The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room

It’s time to talk about the elephant in the room. I’ve been avoiding this post ever since I signed up for Miami and I don’t think any of you would even really care if I didn’t post about it, but as a running blogger I feel compelled to discuss...

Thankful Thursday

We runners (and triathletes) typically celebrate those great runs or races in which we meet our goals and set new personal records. We happily recount the details to our running buds (or eye-rolling non running co-workers) about how great we felt and how when we...
20 miles, a honey badger, and a great weekend

20 miles, a honey badger, and a great weekend

Happy Tuesday all! I had a fabulous weekend and am looking forward to another one. As I mentioned last week this was my first 20 mile run of my training plan and while it did hurt those last couple of miles, I got it done.Thanks to help from running buddy Jeff I...

20 miles and a honey badger

It’s the eve of my first twenty (20!!!) miler this training cycle and I am nervous. Has anyone noticed a pattern here? I’m always nervous. Heh.Anyway, I haven’t run that distance since my last full marathon so it’s only normal that I’d...
Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

As I mentioned yesterday, I started track workouts with a new group. This group is led by a college track coach who basically gives you an hour’s worth of butt kicking. I was super nervous before I got there but once I got put into a pace group and got running I...