Starting at 1 and ending with 26.2

6am:  Boarding the buses

I started walking at mile 20, but it hurt even worse than my slow jog. I barely could lift a leg to take another step. I almost started crying on mile 21 and 22, then the flood gates lifted at mile 23. I don’t know if I was crying because of the pain which I [...]

I did it! 30/30: Reward

I did it and I finished with a bang!!  In the last week of the challenge I ran 2 5k’s in 48 hours:  Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning ”Trot before you Gobble” and Saturday’s Seattle Marathon’s 5k.  I have officially upgraded from “Hate Running” to “Don’t Hate Running”.   Here’s the bonus…. I ran 2 miles today & [...]

Nov. 18-21, Miles 18-21: What if….

Running alone outdoors pushing the envelope to do longer runs up hills pulls a lot out of me. Not only do I have to dig deep to make myself do more than the minimal requirements, I’m also alone with my thoughts which many bubble up. I did another 5k alone yesterday. I thought, “What if [...]

Nov. 14, 15, 16, 17: Miles 14, 15, 16, 17: Half Full or Empty

I apologize to all my readers… I’ve been distracted and haven’t written in a few days.  But for good reason.  I have been reading Ali Vincent’s book “Believe it Be it”.  If you watched her go through her experiences at the Biggest Loser Ranch, you saw her inner strength & mental toughness.  She was truly inspirational.  We [...]

Nov. 13, Mile 13: Stretch

It’s been 2 weeks & the hills in my neighborhood are easier.  So why isnt the scale moving as it did last week when I lost 3 pounds?  I’m not stretching!!!  No, not stretching my muscles but stretching & reaching past what is comfortable to what is uncomfortable.  Our bodies have a great ability to [...]

Nov. 12, Mile 12: Hills

Did I mention that running…. uhhhmm, I mean jogging hills is easier now.  I decided from the beginning of the 30 miles in 30 days Challenge that I would do many of those miles on hills.  Somehow in my mind I figured that running on flat land wasn’t too much of a stretch for me & [...]

Nov. 11, Mile 11: Speed Bump

Over the years I’ve had fitness clients get blown out of the exercise water for one reason or another.  Only a few of the justifications I’m told are actually legit but most are just excuses they want me and themselves to believe.  When I hear an excuse from clients & myself I remember a poem that [...]

Nov 10, Mile 10: Voices

My inner voice is starting to be an outside voice.  I’m having to talk to my self out loud to drown out the other voices I hear.  Yes, I hear voices!  They say, “I don’t feel like doing my mile today”.  But, we do what we don’t FEEL like doing, that’s how life works.  What if everyone in the world only [...]

Nov. 2, Mile 2: Habits

Mile 2 done.  Dropped off the kids, parked the car, and ran a mile perimeter around Christian Faith School this morning.  Are you down?  I had my work out clothes ready & that helped my mind solidify what the task of the morning is.  I knew that before I stepped back in the house this morning [...]

Nov. 1, Mile 1: Deciding

I warmed up with Robin Thicke, ran with John Legand, JayZ (New York!) & Lauren Hill, then cooled down with Robin Thicke.  It was perfect… and short.  Including stretches, it was only 5 songs… so why don’t I normally do this?  On a normal sunday afternoon running would be the furthest thing from my mind.  Relaxing, reading, football, hanging [...]

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