Five Years Ago Today
Five years ago today (9/7/14) I ran my first marathon. I had 2 goals: to finish and not to finish last. All of my training for this race was done with the help of an [...]
Changing behavior…maybe you need a reward!
I love how they've switched beds! These two dogs are, most of the time, wonderful together. I'd say 95% of the time. That other 5% can be frustrating. Why, because this 5% happens [...]
New Book Blog – Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection within Christian Spirituality
I don't have a history of being happy with my body. I started running to lose weight. I soon learned that running alone wouldn't do it. I had to change my eating as well. Over [...]
Pastor as coach?
I've discovered that better physical fitness can be related to spiritual fitness. Or better expressed, taking care of our bodies is part of a holistic way to live our faith.
A Nice Progress Marker – Gratitude 7/3
Today it was me, my husband, and my son. Here we are just before the start. Five years ago my daughter, husband, and I ran our first 5k races at the Channel Islands Harbor [...]
Slow & Steady – Racing Weight Week 4
A friend gave me a bike so I'm getting used to this in between runs! In completing 4 weeks of a more focused effort on losing those last few pounds, I've remembered a [...]
Gratitude 2/20
Today's run was not my favorite...five miles of light rain and big puddles everywhere, so even with this short run I was soaked. I won't complain too much though, because any run is better than [...]
Gratitude 2/13
I twisted me knee a bit during an exercise class on Friday. At the time I didn't think of injury, but was very careful to not twist it again. On Saturday I had my glorious [...]
Gratitude 2/11
This week I ran 25.5 miles, and except for the week of the Carlsbad Marathon, this was the most mileage for 2017. Taper and recovery account for all the other low mileage weeks. This 25.5 [...]
Gratitude 2/10
Today I was able to run my scheduled 6 miles with a friend. It was wonderful to be able to chat while easily covering those miles. When I first started running, it was just me. [...]