Motivation

Just Like Old Times

August 29, 2010

Once my achilles injury got too painful to ignore, I started running slower and slower, while the rest of my running friends continued to improve their pace. Then, on the post-surgery road to recovery, I’ve been much, much slower than everyone I used to run with. Aside from seeing my running group at the beginning [...]

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A Running Blog?

April 29, 2010

You know, it’s really hard to maintain a running blog when you’re not running. I know, that’s certainly no epiphany, but as the days tick by, it continues to become more obvious. When you run, there are always running topics to explore. From running skirts and gels to cross training and chaffing, there is never [...]

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The Marathon

January 10, 2010

26.2 miles! I know a few marathoners, but I haven’t taken that leap myself yet. My sister, a few good friends…people are running and walking marathons in record numbers. There was a controversial NY Times article a while back about slow runners participating in marathons. The article had a negative connotation and basically gave the [...]

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Saturday Morning Runs

August 8, 2009

I love Saturday morning runs and I’m about to head out for one right now. I meet up with my running group almost every Saturday and when we’re on break, I often meet with friends from my group. It’s funny, every session I think I’m missing out on sleeping in on a Saturday. I pull [...]

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The Power of Encouragement

July 1, 2009

Once again, I have fallen behind on my blog. I’ve been trying to navigate the waters to transfer You Mother Runner to self hosted and I’m learning a ton. It’s more complicated than I realized it would be so it’s taking more of my time. (Time that I don’t really have) I should have planned [...]

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In Need of a Revival

June 17, 2009

I met my running group at the track tonight and had a realization. To be honest, I can’t really call it a realization. I already knew it before, but tonight just smacked me between the eyes. Reality, I guess. A friend of mine has always said, “it is what it is.” So true… With my [...]

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The Easy Run

May 29, 2009

Sometimes, “easy” runs aren’t that easy. Last night I ran in the evening, after the heat started to subside. It was still pretty warm, but far from excruciating. The trail that I ran on has a nice canopy of trees so I was in the shade for a majority of the 2-mile run. There were [...]

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Run Strong

April 26, 2009

These are the words I repeat to myself when I’m running, at least when I’m running well. So simple, yet powerful – run strong. I’m sitting here writing this blog post after finishing a great run. I’m still dripping with sweat and I’m thrilled that I ran strong. I know the phrase is nothing new. [...]

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The Grass is Always Greener

April 11, 2009

I was really looking forward to this break from running. I was going to slow down so that I could feel restored and ready to go harder and better. I tell ya, the grass is always greener on the other side. Now that I have this down time, I hate it. I want to hit [...]