Day 74: Losery Workout & a Sweet Deal
Luckily, that was a quick cold. I almost feel normal today. I did my strength exercises tonight in front of The Biggest Loser. (What is with that Tracy character?) I’m…
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Day 71: Birthday Workout
I didn’t do my 30-minutes of cross training today. At least, not officially. Nope. But, we did go the the fair where we covered a lot of ground over nearly…
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Day 68: Walking vs. Book Store
I only have 10 minutes to write this post and eat my orange chicken Lean Cuisine before I need to get back to work. Why the rush? Because I did…
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Day 67: Scrubbing, Stretching & Strengthening
I scrubbed potties and bathtubs and wiped down countertops upstairs for an hour. My dad is coming to visit this weekend. When I came down to the living room, I…
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Day 64: In Your Face
We’re crazy dog show people. Not sure if I ever mentioned that. We were at a show in the spring when a friend told us the story of how her…
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Day 52: Oh, My Aching Back
My back hurts today. It hurt a little yesterday, too, toward the beginning of the 4-mile run, but felt better afterward. I think the pain from my herniated disc is…
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Day 45: What Do Diced Tomatoes Have to Do with Marathon Training?
First day of the new sked. Here’s what today’s training was like: Strength and stretching, hold the stretching. 24 push ups 36 rowing lifts using 14.5-ounce can of Safeway brand…
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Day 39: Half Marathons are the New Black
Have you seen Valerie Bertinelli getting teary eyed in the new Jenny Craig commercial? She’s talking about finishing her first half marathon. (And, here’s a really funny mean blog post…
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Signing Up
I’ve been thinking a lot about races lately. I need some goals, people, besides just running for the fun of it. I posted a request for races on Facebook and…
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Day 10: The Opposite of Running
What does one wear to do laps at the mall? Before we left today for our adventure, I had this dilemma. I finally decided on my chocolate brown walking shorts…
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