Running With Scissors

Funny! But then there are the days when you really feel like a pair of scissors. I am the mom stuck at home with the kids and I can't go play run with my friends. Tomorrow I will take the little jailers to the YMCA and then take them to a little mommy/kid play date. There is no need to cry about one bad day. Tomorrow I will be the happy pencil runner.  :)

Calm Found On A Treadmill

Single handedly taking 6 kids to the YMCA would likely make a person stressed. But oh no....not me! I don't care if I only get to run for 30 minutes on a treadmill. My running time is precious and gives me the sanity I need to survive the remaining 23.5 hours I am a mom/stepmom while my husband is deployed out of the country. (I did get in a nice 45 minute workout and got to meet some great fellow moms who were living the treadmill dream while their kids were in the pool too).



Spin Hell? No, It Was Just Boot Camp

I got my first taste of a spin class today. I showed up for Boot Camp and the instructor took us on some sort of death march around the gym....stopping at the spin bikes. But, I'll admit I liked it. At least for the 15 minutes we were spinning. I'll have to try a 60 minute class and let you know how I really feel about the burn.

Peer Pressure is Exhausting

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Ran with the wolves girls today, and I am tired. 6 miles at an 8:20/min. pace...while chatting the whole time?!! What I thought was going to be an easy 4 or 5 miles through the park, turned into some sort of 10K PR training run. Do you ever run faster and longer because of peer pressure?

Stink Be-Gone

Do people really buy these special detergents? Am I just desensitized to my aroma? Check out the Runners World tips on how to make our workout clothes really clean. I like the fact that they point out these detergents will not ruin the technical ability of the fabrics. Oh! So maybe that's why my bras don't wick away moisture...I've drowned them in suds and softeners and turned them into no more than cute pink tube socks tied around my chest.
Stink Be-Gone

Sports Bras or Sponges?

Some ladies dream of the day they will run in just a sports bra....I dream of the day my sports bra does more for me than absorb sweat. Yuck! I think some air vents, a little mesh, or maybe a built-in pocket for some cold packs would help. This whole Dri-Fit technology feels like a lot of hype. Exactly who are these 'runners' they are designing for? Obviously not sweaty ones like me. :)

Hurts So Good

Dang! What in the world motivates me to work my butt off like this? Maybe it's that I only feel satisfied if I look like I just got out the shower when I'm finished and I smell like a gym bag. Go hot stinky, sweaty ladies! It hurts so good!

Empowered by the Wind

Five miles with 16 MPH gusts of wind on a freezing morning run. Empowering!

I'm Going to Show Off

No, I don't live by the ocean.

But I can't wait to run with my friend in the morning. I'm taking her to a favorite trail of mine. Love running favorite places, with favorite people.

Women's Boot Camp Tonight :)

"Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends."
~Thomas Jefferson ~

Sweat > Puddles

But I'm not in the mood to dodge melted snow puddles. Love the gym!