Once again, I have to call myself out for falling behind as I post this on Sunday, April 14. Actually, I almost did not even do this run. I waited untl the very end of the day after being out all day and eating way too much. To the point… Read more⇢

Once again, I have to call myself out for falling behind as I post this on Sunday, April 14. This run was a great rebound from my last run! Funny how the trend is that your slowest runs are followed by some of your fastest runs. For this one, I… Read more⇢

Something I never noticed before when running is the impact of where you are running in comparison to where you normally run. I only ever thought of it in terms of altitude and temperature, but I learned these past few weeks that the running surface also matters. Back home, I… Read more⇢

Once again, I have to call myself out for falling behind as I post this on Sunday April 14. This workout was not great. I missed (read, was very lazy) three days of working out in a row, which led to suffering for most of this run. My pace for… Read more⇢

“The struggle ends when the gratitude begins.” – Neale Donald Walsch One thing I have been working on is cultivating a mindset of gratitude. Initially, my focus was on expressing gratitude toward others – being more attentive during conversations, asking thoughtful follow-up questions, and making a conscious effort to acknowledge… Read more⇢

This week is an opportunity to get back on track after coming off a week with a minor injury and low mileage. I think it’s good to take a moment and acknowledge mistakes that caused my week to go that way though. The most glaring is that I am traveling… Read more⇢

This week was definitely not my best. But I still got in some mileage. So, I think at the very worst I maintained my current fitness level – which feels fine on vacation. I ran 3 times – two 5 mile runs and a long run of 9. My original… Read more⇢

Calling myself out – posting this April 8 but back dating it to track my workouts. I struggled to find motivation for this one. Thankfully my running community kept me accountable! After my buddy sent me his long run I knew I was just making excuses and had to get… Read more⇢

Calling myself out – posting this Sunday April 7 but dating it to April 5 to track my workouts. This run was pretty easy, 5 miles at an 8:40 pace. I was considering doing some hill repeats but the run started out pretty slow. It was not until the end… Read more⇢