If you have read my blog before you probably know by now that I am not a fan of the treadmill. I run outdoors whenever possible and the 2-3 times a year when I do run on a treadmill I am miserable throughout the run and complain about it afterward. Over the past week I not only declared that I wanted to buy a treadmill (on the day of a blizzard) and then started a free one week trial at a nearby gym so that I could run on ... Read the Post...
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Stuck At Home Again (WIAW)
Well, by the time this publishes it will be day 5 of being stuck at home again. Of course we have been out of the house shoveling more times than I would like to count. We also ventured to Fresh Market on Monday to pick up some more food and see what the world was like outside of our neighborhood. Being out there just reinforced how bad this storm was and that this snow is going to be around for a LONG ... Read the Post...
The Blizzard and Weekly Workout Recap
Before I even begin to talk about my workouts from last week I need to just vent about this weekend for a bit. Or really just about the blizzard that we got on Saturday. First of all, if you're going to get a blizzard Saturday is pretty much the worst day for it to come. No long run and you're not even getting to miss work. (Although it's looking like most businesses will be closed on Monday as I am writing this Sunday ... Read the Post...
The Things I’ll Do For Running (My Trip to the UVA Speed Clinic)
Sometimes I can't even believe the things I have done for running. You know, like wake up at 4 am, run 22 miles in the rain, use lots of torture devices, etc... This week I went on a little road trip...to the UVA Speed Clinic in Charlottesville, VA! I first heard about the clinic last year on Tina's blog and was immediately intrigued. I was held back by the cost and the time it would require. However, after ... Read the Post...
