Category Archives: Tough-times

Running is medicine

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

This past year of my life has been hands-down the most stressful and emotionally draining in my entire almost 34 years on planet earth.  It was a year ago this past weekend that my husband and I made the official … Continue reading →

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Respect

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

Part of being a runner means we have to be closely in tune with what our body is sometimes screaming at us. A lot of times we get really really great at ignoring those blatantly obvious warning signs and injury … Continue reading →

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Winter weather blues…how to avoid them

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

As long as the weather we are having right now in Minny sticks around for the next 6.5 weeks, I am GOLDEN for the Walt Disney World Half Marathon. 50+ degrees, very little wind, and sunny? Yes, please! I won’t … Continue reading →

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I’m having the “You just ran a half marathon, what the heck is your problem?!?!” week

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Now that I’m done with my last half marathon, I was finally able to take out my new beauties on the road for a few test runs. This morning they went out for 5.5 miles, and if it were possible … Continue reading →

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EPIC FAIL of avoidance

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

It’s Twin Cities Marathon weekend and I’ve been doing my very best to avoid hearing about it at all costs. I’m failing miserably. I will be working the whole weekend literally 2 blocks from the finish line for both Saturday … Continue reading →

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Running with kleenex

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Sunday morning I had a rather rough go of it out on the road. I did 5 miles of my getting-to-be-pathetic post-injury run/walk scenario only really running 3.91 of that. And every single scheduled walk break, I was obliterating kleenex. … Continue reading →

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Oh summer…how I hated you

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Well…summer’s pretty much over now that we’ve passed Labor Day. The leaves are already starting to turn (have been for a few weeks now) in our area, and there’s talk of pumpkin patches, apple orchards, and football all around us.  … Continue reading →

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I’d like to introduce you to my “not-so-little” friend…

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Have ya’ll met “Beauford the Boot?” No? Well you should! Introducing “Beauford!” I thought maybe if I named my walking boot, my disdain towards it wouldn’t be as huge. Beauford goes with me to work every day and anywhere else … Continue reading →

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Well I’m over it.

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

With a tibial stress injury, there sure isn’t a whole lot I can do cardio-wise and it’s making me crazy in my brain. I haven’t had a good heart-racing workout in almost 2 weeks and I feel very “sloth-like” right … Continue reading →

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Breaking up is hard to do…

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Well friends… THIS is in my future for a while. My doc sent me over a fax of the MRI results this morning. There’s a 6 cm stress reaction along the middle part of the tibia. It is not a full … Continue reading →

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