Admission time: I've never actually run an entire half marathon. (I've come crazy close, but not made it there yet.) So for this one, this is the plan...
I’m actually going to properly train (promise)
Stop. Say Thank You. (For my Uncle Steve.)
This month I lost a figure who dominated my childhood, my Uncle Steve. This is a post in his memory, and a promise to do something out of love in his name.
I had one of “those” runs…
I had one of "those" runs. The ones where everything goes wrong. Here's how I get through it.
What I think about when I run.
The title sort of says it all on this one.
Losing to Win
Here's the deal, sometimes you've got to lose to win. And if you are losing in your training right now, it's time to change your perspective.
Built for distance, not for speed.
I had once been complimented that I was "built for distance, not for speed." I never tested the theory until I got a Garmin 405 for my birthday. This is what I learned.
You can run while pregnant* (*with fun disclaimers!)
Wonder if you can keep running? I did, and I gots me a healthy little baby to prove it.
The First 3
Some people experience the wall at mile 17, for me it's always been mile 3.
Best. Run. EVER.
Every year the Helen and Douglas House hosts the Oxford Santa Run. Every year you should be out there doing it. Yes you. Here's why.
OhmagawdOhmagawd…
The short, I'm no longer rejected. The long? I've been accepted into the London Marathon after 3 years of trying.
Orange Squeaky 
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