November 2009

A New Milestone

November 30, 2009

But through it all, I’ve managed to stick with my running. And it hasn’t been easy running. T and I have been running in the dark, windy, cold, and rainy mornings that we see here all too often in November. And while the running conditions have been less than spectacular, I’ve decided that running in bad weather with a partner is much better than running alone on a treadmill–it also gives me an excuse to add to my running gear collection.

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Thanksgiving’s Over–Get Back On Plan!

November 27, 2009

So, you sat on the couch, drank the beer, and ate the chips and appetizers. Then, you rolled off the couch and headed to the table for a humongous turkey dinner with all the trimmings. You followed all that up with a repeat visit to the couch for some more football–and don’t forget the pie. [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today is a day full of mixed emotions for me. It’s a day full of excess, a day when it’s ok (at least to most) to eat as much as you want, be as lazy as you want, get as fat as you want. Part of me wants to indulge in all [...]

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Ask The Readers–What’s On Your iPod?

November 25, 2009

Lately, I’ve been completing most of my runs outside. And when I’m outside, I’m passing the time chatting with T, listening to the rhythm of my feet, or watching what comes around the next bend in the road. In fact, when I’m running outside, I’m never bored and don’t need to distract myself–I’m totally in [...]

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Feelin’ Fit

November 24, 2009

“If I can’t mentally handle 14 miles in November, how am I going to handle 20 in February, or 26.2 in May?”

It seems that I wasn’t the only one worried about the run. T didn’t look too enthusiastic when I showed up at her house at 8 AM. As we trotted down the driveway, we talked about how much we enjoy our mid-week, shorter distance runs. We also talked about how we always seem to dread the long, Sunday runs.

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