happy runner girlFor the past couple of weeks, I've been running injured. It's nothing serious just a tightness in my right hip and an awareness of my left knee. It is prompting me to try to stretch more conscientiously, which is good. It is also putting me in a position where I am continually asserting … Continue reading running diaries chapbook – part iv
Category: Exercise
My first 5K!
image: Bob Kopacimage: Bob KopacThis was actually my second 5K if you count the year I did the Freihofer's Run with my friend, Sharon. I think it was 1998 and I know I had to stop and walk once or twice before finishing in about 38 or 39 minutes. And, I believe we lubricated our … Continue reading My first 5K!
Memorial Day Weekend aka the weekend I learned to love running in the heat
I don't know what happened to me. I've always been a lazy runner - looking for the flattest, coolest running route possible is the way I've always contended with my need to burn calories and get high on endorphins. I've never been one for heat. I've never enjoyed the sweaty, stickiness of it before, but … Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend aka the weekend I learned to love running in the heat
Travel as education
I love to travel. I thoroughly enjoy visiting new places and hope that I am able to impart my enthusiasm and respect for different locations to my children. Experiencing how people beyond your own community live is a terrific way to grow, I think, and can help one understand the lives others may lead. After … Continue reading Travel as education
Believing in me
at the finish!!I just wanted to update you all on my awesome accomplishment on Saturday! Am I boasting? Sorry, I think the endorphins might still be running amok which, ironically, is in direct contrast to the blood flow through my calves - seems they have locked up a bit. Allow me to share some highlights of my … Continue reading Believing in me
Look what I’m tri-ing tomorrow!
Pine Hill Arms Triathlon Saturday, March 19, 2011 THE PINE HILL ARMS & BELLEAYRE MOUNTAIN SKI CENTER PRESENTSTHE 19th ANNUAL PINE HILL ARMS TRIATHALON SKI-BIKE-RUN (Helmets Required) -2.2 Mile Ski, 10 Intense Miles of Biking & 5 Mile RunFor Information Call The PINE HILL ARMS or pinehillarms.com- 845-254-4012 or 1-800-932-2446To be clear: I've never competed … Continue reading Look what I’m tri-ing tomorrow!
Pool Party!
You try wrangling 10 boys in a pool for a picture! One of the challenges of parenthood is making decisions on the behalf of another living, breathing human being. I mean, seriously, there’s quite a bit of pressure from the very beginning. Consider the naming process or the choice of a pediatrician – there’s lots … Continue reading Pool Party!
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