It was the middle of May and I stumbled across a post on Runner’s World website talking about the upcoming 37 Days of Awesome run streak. Now, I know what a streak is (not streaking, naughty one) but was intrigued by the nature of the challenge. The idea was to run at least a mile […]
Through someone else’s eyes
I’ve been down on myself lately since I have been a little off track. I’ve not run as often as I feel I should (read: none) nor have I been on track with my eating. Now, thankfully I have not gained anything, but I’m not making any forward progress. It’s my own fault, I have […]
It’s a Race! – Your First 5k
In honor of Global Running Day, I thought this would be a fitting subject – especially for those with their first event coming up! So, you’re about to embark on your first 5k! How EXCITING! No, seriously! It may seem a little nerve racking now, but it’s going to be great. First thing to know, […]
The tale of my first day of C25K (Spoiler: it wasn’t pretty)
My first run Also known as week 1 Day 1 of the C25k program. Now, this is not my first attempt at trying to become “a runner”, but you can read all about that tale in another post. This IS, however, the first time I made the very conscious decision to stick it out and […]
Tell your brain to shut it.
Being a beginning runner can be hard for so many reasons – some more actual problems than others. Much of what we battle as newbies is our mind. This crazy trickster will be your biggest adversary in the entire journey. Your mind will tell you that people are staring at you – they aren’t. If […]
…and some days you ROCK it.
One thing I continually learn in this life is that I should never underestimate myself. This weekend was a prime example of this. A month or two ago, I signed up for a local event with a friend of mine. It was a 4 mile course that ran up to a local landmark and back […]
