Sometimes I take my running too seriously. My husband is usually the first to tip me off that I’ve gone over the edge from enjoying it to stressing out about it. When he does this, his favorite phrase for reminding me of running’s place in my life is, “it’s just a hobby.” He is always half joking, acknowledging that it matters to me and is important to me, but truthfully more » Read more
Getting Faster Is Simple. It’s Not Easy.
This post was originally published on April 5, 2012. Now that my first race post-baby #3 is in the books and I’m staring down the barrel at months of training to get back to PR shape, I need this one! Sometimes when I can’t sleep after one of the kids wakes me up I like to turn on the tube. For some reason I prefer infomercials for shake-weights, freaky belts, more » Read more
Salty’s Postpartum Running Update – 22 Weeks
It was a typical week for me lately, save for yesterday. We piled the whole family into the car and headed to our local Y for their annual fundraising 5k. Although I am far from PR or even respectable racing shape (relative, of course) I couldn’t resist participating in this race to support the Y which offers my family so much and give my registration dollars to a great cause. more » Read more
Salty’s Postpartum Running Update – 21 Weeks
Just a few days until the 5 month mark. It really is flying by. Baby is growing leaps and bounds and so are my big kiddos. They each got a pair of their first real running shoes and they call them their “really fast shoes.” It’s so cute. They wear them every chance they get to demonstrate how fast they are. This will get put to the test this coming more » Read more
The Women’s Running Bracket: The Greatest Woman Runner of All Time
64 contenders. 6 rounds of voting. Who did you choose as the … GREATEST WOMAN RUNNER OF ALL TIME? Related PostsWomen’s Running Bracket: Tracksters, Round Two Women’s Running Bracket: Trail & Ultrarunners, Round One Women’s Running Bracket: Trail & Ultrarunners, Round Two Women’s Running Bracket: The Final Showdown Introducing the Women’s Running Bracket Read more
Salty’s Postpartum Running Update – Weeks 19 and 20
I was working on last week’s training log and then the bombs hit and then my training log seemed like the dumbest thing on earth to spend any time on. I just couldn’t deal with it. And even this week, as the other Salty Bloggers have noted in their own logs, it still feels so inconsequential. But, as Mint said, the show must go on. In the face of all more » Read more
Boston.
Yesterday evening we began an email discussion among all the Salty Running bloggers to try to figure out what to say. We wanted to talk among ourselves first, to try to figure out what the right thing was. We learned we are all deeply affected and saddened by the bombing. We learned we are all motivated to show the good that comes from running. We learned that we felt a more » Read more
Salty’s Postpartum Running Update – Week 18
Baby is rolling over and jumping in her little jumperoo thing and playing in the exersaucer. She plays with toys and interacts with us. It’s awesome! It’s a little sad in that my youngest is no longer that blobby newborn that I can place on my bed and trust she’ll be there when I get back. But, she’s developing perfectly and for that, I am so grateful! As for me, more » Read more
Forget Time Limits When it Comes to Your Running Goals
1. Get married by 27. 2. Buy house by 28. 3. Have first baby by 29. 4. Have second baby by 32 … We’ve all at least heard of someone with these kinds of deadlines. Some people impose these deadlines and don’t even have a potential mate lined up! As most of us who have settled down and started a family can tell you, relationships have their own timeline and more » Read more
Salty’s Postpartum Running Update – Week 17
This was a weird week. At the beginning of the week I felt really blah. I felt unusually tired and unmotivated. I was really down about things and didn’t feel any of the usual joy I feel about spending time with the kids or *gasp* running. I even emailed Clove mid-run on Monday while I was nursing the baby to report that even a run wasn’t improving my mood. What’s more » Read more