Motivation, Running, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized

Carry On

Well, it has been a little over a month since my last post and it has been a month which carried a lot of sadness.  On April 12, 2013 the world lost a strong and loving woman, on this date my mother passed away after a period of extended illness; my world will never be… Continue reading Carry On

forgiveness, grace, Motivation, Running, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized

Altruism and Grace

I am going to forego my running updates (well at least in part, I will mention it in the end), to discuss giving and forgiving. I had a situation this weekend where at some point I said to someone "Take off the saint hat, it does not fit".  It was certainly a mean thing to… Continue reading Altruism and Grace

Health, Motivation, Running, Self awareness, Uncategorized, Weight Loss

The Fitness Track is Rickety and my Train Keeps Derailing

In spite of successfully motivating myself to run the 10K this weekend, I am feeling like I cannot get back on track with the training I was doing before my half marathon. The two races I have run since the Princess Half have both produced slower finish times than races of the same length that… Continue reading The Fitness Track is Rickety and my Train Keeps Derailing

Motivation, Running, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized

My Race Moments

I had a race this weekend and as I explained in yesterday's entry I almost let my excuses talk me out of it.  Today I want to share some things that popped in my head, and not just yesterday but on other race days.  It is funny what you think when you are racing, or… Continue reading My Race Moments

Health, Motivation, Running, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized

The 10K that almost wasn’t

I had a 10K race this morning; a race that almost did not happen, for me anyway.  I had a million excuses running through my head.  My race partner (my daughter) has the flu, my back has been hurting for about a week, in the past two weeks I have only run four times and… Continue reading The 10K that almost wasn’t

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Reblogging this today in honor of International Women's Day.