Monthly Archives: August 2010

This blog aims to answer a question any active person who wishes to stay motivated to remain active should know a sincere, thoughtful and immediate answer to: Why run and swim and lift on a regular basis when it would … Continue reading →

Weeks seven and eight of my Virginia Beach Half-Marathon training will take place overseas. I will be backpacking through Europe until August 31. I will not be bringing my laptop (gulp). Look forward to lots of photos—and stories about attempting … Continue reading →

Sunday: Run 10 miles, at roughly 9:30-minute-mile pace Monday: Swim 3,000 meters, straight through Tuesday: Run Sligo-Ritchie hill loop, 4.7 miles at 8:30-minute-mile pace; .78-mile warmup and a .76-mile cooldown (6.24 miles total) Wednesday: Swim 3,000 meters: 1X1600; 3X400 IM; … Continue reading →

You know it’s going to be a tough workout when the e-mail outlining your running route concludes with a cheerful reminder that “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!” The route in question on Tuesday: the Sligo-Ritchie loop, which my … Continue reading →

I was going to make this the “back in the saddle” edition of Motivation Monday, in a reference to me trying out my new bike seat, new helmet and new wrist on my first post-wrist surgery bike ride on Saturday. … Continue reading →

As Fozzie Bear and Kermit once said, I’m moving right along on my Virginia Beach Half-Marathon training. My longer runs are feeling better, I’ve got a good swimming routine established, and a tough lifting workout no longer leaves me sore … Continue reading →

I don’t do moderation so well. Actually, more accurately, I don’t do moderation. Period. It’s a personality flaw I’m working on—running three days a week rather than pretending I have the running mechanics/talent/time/resources of Kara Goucher, considering a second half-marathon … Continue reading →

Mandatory minimum usually refers to punishment. This week, though, it served as a motivational strategy that led to a few workouts that were longer and more intense than I thought I had in me. It started on Friday, when I … Continue reading →