This is devastating: This is my right foot in a boot, where it shall remain for the next six weeks. I have a stress fracture in my second metatarsal. No running…at least no more than a few miles at a time. Probably no marathon in October. There have, however, been a lot of tears (from me) and […]
Fitness
Advice from The Boy
Several people know about this already, so it’s not really a secret: I had a major fall while running last week. The fall itself wasn’t very spectacular, but the skid was. Unfortunately, it happened about 10 minutes into my 3 mile run. Shannah from 2 years ago would have gone home crying. Shannah from last […]
Painful But Effective
My body is complaining about recent log runs and speed training. In fact, my IT band was complaining so much that I was a little worried that I might have the start of an injury. But as any hard-core runner knows, before you drag yourself off to the sports therapist, you drag a cursed piece […]
If The Name Fits…
I just received an email from my running club about my pace group assignment. They’ve put me in: Burning Booties Since my goal in running is to get fit while still being able to enjoy food, I think that group is most apropos.
Gotta Run…
Up at 5 am on a Saturday. There’s something not right about that. I’m up at 5 am because The Boy has convinced me to join his running training group. The goal: Help Shannah make it through an entire marathon without stopping at the 20 mile mark to cry. A noble goal, don’t you think? […]
On the Way…Kind Of
Just a quick note about Team Hope…I told you that we survived the Cowtown Marathon – me with a PR (personal record) and The Boy with a medal for completing, despite an injury. And that’s all fine and good, but what about Team Hope? We raised about 1/5 of what we need to go. So we […]
Boy, Are We Tired…
…and sore and limping a little and dressed a little more casually (read: comfortably) than we would for a normal Monday morning. Let’s just call it a Post Marathon Monday. I’d write more – but I’m tired, sore, limping a little and so casually dressed that I might just go back to bed if I’m […]
Apparently, I am Hard Core
The Boy and I are continuing our prep work for the 2012 Cowtown Marathon. Seven weeks and counting! Seven weeks means there’s plenty of time for some additional long endurance runs and speed training to improve our overall performance. Side note: I hate speed work. Correction: I HATE SPEED WORK. I’d say I feel better […]
BEing in 2012: BE Active
Part of dealing with a really cruddy year (I’m talking about you, 2011) is that you find a certain pleasure in figuring out what you want to do for the next year to reduce any potential cruddiness. One change that The Boy and I made years ago was to embrace an active lifestyle. The new year […]
Running the Mission Trail
Some people run a marathon for health. Some for the challenge. I run to keep up with The Boy…and in San Antonio, to run the mission trail. This is the first time I’ve ever been accused of running a tourism marathon. But seriously, what is the point of running past four historic missions if you […]