It’s high time I wrote about our great race experience last weekend. (Particularly since the crazy Boy is running another marathon today. Yes: today.) We drove to Kansas to participate in the Eisenhower Half and Full Marathon. The Boy needed a redemption marathon after having to pull out of the Dallas Marathon because of his […]
Fitness
A Runner’s “Problem”
Running is great for losing weight and even more so for reshaping your body. I’ve had the best results at reducing my hip and waist size through regular training runs. There’s just a slight problem with that. My friend S from work pseudo-complained about the same thing on Twitter this week: You know your running […]
My World is Flat(ter)
My broken foot last summer taught me something. And it wasn’t that I look awesome with an ortho boot on. It’s this: I can’t really wear heels as a daily public transport commuter. The car-to-train-to-office-to-train-to-car hike kills my feet if I’m wearing a traditional heel. {And there was great sadness in the land.} So I […]
Fueling: Terrell Owens Was Right
As I’ve become more serious about running, I’ve gotten more serious about what it takes to perform well. Side bar: How did this happen? I remember not being able to run at all not too long ago. I’ve gone from trying to run to considering myself a serious runner. Weird. Several years ago, The Boy […]
Three Reasons Running Can Help Your Career
Running, even when I don’t want to do it, is awesome. Most days, most runs are a good thing. I suppose that’s the endorphins talking. But honestly, I’ve also realized that running does more than make the body feel good, sharpen the mind and reduce fat deposits. I’ve come to believe that running helps you […]
Feel Better, One Pin at a Time
I know I’m crazy. I know I am. That’s the only reason why I would have put acupuncture on my 101 list. Who randomly thinks it would be interesting to have needles stuck all over his/her body? Only a crazy person. And that crazy person is me. I found a Groupon that allowed me to […]
The Very Last Cowtown
This past weekend was the last Cowtown Marathon for the foreseeable future for the Hayley-Wheeler running gang. The five-year special medal series ended with the 2013 race, freeing up February for a new marathon focus. Still, it seemed our 4:30 am wake-up call came very early yesterday morning. Yet look at the happy runners. Very […]
A Great Way to End the Week
This week was extremely busy – crazy crazy busy. So when Friday rolled around, along with a slightly less crazy busy agenda, I was totally ready to relax. It’s convenient that: Friday is free lunchtime restorative yoga at a local museum and My friend J is in the midst of a yoga challenge this month. Lunchtime […]
Donut Dash: Running, Donuts, Thumbs and (another) Failure Confession
Not long after I made my new 101 List, a friend emailed to ask if I’d heard of the Donut Dash 5k. He sent it to me because I have two goals that, intriguingly, intertwined in this one event: Run 13 in 13 and Eat a Hypnotic Donut. Helllllllo. Definitely had to do this race. […]
2013 is Underway
As we have for the previous four years, we kicked off 2013 by running the New Year’s Day 5 Mile at White Rock Lake. I always write our results, race conditions and anything else of note on the back of our bibs. This year looks like a real mess regarding the latter two: Muddy, slippery […]