When I was growing up, I saw my mom doing cardio and doing some weight training with the machines at the gym. She was pretty strong compared to my friends' mothers but her time in the gym was short-lived. I don't know why she stopped. I often wonder … [Continue reading]
With wishes of Happiness and Love
On Memorial Day weekend, my niece Jasmine got married in Oregon and we all flew out to celebrate with her. It was a whole weekend long thing with several activities that spotlighted the couple and the life that they are building together. To … [Continue reading]
No Plan B
Since my last post, titled "Recalculating", I haven't done much running at all. It's as if my navigation system has stalled and left me sitting on the side of the road scrapping the mud off my shoes. For a few weeks, I swapped out my traditional … [Continue reading]
Recalculating
The ramp up to a half marathon was taking a toll on my body. The fact that I was working on healing many injured parts did not help my add more stress to the body. Likewise, Ryan's full-time work and full-time school schedule wasn't allowing him time … [Continue reading]
When you need a little nudge to get going
Have all of you been seeing these adds saying "Anyone can run a half marathon"? Maybe it's just me, but they are received as a bit of a mockery at my current struggle. I mean, I KNOW that I can do it; it's just not as easy as the tone of these … [Continue reading]