Sunday Deb and I were able to squeeze in our scheduled 8-miles — one day late. It was very hot and humid — the exact weather I’m expecting for the Parkersburg Half Marathon in August. Because it was so hot and humid, […]
Though I have completed more than 20 half marathons, I’m not good at training. Let me clarify — I’m very good at getting in the weekly long-distance mileage, I’m horrible at getting in the mid-week speed workouts. So this year, because I […]
It was raining when I got off work yesterday, so I didn’t go to the high school to do my 8 X 400s. In fact, I was expecting to not do them at all. But it was fairly early when the rain […]
Saturday, the Buckeye Striders took a road trip to Chillicothe to walk with our good friend Pat and her new walking friends. The park we started in near the Adena Mansion was beautiful! As we went along, we enjoyed walking through the […]
Today was my first day training for the Parkersburg Half Marathon slated for mid-August. Though I have trained for and completed a LOT of half marathons, I usually adjust the training schedule to fit my personality. I don’t really like doing speed […]
It was pretty hot when I stopped at a park to do 3 miles on my way home tonight. But because of my lack of exercise this week, I knew I needed to get outside and move. And we all know how […]
Well, the Warrior Dash I have kinda sorta been training for is tomorrow in Southern Ohio. Though I have no illusions that I am really ready, I am excited. My cousin’s son ran the event today. The photos she posted online made […]
I went to Griggs Reservoir by myself after work today to get back into the routine of walking in the middle of the week. I’m planning to enter a half marathon in August and that means my training needs to start pretty […]
Once it dawned on me that my dislike of running is why I haven’t been exercising enough, I’ve felt better! Sometimes knowledge is power. And I’m feeling like I am back to my old self again. Today I woke up excited about […]
For me, running is not fun: it doesn’t feel good, it is hard and I just don’t like it. These feelings about running are probably why I don’t do it enough and why I still cannot run a mile without stopping.
