I need to start this post by saying that I know I am not overweight and I don’t think that I am fat by any…
Right. It’s a New Year and therefore time to state my new running goal. And for the first time in a long time, my goal doesn’t include…
As September is a month of races, I’ve decided that I should probably make August a month of training for races. And so, I’ve started the…
I joined a gym last year intending to improve my overall physical health. At the time, I eschewed the idea of taking any of the classes…
Yesterday was my third running of the Edinburgh Half Marathon. It wasn’t my best showing, but it wasn’t my worst. But I’m actually really pleased with my time…
I hate running in the rain. It sucks. It’s wet and miserable and icky and yucky and extremely unpleasant. So, inevitably, I make excuses for…
Bob and Dave* are my kidneys. Bob to my left; Dave to my right. Both are riddled with cysts and are considerably larger than normal…
Since my foster daughter had a social engagement this afternoon, I took advantage of the kid-less time to get some miles in on the gym’s…
Today I had all intentions of doing 8 miles on the treadmill at the gym. I was free of the kid for a few hours…
I’m a runner. I have been since school when I ran on the cross country team. I enjoy running. Really, I do. But I never…
I had to smile today when I left the office and noticed several dozen extremely fit, extremely beautiful, young (legally so), skimpily-clad coeds milling around…
When I run I think. Even when I’m listening to my iPod, my mind is racing through one thought after another. It jumps from here…
I am one of those people who pushes herself a little (a lot?) too hard when there’s a goal to be met. But I’m trying…
I’m a runner. Or at least I used to be a runner. Now I sort of fake it. But I hope that eventually, I’ll remember…
Ow! Ouch! Owie! OK, not yet, but come tomorrow those are the words I will be exclaiming! I had a rough night last night so…
I got a new toy today. It’s a lovely new, bright, and shiny 4 GB iPod Shuffle. It’s a pretty shade of green with a personalised inscription.…
I’ll start this post by saying that I don’t think I’m old or fat. But when I go to a university-operated gym where the average…
I found my way back to the gym today. It’s been just over a year since I last went and it felt a bit weird,…