What is it about cycling shorts that makes horse flies go cray cray? This past Saturday I got no less than 20 horsefly bites UNDER my cycling shorts! I’m being totally serious. We rode part of the Santos “Epic” as part of our 100 50+50 Miles of Nowhere training. The Epic is a trail system that starts at the Santos…read more →
I have seriously lost my mojo workout motivation. I’ve been in a HUGE rut since the SRQ Half Marathon way back in March. (Just over 2 months ago now!) Before SRQ I was working out 5-6 days a week every week, with at least one full dedicated rest day. Now I’m only getting in 2 days per week: 1 day…read more →
What? I’m only like FOUR and three quarters DAYS post-race…so I’m not THAT late am I??? This has been a hectic week – thus the late recap – but but that doesn’t mean the magic of the Princess Half Marathon is any less magical! The morning started like any other race day (only a hell of a lot earlier…a 3:00…read more →
I’ve been running with the Karna Fitness half marathon training group since the fall of 2010 (for the Women’s Running HM) & we just started up again for the Spring 2012 half marathon season! This year we’re “officially” training for the Sarasota Half Marathon again. I’ll also be running the Disney Princess Half Marathon a couple weeks before SRQ so…read more →
It’s been pretty clear that I’ve been struggling with running in recent weeks. But, I’m fully in taper mode for Windermere and set out for a 60 minute run on Saturday morning. I was super nervous when got to the trail – simply because I’ve had such a crappy string of runs lately. I knew this was my last long…read more →
Here it is folks: The skinny on my appointment with Dr. M yesterday: There’s no visible damage to any of my bones or soft tissues after multiple sprains. I have slightly high arches, which cause me to strike on the outside of my foot, which can cause me to easily roll my ankle on uneven surfaces (thus multiple sprains). One…read more →
I can’t believe I’m actually going to say this out loud put this in writing for all the blogosphere to read…but here goes: I hereby promise myself that I shall NOT MISS ANY WORKOUTS between now and Labor Day. For 5 weeks I will stay on track and not sabotage myself. (Because that’s really all I’m doing when I skip a workout.) What started all…read more →