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Very Quiet

Remember when I posted this picture back in June?  This is the Reno-Stead airport where the National Championship Air Races are held.  I run by here practically every run.  It's about 1 mile from our...

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Half-Marathon... Yikes!

In the last couple of days, it's kind of dawned on me that I'm running my first (organized) half-marathon a week from Sunday!  It's this race:For some reason, I was still thinking that October is sooo...

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A Tale of Two Runs

Two runs in one run, that is...But first, thank you for all of the nice comments on my last post.  I'm a little less anxious for this half-marathon coming up this Sunday because of your suggestions and...

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Urban Cow 1/2 Marathon Recap

We left for Sacramento about noon on Saturday.  The weather was gorgeous and the scenery as we drove across the Sierras was, as always, breathtaking.  I was a little nervous, still, about the 1/2...

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I am a Runner

"If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to...

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Shower, Family, Wedding, and Baseball

What a whirlwind weekend! It started on Friday when I flew to this lovely state:Most of my family live in Wisconsin, and I visited over the weekend.  The main purpose of my visit was to throw a...

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The Mental Part of Running

Boy time flies!  Can't believe it's been so long since my last post.  Part of it is just a busy life...part of it is because I didn't want to write about running lately.Saturday, October 15, I had a...

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Sidelined

This has definitely been an up and down week as far as running.  As I said in the last post, I was pretty on top of the world - feeling great - nothing's going to stop me now. Last Sunday, I was...

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Trust Issues

I am where I am, and God will handle it for me.I read these words on this post.  If you don't read Raina's blog, you should.  And I don't know if she knows it or not, but she gave me the words for my...

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Less Than 5 Days!

Is that right?  Less than 5 days to go before the marathon?  Yikes!It has been a long time since my last update.  I appreciate SO MUCH the kind comments and caring words many of you have left on my...

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California International Marathon

Done!Not sure of official time...I think around 5:11. More details to come later.

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It Was a Great Day (and a PR)!! California International Marathon Recap

Did I meet my time goal I had set earlier in the year?  No.  Was my knee pain-free?  No.  Is my bladder bigger than the size of a thimble?  No.  Did I have one of the best days ever?  Absolutely,...

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Reflections

I can't believe that today is the last day of 2011!  I know I'm getting older, but I sure wish time would just slow down sometimes.  I don't know where to start as far as updating you since my last...

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Back to "Normal"

I felt there hasn't been too much to say these past few weeks, so I haven't posted in awhile.  We're finally getting back into the swing of things after the holidays.  I feel like we're back on a...

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One of Those Weeks

I've had "one of those weeks".  I've been cranky, tired, and hard to live with.  I hate my job, I'm fed up with politics, I hate the teams going to the super bowl ...you name it, I've complained about...

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Running for a Reason; Sub-10 Minute Miles

I don't know what happened, but I slept about 11 hours last night!  My husband and I sat down to watch a movie, and I fell asleep on the couch (nothing new there).  I got up briefly to sleepily walk to...

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Things I Love Right Now (about running)

I can't believe it's been over a month since I posted last!  I'm constantly thinking of things I can write about, but the time always seems to get away from me. Generally speaking things are going well...

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Let Go, Let God

This post will have little to do with running, so, if that's what you are interested in, you may want to stop reading.  I don't talk about my job much on here.  Suffice it to say I work full-time and...

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Wait....what?

That's what I said yesterday when it fully dawned on me that my next half-marathon is next Saturday!  I knew in the back of my mind that it was, but, now it's just kind of THERE...in a week...7 days....

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7 Months Ago.....

...was my last post!  That's pathetic.  While I have been keeping up on reading all of the blogs I follow, I just haven't been very good at posting or commenting.  I also started wondering why I was...

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