Running Wogging & the Glass Half Full

Glorious run today- Nice five mile jaunt More fast and slow More form adjustments I really enjoyed this run- I had a light attitude, and talked to myself the whole way- First: "You know-if you'd just move those stubby legs God gave you- You'd go faster..." I laughed- partially because I always try to stay sheltered from such 'horrid' thoughts- And partially because I was proud of being able to joke with myself- I'm learning not to loathe what I consider flaws- but be thankful for this quirky body- This 'tool' I was given- It may not be a 'power tool' like yours- But, hey- it gets the job done. Second: "Dear Asics, I'm not racist, I just hate white." I've ranted about this before- ( Glass Slipper ) But why, oh why are running shoes white? I love my Asics Gel Nimbus, Really feel I need to keep a cush stability shoe in the lineup for longer runs- But I'm so over the boring color choices. A...

Yesterday I saw the most beautiful sight. Grey hair running. She was so beautiful, so happy as she ran- I teared up, thinking WOW- It is possible to have this love of running last a lifetime. ********************** Later that morning. I ran on the treadmill at the Spa. The last time I did that, I had a terrible time with boredom. This time, I was prepared, Headphones and a plan- The goal was small- a mere 3 miles- BUT -I had a time crunch- I had to finish in time to pick up Molly from kinder- Nothing like a little 'have-to" punctuality to spice things up! My 'plan' was to try a suggestion my friend Cassie had given me- Run 3min walk 1 Now- Given my predisposed aversion to tooo much order, I decided to simply- Run some- Walk some- And boy, did I run! That's the beauty of a treadmill- YOU tell your legs what to do, not the other way around. And for the next half hour or so- that's what I did. Worked pace Worked form I'...

Ok- yesterday I was terribly crabby. This is NOT a drill people. There are lots of cures for crabbiness. ice-cream comes to mind. But I went for a 'run' instead. Well, not really a RUN,   'kite surfing' is what I picked Endomondo to post- I was going to try on some interval training for size, and kite surfing seemed to fit the bill- Plus it made me smile, and THAT my friend, is an accomplishment. Sick of having pain. Sick of being slow. Sick of reading about running- I just want to get out there and do it- And do it NOW- Then read some more. My reading of late is centered around running form. I've been watching all sorts of YouTube videos on proper form. Seems, the one thing (among many) I forget, is that little lean forward. I tried it last night. An ever-so-slight lean. It helped. Intervals went well too. Running faster felt so much better, smoother than my normal woggy jog tempo. But I find I loose my breath faster than my...

Last night was truly magical. Another late night run, the lights danced in and out of the trees. How is it life can be this beautiful? I am so blessed.

Yesterday was Thursday- And what a day! In a funk. Eating everything in site, Eating without even thinking about it- Crazy, horrid---- Carbo-loading ? Now there's an excuse I could live with, It sounds so sporty too- Only I already ran My Half - 3 weeks ago- And have been plagued with a small injury, Leaving me in no way worthy of a glorious carbo-load. (and I know you serious athletes out there would be appalled by my idea of what one is anyway) Surely there's some other excuse I could create- Sympathy carbo-loading! YAY! The past few days, I've been thinking about Duke City this weekend.  About my great friends running their 'Half"- About injuries - About what I would do if I couldn't run again. Compulsive running blog reading ...has rounded out my late night entertainment. Oh yeah, I submitted my blog too---- To be catalogued on their site amongst some of my famous favorites. Favorites like: Run Faster Mommy 26.2 Quest ...

It's been a few days since I've posted. Life is happening as we speak--- Honey is on yet another business trip- Which means no early morning fitness classes at Defined. No late night walks. No running. Not that I could run if I even wanted to.  I'm still a little gun-shy on that front. The last walk I took had me  trying a bit of a modified "wog" And THAT my friends-is entertainment. (will someone please stalk me so we can make some YouTube money) Oh--- and my iPhone crashed- OK- I crashed my iPhone- Remember that first 10 miler I ran ---when my phone went wonky? The one were I thought for SURE that 10 miles was 13 or more---ha ha (funny how "long" runs can mess with your head) Especially when you don't have endomondo to track your miles as you go Well, ever since, my phone has had a glitch- a message pops up saying something like- "this accessory is not optimized for your iPhone....blah, blah, blah" AND I blew a s...

Previously on Running Wogging & the Glass Half Full- We were finishing up a review - Oh, and I had this brilliant idea to head out on a short RUN so I could finalize my thoughts on the SmartWool Running Lite-Micro.  I'd been taking the week off from running due to a seemingly small injury to my calf. But couldn't bare the thought of another day down without running.  Who cares that my actual out the door time was 9:20pm, I was ready. Warm-up walk out the neighborhood felt good. Music told me it was time (socks felt fabulous) I ran. I stopped. Pain is still there. I cried. Then I laughed. Did I really just CRY because I couldn't excercise? I laughed at myself again.  I don't get it- I'm from a long line of strong women- German-Norweigan stock- We don't get sick- We don't get tired- We do whatever it takes to get things done. What do I do now? I decided to walk.  Tears still coming down, looking for the ha...