I should start by admitting that I bailed on my 22 mile run this morning.  It bummed me out — but that lead me to stop, chill, and assess.  A full 36o degree view of where I am and what I’ve done this year — is needed here. Read the rest of this entry →

The wind woke me this morning – howling through the trees and banging against the bedroom windows.  Thank goodness Peter loves me — so when I woke him at 5:15am to check the weather for me — he didn’t mind.  I’m so lucky.  I married a jewel of a man. Read the rest of this entry →

It snowed today.  Only about 2 -3 inches, but it was really coming down there for a while.  Little snowballs falling from the sky.  Pretty is an overused word for a pristine winder scene, but since this was our real first snow of the season……pretty seemed apropo. Read the rest of this entry →

This running journey has had a lot of hard spots….but none of them have been painful.  Until now. Read the rest of this entry →

I finished them today.  The 6’s.  And I’m so freaking glad! Read the rest of this entry →

No runner makes it from Day 1 of Training to the Finish line of a Marathon by him or herself.  It takes a team of people, who love you and care about you, who offer the runner their unique talents for the right purpose, at the right time. Read the rest of this entry →

Gift #1 — Sleeping in til 730am.  W.O.N.D.E.R.F.U.L!   And the gifts kept coming today.   No Returns Here! Read the rest of this entry →

By 8am, I had run my 3 miles — and I was free of my running duties until after Christmas.    Christmas Eve is here, and my heart is full. Read the rest of this entry →

To pace OR not to pace …… THAT was the question. Read the rest of this entry →

I climbed on the scale today — and lost 5 pounds WOW.  But the BEST, A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. part is — that brought me down to 198.8 pounds.  I am under 200 pounds and ladies and gents, let me tell ya — It Feels Ridiculously Good! Read the rest of this entry →