Running

Whew…midweek day drinking can really throw off your game! The Phoenix Open on Wednesday took some time to recover from. It’s Friday and I feel fine now! Nice easy pace around 9:30 min/mile and gorgeous mid 40’s weather. Can’t beat this time of the year for running. The rest of the day was smooth sailing…

I decided to do a dry January in preparation for the two half marathons. There were only a few times that I really wanted a drink and I do believe eliminating the alcohol increased my fitness and speed. I didn’t drink until after the second half marathon on Feb. 4th where I accomplished my PR….

…say goodbye? is a beautiful new song by Dean Lewis. When I heard it for the first time yesterday it had me in tears. I looked it up and watch the video and wow, just wow! Such a special tribute to his father. Saying goodbye is one of, if not the, hardest things to do….

I did not sleep last night just couldn’t get up and run today. It was a long day and I really didn’t feel like running. These are the days when I wonder why I do this. Then I got out there and after the first five minutes I was feeling good and happy to be…

The Sunday after the new half marathon PR and I am surprisingly not sore. My legs did feel a little heavy hitting mile two and I thought to myself, “this feels a lot like mile 10.” Today I saw a FB post about each day being a blessing and to get the most out of…

Ran early yesterday and then had a long day with a work event last night so didn’t get to write about my run. Just a normal morning run with average pace to conserve for the race. Then went and picked up my race packet! The Mesa Marathon is one of my favorite and this was…

There were a whole lot of meme’s out there on social media today for groundhog day. In Arizona we don’t really pay much attention to what Punxsutawney Phil has to say about how long the winter will last. We know we don’t have it that bad compared to most of the country and the heat…

I am not sure if it is just mid week tired legs or left over fatigue from the long run on Sunday. Either way, my legs felt heavy this morning and the run was a nice slow pace just to get them going and shake them out. Interesting morning in Casa Grande with heavy fog…

And back to the treadmill and iFit 5k in Bryce Canyon, Utah. Did you know Utah has the most national parks of any state? There are five national parks in Utah…and I can not name them. Run happy!

There is something special about every 100 days. Each time I hit a 100 day milestone I feel a sense of accomplishment and of deep gratitude. I am proud of the commitment and the stamina to keep up the streak. It isn’t easy and there are some days where I do have to sacrifice some…