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 […]
Commemorating your awesomeness
I’m a firm believer that one should somehow celebrate or commemorate your accomplishments in some form or fashion. This can be through race bling, a shirt, your bib, an “Awesome Moments” journal entry, a memory jar, or something entirely different. Years ago, I decided to create a charm bracelet that would display a jingling gallery […]
So, about building Rome
Dearest snails, if there is one thing I would love for you to get out of visiting this little place on the web, is that Rome was not built in a day. In fact, it took many, many days. However, those crazy Romans worked on it every day. Each day brought them a little more […]
