Last week's long run felt miserably lonely. It was all I could do to put in the miles. Today's run, was a different story. It "sort of" surprised me. I had actually planned to run solo at the open space preserve again. But I had another night of … [Continue reading]
Evolving “Football Mom”
He was wide awake already when the alarm sounded at 6 am. He was nervous, and excited. I could recognize it easily. It reminded me of the pre-race experience. But today, it would be all about BoBo and his football team. It wasn't about running; … [Continue reading]
The “pre-season” is ending,
...and the "real" training begins: I'm finishing up week 6 of training. It's the last step-back week before the program rapidly moves into the "real deal." My training schedule has sort of been paralleling the "pre-season" of football. As I … [Continue reading]
Too Ripe
I walked down the stairs to change for today's run. Time had gotten away from me today. I hadn't even eaten my morning snack bar yet. Since I began on the JC program, I've needed something to carry me through my mid-day run. Today, I grabbed an … [Continue reading]
Fadin’ Fast
It's "step-back week" and I just didn't feel like doing a speed workout today. We opted for a 5 mile loop around the bay lands. It was a brisk run; at first it felt too fast, but my body settled into the pace in no time. Another runner breezed … [Continue reading]