Saturday starts on the bike.   Good old Gertrude, my Trex.  3 1/2 miles to my Weight Watchers Meeting, and 3 1/2 miles home.  With an awesome meeting lead by Denise in between.  Today’s meeting was about steeling myself against the Devil’s Buttery Fingers — which are coming along with Halloween! Read the rest of this entry →

I needed a Win today.  Some wind in my sails, so to speak.  Yesterday was a self imposed Rest Day.  I had a minor procedure done at the Doctor on Wednesday afternoon, and needed to rest and recover on Thursday.  So as much as I wanted to run, there would ne no running yesterday.  I spent the day on the sofa, under a blanket, sleeping.  So when today rolled around — I felt the need to catch up on the 6 lost miles from yesterday.  Friday only called for 5 miles — but I decided to do 6 miles.  3 miles from home out to Timothy and back. Read the rest of this entry →

A friend of mine from Weight Watchers is often reminding me that if you “Master the Mind, You Conquer the World”.  He’s a lifelong student of Tae Kwon Do, and so he’s done alot of mind over matter kind of stuff.  Physical challenges are more than the sum of your body’s abilities.  It has alot, ALOT to do with what your mind wants too.  His advice is much like that which Marathon Brian has shared.  I’ve had a few incidents this week that put the exclamation point on this subject.  The mind…..my mind…..oooooooh, you are a tricky friend!! Read the rest of this entry →

This morning I wanted speed.  I wanted to go faster.  Faster than usual.  Faster than “the switch”.    So I didn’t listen to my body.  I did my first mile, the first of five, like I had something to prove to somebody.  And then at mile 1.48 — what I got from the whole experiment ……was walking.  Blown. (Not really, but I’ll explain).    So foolish.  Yo, Diane…..your body controls “the switch”, NOT your brain, remember??   Always listen to your body.  When it comes to this running stuff, your brain doesn’t know a thing! Read the rest of this entry →

4 miles today in the amazing fall.  Crunching leaves under my feet was a joy-filled sound as I ran my way to the Church and back.  Yesterday’s lack-luster experience turned into a gift today.   Read the rest of this entry →

5 miles into my 18 mile long run today, woods all around me, and I had to pee so freakin’ badly — I couldn’t go any further.  In that moment I realized…..I’m gonna have to learn how to pee in the woods.  OR figure out what other female Marathon runners do in training. Read the rest of this entry →

It’s exciting to do something I have NEVER done before.   Read the rest of this entry →

Some weeks — women runners just have it harder than men.  Nahhh — don’t get me wrong.  I’m not going to go all GIRL POWER on ya.  No Battle of the Sexes!  But physiologically, we  women have extra challenges that factor into an endurance running regime — and we just gotta learn how to deal. Read the rest of this entry →

Ok, so results first.  Long Run of 12 miles, done.  I ran the entire thing!  2 hours 30 mins.  Not fast, but — (Hey Diane, if speed really doesn’t matter, then when are you going to stop apologizing for lack of speed?)   Right, yes.  K.  So — long run was a success.  But it was a Tough Fight.  Let’s break down how it FELT. Read the rest of this entry →