Thanksgiving was this week, if you can remember through your turkey and pumpkin pie comas. A total of 13 miles were run, which is definitely not spectacular; HOWEVER, I personally had two amazing runs, and that in my book beats running a couple more mediocre runs. Wednesday I ran 5 miles on the treadmill at … Continue reading Bataan Training: Week 3 :: Running is spiritual
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Marathon training for 2012 starts NOW!
Before I had come to El Paso, I'd done the research on the longer distance races (half and longer) and when they were. There's a half marathon in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on December 3. However, we might be going back to Illinois around that time (my sis-in-law is due late October with our nephew!) … Continue reading Marathon training for 2012 starts NOW!
>My body is happy
>I've been abstaining from caffeine for three weeks. It's been great! I love still being able to have coffee in the morning.. I think the simple ritual wakes me up more than the caffeine did. And when it comes to fountain drinks, the decision is a lot less stressful because there's less to choose from! … Continue reading >My body is happy
>Marathon Training: Week 11, and Lent
>Monday: 4 miles at the gym, worked on arms/absTuesday: 7 miles at the gym, worked on legs/absWednesday: 3 miles at the gym, worked on arms/abs again.. decided to retire my first pair of Asics after an achy run that should not have been achyThursday: restFriday: yoga with a Yogamazing podcastSaturday: 18 miles allllll around Peoria. … Continue reading >Marathon Training: Week 11, and Lent
>A look into the past
>I was re-reading some posts from my sporadic blogging on sparkpeople.com. Here are some interesting things I found:July 12, 2008:I'm comfortable with myself. I understand that I will never be a single-digit size simply because of my hips.That's me rationalizing my weight gain (back then I was around 185). Now I do wear single-digit sizes!!November … Continue reading >A look into the past
MPM 2.0: mercy unmasked 