A few months ago, I was training for a half-marathon. But, let me back up a little bit. Back in January, I had a chat with a friend of mine, who was training for a half-marathon (so you may not want to chat with too many runners, because they can be very persuasive…). In said [...]
This morning, as I was dragging myself out of bed and onto my knees to pray, I was trying to figure out what I could do not to run alone this morning. I was already too late to head to the track where I often run in inclement weather, and since the latest storm had [...]
About a week ago, I began to be extraordinarily aware about approaching life with a new level of gratitude. I tried to notice little things people did for me that made a difference in my life so I could thank them genuinely (especially instead of draining my energy focusing on what I might think I [...]
Did what? I met my goal. This past Saturday, according to my training program, I was set to run 6.5 miles. I was a bit nervous, since my longest run before that was 5 miles–& though I finished the 5, I didn’t feel like it went really well. Of course, looking at the 6.5, I [...]
I love crazy, spastic, (and might I add, clean), fun, amazing pick-up lines. One of my favorites is: Boy: Girl, you must be tired… Girl (looking quizzically at Boy): Why? Boy: ‘Cause you been running through my mind all day! (insert canned laughter here–or a simple bu-dum-ching!) Seriously, though, I was not one who was [...]
Our guest blooger for this Friday is Davina. She is an amazing woman, balancing genius, dear wife, and awesome mother to three (with one on the way). We are so grateful for her insights on personal motivation and goal setting! Enjoy!!!!! When I was on the high school cross-country team, I had a coach that [...]