There is a feeling of accomplishment after finishing a run. And if you can focus on that feeling and harness it, you can use it as motivation the next time you’re stuck on the couch. I had that stuck feeling this morning. Yesterday, I wrote about how I had been on vacation and was restarting […]
Restarting Training After a Vacation
We just returned from a family vacation to Northern California where the kids participated in a swim meet for the first few days and then we toured San Francisco and the surrounding area following the meet. While the trip was fantastic, I’m restarting training as it impacted my running and it’s been eleven days since […]
If You Run, You Can Call Yourself a Runner
It’s official. I can now call myself a runner again. We all talk about how much we hate labels yet everything around us has a label – tall/short, heavy/thin, young/old. And most of these labels have judgements attached to them. Labeling yourself a runner is no exception. New runners are often hesitant to refer to […]
Start Walking Every Day
If you’ve been on the couch for a while, the hardest thing to do is to get moving. For some, maybe you’ve never been much for exercise. Others may have once been in pretty good shape but now find themselves out of breath walking up the stairs. Either way, the key is to start moving. Let’s […]
Boston Marathon Qualifying – Day One
Starting something new always brings both a sense of anticipation and a sense of apprehension. There is the excitement of having a vision and a desire to see the vision take shape. But that emotion is mitigated by the dread of knowing how much work will be required to see this new adventure move forward. […]