running
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Run #50
I have started more than a few organized running programs, such as Couch-to-5k and others from famous running coaches and apps – but I’ve never completed any of them in 13+ years of running. Because dumb things motivate me, such as virtual badges of achievement, I started yet another program, only this time it was… Continue reading
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Running
I had planned to do a couple of runs a few days ago. Well over halfway done with an 8-week running program, the kids’ spring break demolished my carefully laid plans to workout. I used to run all the time. Over a decade ago, I ran multiple times per week and cross trained with bootcamp… Continue reading
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Hard Things
Got a message from a friend asking if I’d listened to the latest Huberman Lab podcast. I hadn’t, but quickly went to load it onto my “Up Next” list because I love Huberman and have recommended his episode on What Alcohol does to the Body about a bazillion times. (No lie, actual number.) I’m halfway… Continue reading
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Sports – A Love Letter
Ahhh, sports. Athletics hasn’t been a huge thing for us as a family. Our son dabbled in little league for a couple of years. He was more interested in picking dandelions in the outfield than watching for pop fly balls. (Later we learned that his right eye is blind and of course that impacts his… Continue reading
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When It Rains….
The house we are renting needed to be treated for termites. As in whole house wrapped up in in gift wrap tent fumigated treatment. Obviously we could not stay in said gift-wrapped house while the treatment was performed so we arranged to go “camping” for the few days that the home would be uninhabitable. We… Continue reading
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Coarse
I felt irritable and crotchety. This is an excerpt from a piece I wrote last spring… No specific reason, but generally I’m irritatble. I have been consistently exercising, and eating well for the most part. I’m getting enough sleep. The kids are doing as well as can be expected despite the pandemic and limited social… Continue reading
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Deployments ARE Marathons!
Having a few races under my belt including a marathon, as well as a few deployments – I couldn’t help to note some striking similarities. During shore duty, the duty stations where deployments are not a factor, my mind goes to what I call the “shore duty mental bubble”. These are the tours where deployments… Continue reading
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Motivation’s Opposite
If yesterday was all about how we stay motivated to be consistent in our workouts, today is the exact opposite. It’s been a week. I had appointments all lined up, new clients no-showed, others were late. Some showed up when they didn’t have appointments. It’s just one of those weeks where you have to laugh and roll… Continue reading
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The Question
“Do you love running those long miles?” she asked me in an ongoing text conversation. We do swelfies (sweaty selfies = swelfies) with each other as an accountability check for both of us. It’s what battle buddies do! It was a question that hit me like a ton of bricks. I thought to myself, “Wow. I hadn’t… Continue reading
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What Medals and Miles Will Teach You
When I started running, I remember my friends tracking numbers. Things like pace, distance, miles over the year. I remember thinking 300 miles seemed like so many to run over the course of one year. Then I started goal setting. Apps on the smartphone like MapMyRun and RunTracker got the job done, and eventually I got a GPS… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 