Men may want to avoid this blog post all together. When I was a competitive athlete in college, we didn’t get to chose when we worked out. Our team needed us. Fever was the criteria for if you would show up in the morning. Even when you were pulled because of injury you would have [...]
Challenges
Three days of workouts
I have been ramping my training back up slowly since recovering from the stress fracture. I’m hoping to still be able to run the Quebec City Marathon at the end of August. But everyone around me are recommending that I drop down to the half marathon to reduce the risk of injury. My only issue [...]
Training
Vibram 5 Finger Runs
As I try to very slowly build up some mileage post stress fracture I’ve been doing all my running in my vibram fivefingers. I’ve been doing it because barefoot running allows me feel how much impact I’m putting through my tibia. But my road is a busy country road with gravel shoulders, so I like [...]
Training
Heat Wave
New Hampshire is on at least the 5th day of 90+ degree F weather. Add the humidity and a couple of those days have felt like the temperature is above 100F. To those of us not acclimatized to warm weather, this is difficult. We move around like tortoises but end up drentched for our efforts. [...]
Giveaway
How to do Junathon with an Injury and Giveaway Winner
On Sunday I ran in my first Ultramarathon, my report for that will come up soon but I figured I would make my Junathon post first. The Ultramarathon unfortunately aggravated my quad injury from when I was running in Virginia. I’ve spent the last few days hobbling around in pain. The funny thing is, that [...]
Training
Running in Virginia
When I was in Virginia acting as crew for my husband’s MMT100 race I managed to squeeze in a bunch of runs between seeing him at Aid stations. Unfortunately one of these runs is still haunting me. On our first Friday there I managed a 2 1/2 mile run in the oppressive heat and humidity. [...]
Challenges
Juneathon 2010
Because running has evolved for me into a somewhat competitive sport, I now thrive on going faster, further and longer than others. Of course there aren’t many that I can beat but I do love to join in on challenges. So I’m joining in on JogBlog’s Juneathon 2010 Challenge. What is the challenge? 1 month [...]
Gear
One Year Gear Review – Standard Poodle
When I picked up the 2 month old Standard poodle, he didn’t look like much of a runner. He was tiny, fluffy, shy. His legs were only a dozen inches long. He got tired after a one mile walk. He wasn’t much of a runner, but then again, neither was I. The reason I was [...]
Training
Places to run: Mont-St-Hilaire Quebec
One of the things I have always loved about running is the ability to explore various natural places at a slightly faster pace. I love being able to take my time, stop and take pictures and enjoy the scenery. A couple weeks ago I was in Mont-St-Hilaire Quebec for a family event. My parents had [...]
