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Half Marathon Training Week 5
Week 5: Day 1: I did this run in the late morning and it was toasty out BUT I could feel a noticeable difference with the three running...
May 31, 2023


Half Marathon Training: Week 4
I went on vacation after week 3 of training, and traveling abroad with a +9hour time difference threw me for a loop when I got back so...
May 24, 2023


Half Marathon training weeks 1-3
Whew! I’ve taken the last few months to grieve, away from screens (as much as possible) and do some work on my health. (which is still a...
May 11, 2023


Completing "Insanity"
We've all heard the phrase "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results" Well, that's certainly true...
Feb 8, 2023


My First WDW 10K Race
January 2022 I ran the Walt Disney World 10K race event as part of their "Marathon Weekend" Backstory... I had heard about this weekend...
May 4, 2022


My First 10K
I completed my first running 10K this January after months of training using the "Couch to 10k" app, and I learned a lot -Not only about...
Mar 30, 2022


10k Training Week 10
Into week 10! "Week 10" is used loosely here, as I took 2 weeks off in between. Not the best idea, but also I'm not totally mad at myself...
Nov 7, 2021


10K Training Week 9
Into week 9! I am still in awe that I've made it pretty consistently through 8 weeks (2 months!) So I'm very excited to be entering the...
Nov 4, 2021


Meal Prep
I am SO HAPPY to say I'm getting back to finding routine after a year and a half of chaos (COVD, moving, changing jobs, renovations,...
Oct 30, 2021


10K Training: Weeks 7 & 8
Weeks are blending a bit, so I'm doing a combo week update here. There were a couple "optimized" runs that got added into the app...
Oct 13, 2021


10k Training: Week 6
Into week 6! So this is the week where things start to get a little off, and it went a little over an actual week... First, there's an...
Sep 27, 2021


10k Training Week 5
Into week 5! I'm now at the start of month two, and very happy about that. I can't believe how much of a difference once month made, I'm...
Sep 22, 2021


10K Training: Week 4
Into week 4! I was definitely starting to feel a slump this week, and I'm not quite sure why. Maybe the shiny new-ness is wearing off....
Sep 8, 2021


10k Training: Week 3
Into week 3! I was definitely starting to feel a slump this week, and I'm not quite sure why. Maybe the shiny new-ness is wearing off....
Aug 31, 2021


10k Training: Week 2
Into week 2! There are about 16 weeks of training according to the app- still leaving a ways to go, but the first week is always the...
Aug 25, 2021


Skin Care
Skin care is NOT something I did a great job with in my teens and 20's, but after years of too much sun exposure (which led ultimately to...
Aug 19, 2021


10k Training: Week 1
I had big running goals for 2020, but events being cancelled along with deciding to move derailed those goals a bit. Not to be forgotten,...
Aug 15, 2021


White Water Rafting
Words cannot do this activity justice. I had an AMAZING time white water rafting recently in Crested Butte, and would recommend it to...
Aug 11, 2021


My 5 Day Detox
February 2021 was a busy one. We finished our kitchen renovation, I worked just about nonstop (12-16 hour work days on average... all...
Mar 24, 2021


An Impromptu Mural
I've been wanting to start practicing mural painting, but I've been waiting until I had a big blank (unimportant in the house) wall. I...
Jan 28, 2021
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