been a runner for 40+ years, you have an occasional slump) it just means I’m feeling less than...
View ArticleTexas Tough 10k Aftermath
So you want to be Texas Tough. ARE YOU SURE?! Lord have the tender mercies on those of us who can now claim that title, because it hurt like hell to get it. But, we did get this as salve for the wound:...
View ArticleRunnin’ With Peri
If you’ve been reading here for a hot minute you know two things to be true about Momma: 1) I will spill all the embarrassing details about my running challenges. No details left out. Not even the...
View ArticleThe Dog Days of Training
So many of us are in the dog days of training for marathons and half-marathons taking place in the fall or early winter. Summertime in Texas = hot, humid and windy. Combine that with long hours on the...
View ArticleTraining Schedule
I’ve been asked what my training schedule for the Rock and Roll half-marathon looks like, and I hope you’re not disappointed in the simplicity of what follows: I run 3 times a week, typically in the...
View ArticleRunning On…Or Not
Have y’all noticed the new blog name? HAVE YA?! Running On. I like it. It speaks not only to our continuing running fun, but to my usage of poor sentence structure. My yappin’ about all things...
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