I went for my weekly long run over the weekend. At this point in my training, my long runs should be much longer, but I suspect that I will have to drop back to the half in October, and run a different marathon in November. I’ll give it another week, and see how I feel. … Continue reading Ten Thoughts During a 10k →

Real talk time... Summer was a wonderful blur of nights out, dinners, and weekends away. Those long, sultry nights stretched into the fall. And now we’re into the winter. And I’m going to admit my fitness and nutrition routine was the first casualty of all that fun. Add in an injury, a lack of sleep, … Continue reading Falling off the wagon →

I’m a distance runner. There’s nothing I love more than hitting the pavement early in the morning, enjoying the quiet time in a city that’s otherwise always booming. After years running, an injury was pretty much inevitable. A sprained ankle a few years ago (an accident unrelated to running) put me off my feet for … Continue reading Getting Injured Sucks →

I recently had someone object to working out at home because, “their space is small and cluttered.” I get it. But guess what? I live in a small two-bedroom with three other people. And all of our stuff. And I make it work. How? Well, a few ways: I work really hard to keep clutter … Continue reading My Fitness Basket (Or, Working Out in a Tiny Space) →

On Monday, I finished a huge 80 day fitness and nutrition program. It was scary, amazing, daunting, and, at the end of it all, empowering. It's not like I haven't made huge commitments to a training plan in the past. I trained for, and ran, a marathon last October. But this felt different. I really … Continue reading 80 Days, 8 Lessons →