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Nice girl
I was talking to a friend of mine recently. We were just shooting the breeze about this and that—kids, husbands, money, work, running (she recently started)—when she perked up and said, “Oh, I saw your blog. I saw the link on your facebook.” “Oh yeah?” I replied, smiling broadly. “What’d ya think?” “Oh, I liked… [Continue Reading]
Have you run with a buddy lately?
During the fall of 2005, when I was a young, spritely 37 years old, RB moved in next door to me…she was 33. We hit it off right from the beginning. Like me, she was a mother to young children, career-minded, and liked books and Grey Goose martinis, so even before the running, we got… [Continue Reading]
The Ghost
I am continually looking for creative ways to do my speed work without having to A) use an actual track, B) use a treadmill, or C) buy a Garmin. I’m a runnin’ rebel, what can I say. With the help of Mapmyrun and a stopwatch, it’s been pretty easy for me to accurately measure, from… [Continue Reading]
What’s the plan, Stan?
D2E plan is progressing. I am now on my 9th week of more elviness…or less dorkiness…depending on your perspective. In some ways, I am seeing real improvement…e.g., my 400s have gone from low 1:50s to mid 1:40s and my mile repeats have gone from 7:40s to as low as 7:22. Not bad, considering when I… [Continue Reading]
A Theory of Relativity
“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT’S relativity.” –Albert Einstein (1879-1955) The other night, my 9-year-old daughter slept in bed with me. My husband was out of town for the week,… [Continue Reading]
My Winter of Missing
Old Man Winter has been taking a bit of a respite this season—there have been none of his usual passionate tossings about of ice and snow and none of his usual winter spells wielded by thin white fingers of still air timelessly locking a single moment into frozen capture. I’m hearing the whispers of tulips… [Continue Reading]
In the meantime…watch this.
I am working on a new running post. It’s all swimming around up there in the gray matter. I swear. These things take time. In the meantime, watch this. Running? no. Funny? Yes.
D2E update: Living life in the fast lane
This weekend, I noticed that my boobs had dropped about half an inch lower and my butt was just a little flatter, if that is even possible. My chicken neck was a bit more chicken-y, and I heard myself say at least three times to Hubby/kids, “I can HEAR you…I’m not DEAF. I just can’t… [Continue Reading]
And I ran…
We all love stats. How fast? How far? How many? Did I improve? Using my log from Daily Mile, I figured out the following. I covered 1,000 miles in 2011 exactly. I was a little disappointed when I realized that the 1,000 miles included some cycling and a couple of dog walks I logged for… [Continue Reading]
What is resolve?
What is resolve? Well, it is a word. It is a verb and a noun. As a verb it means to settle or find a solution. As a noun it means firm determination to do something. It is a good word, and, more importantly, it is a good thing to have or to do. I… [Continue Reading]
Life is a journey
Nineteen years ago, I married my husband. We were 24 years old and had no idea what we wanted to do with our lives or even where we wanted to live, but we knew we wanted to do it together. Here’s a picture to prove it as we look wistfully off into our dreamy future…. [Continue Reading]
An update on the dork to elf training
Ok so I am 3 weeks into my little Dork-to-Elf program, and it is moving along. I am getting all my workouts in, for what they are worth, and I think it is working. I am not sure what it is working, but it is working something. Fifty percent of my runs are done in… [Continue Reading]
