Author: Colleen

Today’s run was a little slower, it’s Sunday…rest day, so just listened to my book and let my legs go however fast they wanted to go. It really is a privilege to be able to run and thoroughly enjoy it. Having my health and the freedom to run when I want to just go run…

Today was a beautiful run and felt like a fresh new beginning. Isn’t that a great way to start each day? As a new beginning. A new day to learn, to give, to do better, and to be better. Yesterday is now a memory. It happened and now it is time to make the best…

Some days that is enough.

Just as the wind moves the sales on a windmill to produce energy, so can the winds of change move your thoughts to produce positive feelings that lead to higher levels of energy. The winds can swirl and change direct and yet the windmill keeps turning. Let the swirling and changes of direction keep you…

Some days are routine, beginning with the run and then all that comes after. There is something to be said for the routine, the predictable, the comfortable ebb and flow of daily life. It is in the mundane and boring daily routine that the true magic lies. The compound effect of doing the right things…

I just started reading Greenlights by Matthew McConnaughey and am enjoying his colorful stories and writing style. He takes some deep soul searching journeys and provides some profound insight on life. I highly recommend you download and listen or buy the book. Deep thoughts for a Tuesday run! Run happy my friends!

Today’s run was desert trails again and no rattlesnakes! (Yesterday two guys drove by and told me to watch out for a rattlesnake…so I went the opposite direction.) Looking forward to hanging by the pool and watching fireworks tonight. Happy 4th of July!

Fitting the run in where I can. Yesterday was back on the treadmill. Today was out on dirt trails through the desert with some cloud cover. It was a beautiful morning followed by a chai latte by the pool. Life is good!

I wasn’t really feeling it this morning and thought I would just do a nice slow run to finish out the week. Turns out my body felt better than my brain (mentally just wiped out this week). Ran at an average 9:12 min/mi and the second and third mile average was under 9:00 min/mi which…