What's next?
I've been taking it easy this week. Not hitting the gym as much, running a total of 10 miles and feeling slightly guilty. I have a race in 6 weeks, another half, but today as I was at the gym, ...

Drama tempo run
I've been watching the weather like a hawk. What can I say, as a runner, my life revolves around the weather. It determines what I wear, where I run and sometimes even the shoes. As, I type this it is ...

First run after Sunday's 13.1
You never know what's going to happen the first run after a race. Sometimes you feel fine until you hit the sidewalk or the dreadmill. Yesterday, I didn't hurt. I cleaned, I organized. I did not exercise to give my ...

Looking back it wasn't that bad
Yesterday, I ran 13.1 miles. 13.1 miles. For some it seems impossible, improbable, but for me it was my fourth time, what should have been a walk in the park. But it turned out to be my hardest. I wanted ...

Getting antsy
It's less than a week away from my birthday half-marathon and my legs are itching to get on the course. This being my fourth half, I just want to get out and run it. The week leading up to it ...

Celebrating more than just my birthday
Sunday I celebrate my birthday and while I am turning another year older (and another year closer to 30), I am also celebrating 5 years as a runner. I made decisions around the age of 19 to get healthy, to ...

Running for a cause
When I started running, I did it to lose weight and get in shape. Then I got addicted and started running races. And now in my fifth year of running, I find myself running for causes, for myself and for ...

The cold ain't that bad
Since the cold front came in, I've been dreading Sunday's run. Nine to ten miles in 20 degree weather never has sounded very appealing. It means layers of clothes, a cap and often gloves. It means wind burn and chapped ...

The 5k
The 5k or 3.1 miles. Short and sweet is how I like to describe it. The perfect race to run and be home in an hour or two. One that takes often a month to plan for if you already ...

So you want to run?
I've been asked a lot of running questions lately about training, shoes, how to start, etc. I guess my enthusiasm is contagious? Then again, it could just be the new year. However, I wanted to discuss how to get into ...

Keeping with my goals
It's four days into the New Year, by now some have ummm broken with their resolutions (what I am now deeming goals), and I've decided to check-in with mine. Training is going well, as I have often blogged about lately, ...

Hitting a stride
I dreaded my run this morning, all I wanted to do in this dreary, cloudy weather was to cuddle in bed. However, I knew that 8 miles were awaiting me. So after sleeping an extra hour, I reluctantly dragged myself ...

Push harder
I ended 2009 with a 6 mile run around Townlake. I felt that it was the perfect way to end the year. Townlake to me is my home, it's where I found my stride, where I ran many miles my ...