Today, while waiting for post-race awards at a local 5k, I cried after hearing a woman talk about her first 10k experience. She told her friend that her race was tough and she was struggling in the last two miles. It was taking her longer than she had expected to finish, longer than most of … Continue reading Post-Race Feels
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Strava Badge
I love using Strava for running. I don't know how I ever ran a step before it! I'm kidding, but the app/website has really great features for athletes. I'm able to upload runs from my Garmin watch. I can log the number of miles I'm running on my shoes. I can view fellow athlete's workouts, … Continue reading Strava Badge
The Post-Baby PR
Some time last year, while training for the Asheville Half Marathon, I came up with the mantra that every race I ran would lead to a new kind of PR - a Post-Baby PR. (For you non-runners, a PR is a Person Record, your best time for a particular distance.) People would ask me how … Continue reading The Post-Baby PR
The Seven Month Gap
Wow - it's been SEVEN months since my last blog post. Turns out, I'm not one of those moms who can multitask well with a baby. I'm nursing Rose at the moment, and she's alternating her attention between eating and trying to type on my keyboard. I haven't been a productive blogger these last few … Continue reading The Seven Month Gap
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