Sometimes I wish I had an on/off switch for my brain so I could quiet the madness. My brain is busy enough on any given “normal” day, but throw half marathon tapering into the mix and I have a whole lot of noise going on. Last month I shared my review of the book “Life [...]
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Today is April Fool’s Day! Do you like to play practical jokes on others or do you prefer to pretend that today is just like any other day? I have played some fun jokes over the years. The one that stand out as my favorite is the time I emailed an ultrasound picture to family [...] It is just about a month now until my first of six half marathons in 2013. I have settled into a good training routine and have tweaked some numbers pertaining to my heart rate zones to help ensure I am recovering properly between my workouts. There are a couple of key components to my recovery [...] This weekend I completed my last long run before my upcoming half marathons. The first one is on April 22nd (Earth Day). Tapering is a great time for the body to rest and repair itself in preparation for race day, yet it is hard on the mind. I have struggled before with tapering before [...] Race day is less than 2 weeks away. It is more important now, than ever, to eat right, sleep right & stay away from sick people. If you are sick & around me, please don’t be offended if I run the other way. Eating right should be a no-brainer, but that isn’t always the [...] When I signed up for the Emerald City race, I signed up for the quarter marathon. I knew that the Columbus Half was my goal race, so EC would be a training run. Then one of my pace coaches with MIT talked me into the half. No biggie, 2 halves in 6 weeks, I [...] Last week I shared a post on my training for my upcoming half marathons. I am pleased to share that I have been diligent about sticking to my training and cleaning up the food that I put in my body. There has been no ice cream. I realize that is a travesty, but I [...] |
  
My son and me, November 2000. This is before we were gluten-free/diagnosed Celiac.    |
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