Soaring Wings 1/2 Marathon Race Report

We did it, we finished our half marathon!  Lots of folks PR’d, including me, Kim and Brenda.  It was a good course for the most part and well organized.  Tammy our newest member in our running family completed her first 1/2 marathon and we are super proud!  She hung in there even though the most [...]

Friday – Finally

Finally Friday and the Soaring Wings 1/2 Marathon is tomorrow, am I ready?  Not so much.  Too late now, I’ll drag my booty to the start and give it my best shot, hopefully the stars will be aligned, the wind will be calm and no one will trip me!
This mornings run was chilly, 46 degrees, [...]

Winter Weight

Today on the Runners Lounge the topic is Running and Weight, how to maintain, weight loss tips, etc.
Well, I have lost weight by running, not a lot, but I never needed to lose a lot of weight.  I do have a tendency to put on some winter weight, some insulation if you will, it’s difficult [...]

Running Rut?

Kim and I ran this morning, it was warmer, 57 degrees, we were a contradiction in dress, I had on long shorts and a tech t-shirt, she had on capri’s and a long sleeve tech top.  I was chilly at first but warmed up quickly.  My heart rate was too high today and I couldn’t [...]

Day of Rest

I may not be putting in a ton of miles each week, but after running 7 days in a row I was ready for today, a day of rest from running.  Kim and I ran yesterday morning, we both wanted to run 6 miles, what were we thinking??  We were both tired and it was [...]

I have a lot to say

But I don’t feel like saying it, everything SUCKS!!

Flushed my toilet and the washing machine gurgled
Ran 8 miles with the Little Rock Marathon Group on Saturday, tried to find Tammy, no luck
Shopped for Sis’s Birthday present
Cleaned House
Washed Clothes and my bathtub backed up with water
Cold running this morning by myself – 45 degrees – wanted [...]

Which way to Run?

Okay, here’s the thing, when I’m running on the streets I run toward traffic, not with my back to the traffic, they could plow me over and I’d never see it coming.  So, which way should I be running?  I say toward traffic and that’s what all my running buddies do too.  But, last night [...]

Running Clinic

I decided to go to the Tuesday night Flyer’s running clinic in Cabot last night, I haven’t been in a couple of months, the drive is over 20 miles one way and with the price of gas, and the cost of the clinic, I have been doing my runs at home.
I headed out a little [...]

Ben – Lost Puppy

This is the second time I have ‘rescued’ this dog.  The last time was not long after I moved in, he was wandering down the middle of the street, I called him over, bribed him with a dog biscuit and put him in the backyard.  I called his owner who was out of state, he [...]

The Jaw Bone is connected to the Leg Bone

HA!!  It’s been a weird few days, started out on Wednesday with what I thought was a tooth ache, then progressed to a full out jaw problem, this happened in February of 2007 too, all related to TMJ, we think.  This intense pain that starts in between my upper back teeth and radiates up to [...]