Month: July 2017

I love beer! Don't get me wrong. I enjoy a cold one during the summer. Or in the winter. That being said the day before a long run I don't want a beer. I love my mother to pieces, but when she asked me this morning if we wanted to stop by for a cold … Continue reading No thank you, I don’t want a beer

The code red heat is slated to continue today. With forgoing my run yesterday I didn't want to skip today. Thursdays i typically run with Regina and Becky but I'm helping a friend with a Power Point presentation so I decided to get up and run early. It's been awhile since I've done a short … Continue reading An Early Morning Run

Today was a code red air day with a heat index of 105. I debating running and how I would run-wait until dark (after consuming sushi) or go to the gym and pound out some amount of 5 miles in what was probably an equally as hot location. I decided to do neither. Instead, I … Continue reading Code Red Air and a Jordan Syatt Workout

Perhaps it was irony or is it coincidence that my halfway point of a run I didn't want to go on was Turning Point Ct? I really didn't want to run. I was delayed leaving the office. I stopped at my Mom's to pick up baked goods for my Wednesday meeting and left feeling like … Continue reading Isn’t it ironically coincidental?

My neck has been sore since Sunday morning, I thought maybe I had slept wrong. But after a nice massage from Jesi and some ibuprofen, I still woke up Monday with discomfort.  I spent the day trying to figure out what position I could have slept in that would have caused pain where it did, … Continue reading My bra tried to kill me

Our church has recently begun the process of becoming an Opening and Affirming (ONA) church. Basically that means that our church will make a public covenant of welcome into their full life and ministry to persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. In a small town that is historically on the more conservative … Continue reading Ramblings about a church process

I put in 9 miles at a 12:30 average pace. If Boston were tomorrow, I certainly wouldn't qualify however I achieved something equally as important. Consistency. I realized that if I go out every long run with the expectation that this is the run that will qualify me, that I am going to be so … Continue reading Slow but consistent=Goal achieved

I suppose if the training has gone well during the week, the rest day on Friday is a welcome relief. And this week it was especially after yesterdays session at the gym. Even though I was relieved to not have to rush home and change so that I could get training miles in before bed, … Continue reading Rest Day

I must admit that rest days really are the best days. Though I did realize I was excitedly awaiting Saturday's arrival so that I could run again. I am finding that I have a different feeling this time around about my running. I am enjoying equally the running and the rest days, and have a … Continue reading Rest days are the best days

Well it wasn't really monsooning (especially given that I totally made up that word), but for someone living on the East Coast of the USA when the rain is plentiful and torrential enough to cause ponds in parking lots....I consider it some degree of monsooning. (It should be noted that I don't mind running in … Continue reading It was monsooning….