A Bump In The Road In My Half-Marathon Training
It kinda feels like someone is repeatedly slashing a razor blade across my shins. They’re shin splints. I’ve got ‘em. And it sucks.My arsenal against shin splints.I’m training for the Chicago Rock N’...
View ArticleRockin’ at Chicago’s Half Marathon
We did it. Today, Hubby and I ran Chicago’s Rock n’ Roll half marathon. Our feet carried us 13.1 miles or over 230 football fields, or up and down Willis Tower about 16 times or … You get the idea. It...
View ArticleGod Help Me, I’m Training For Another Race
Why do I do this to myself? Why do I ever think these things are a good idea or worse yet, fun? What in the hell have I gotten myself into?I kept asking myself these questions while walking to my first...
View ArticleRunning Hills to the Sound of Music
The last time I went running in Norway it was winter and I was unknowingly six weeks pregnant. It was a challenging jaunt through the wooded area behind Hubby’s childhood home, but it was...
View ArticleIt’s Almost Time for the Mudslinging to Begin
Tomorrow morning I’m running a 5K. I haven’t been training. I honestly don’t even remember the last time I ran 3.1 miles.But I’m going.I’ve always taken my training seriously. For the marathon, I...
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