Wow! Where does the time go? Seriously! I kept meaning to update my blog, but other things kept coming up, and bam! We are in the middle of July! So a brief update and hopefully I’ll get back on track. I completed the 16-week online coaching program that I started in December. This costly 1:1 […]
Long Run and Snow Drifts
Running in the Eagle River area can be very hilly, especially where I live. So, as planned (see post), I took some of my runs to Anchorage for flatter trails and to decrease or at least balance the runs with fewer hills. Anchorage had a massive wind storm on Friday, but I didn’t give it […]
Tough Week of Running and Meet The Pups
This has been a tough week of running. I have been feeling a little tired and weak on my runs. Even my Garmin shows my runs in the past week as unproductive. In the graph below, orange represents unproductive, red is overreaching (too high of a training load=need rest), green is productive, blue is recovery, […]
Achilles Tendon Loading
Multiple studies have shown that loading an injured Achilles tendon vs. resting may reduce pain and aid healing. Finding the right load balance to strengthen the tendon without overloading is critical. Figuring out that balance can be complicated. If the load we put on a tendon is too much and we continue to do this […]
Back To Running
As I mentioned in my last post, I lost all motivation for the one activity I love. Running. Getting back to running would definitely help to lift my spirits. With one injury after another, though, I had to ask myself, what’s the point? The answer is that I have a long-term goal I can only […]
Life is Hard
Life is hard enough at times, but it becomes almost unbearable after losing a parent. Scott lost his Father in December 2020; I lost my Mother the following June. We took a trip to Norwood, Ma, this past October, where Scott’s parents are now laid to rest, and then drove to Princeton, WV, to visit […]
Memories of the Chicago Marathon, BFR, and Moving On From Achilles Injury
The Chicago Marathon is this weekend and I am a little bummed that I am not able to run it. But, at the same time, I knew that the odds were against me. So, I can’t dwell on that too much. I have to evaluate what went wrong and take the steps to correct it. […]
What a Concept! First Comes Strengthening and Body Mechanics!
Have you ever experienced that moment in life where someone just says something basic to you as a matter of fact but it is so monumental? Like the light bulb just went on, relief floods over you. A true aha moment! You feel like you have now been given permission to relax and do what’s […]
It Is What It Is
On October 26, 2021, I received an email from the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to claim my 2021 cancelled entry for the 2022 race. I had applied way back in 2019 and deferred. Then due to covid, the race was cancelled. Without much thought into whether I could run the 2022 race, I immediately […]
Covid, Marathon Training, and Vacation
There is just no avoiding covid it seems. My grandkids plus Matt and Scott all have had Covid this summer, but I did the whole distancing thing and was lucky enough not to get it. Everyone got better prior to our trip to the cabin on Lake Pend Oreille. Day 2 of the trip – […]
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