It also makes me realize how much work I have to do to improve my power and speed :). My marathon legs just won’t cut it.
Can I also just say that I just love track & watching all-out efforts like this? Inspiring, to say the least!
Oh, baby: heartburn, body image, and growing… exponentially! As far as non-baby: the start of a couple of needed house projects (nesting?) and keeping myself super busy with presentations and coaching! Week 22 side shot Nesting: Is this what it’s called? I have a whiteboard in the house with the projects that we have been…
For those of you that have followed this for a while, you know that sometime last year I started changing what I ate and trying to shed those extra pounds I don’t need to carry around with me during a marathon (every pound = a minute!). See blog post here. That led to my first…
This week will be about 60 miles. Hard to believe it’s already Wednesday; here is a mid-week recap. Sunday: 10.5 miles easy (with Greta) 6 miles easy with Brian, then 4 alone. Nothing very exciting. I’ve decided to make the park a destination after any run that I do with her. It’s only 1/3 of…
Last year at this point I was at my lowest low. I’ve chosen not to remember much of what went on; I’m sure my therapist has something to say about that coping mechanism. Sometimes a story might pop up here or there, but I usually don’t ask for memories – and honestly, my own memory…
I survived my first classic practice with Vakava last night! Whew, what a relief. I was incredibly nervous, not going to lie. We skied for an entire hour an a half, with very few breaks. Very unlike any other classic workout I’ve done! With Sisu skiers, we tended to rest fairly often. When I’ve skied…
Yeah, this shirt no longer fits Guessing game #1: I took the mason jar I found to the bank the other day. Guess how much it contained? $6.17! Add that to the $3.77 I had previously found, plus the $.50 Craig found on a run to meet me last week, and I’m up to $10.44…