13 in 2013 Update While Dealing with Setbacks

June 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment

RunnerGirl

I am participating in the 13 in 2013 Race Challenge, and as I updated my last few races into the spreadsheet this morning I realized that I have completed 12 of the 13 races already!  I was completely floored!  It’s so hard to believe how much my life has changed in the last three years when I set my goal to run that first 5K race.  Now it’s half way through 2013, and I have completed 12 races.  AMAZING! This is something I could have never imagined doing in my life.  But there is still so much I want to accomplish. [Read more…]

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5 by 5th Virtual Run Series

December 24, 2012 By 3 Comments

I never would have thought having a doctor telling me not to run for 12 weeks would be heartbreaking.  This is definitely something new for me.  A few years ago, if my doctor would have told me to stop exercising I would have considered that doctor’s strict orders to lay on the couch and put myself quickly into a junk food coma.  Wow, how things have changed.

Couch Potato

I now find myself perched on top of a slippery slope that I don’t want to fall down from.  I am very aware of how my body is reacting to this less active lifestyle I have been forced to accept (for the time being).  I have had to temporarily give up my long trail runs, weight lifting and boot camp.  This time of year it is especially hard.  Even more so since I have just perfected the most sinfully delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe that would rival anyone on Food Network or the Cooking Channel. [Read more…]

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Acknowledging The Pain In My….

November 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

About six months ago I was just getting into the groove of running. I was slowing building up my endurance and increasing my speed. I went out early one morning and decided to do a 3 mile run around my neighborhood. It was going to be relatively easy terrain mostly on the sidewalks with a gradual hill in between. I took the uphill area slow and made it up without walking.

Coming back around I was feeling really good about my pace and decided to pick up the speed. I did this as I was coming to the downhill part of the street. I starting going really fast down the hill and felt the sting of the pounding sidewalk under my feet. After about 40 feet I started to feel a shooting pain in my back. [Read more…]

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