Yes, I said the f word. Fifty. To some, this F word might offend them as much as that other F word, but it shouldn’t. Fifty can be fabulous. I should know, as I regularly refer to myself as the poster child of 50+ fabulous! Among many other reasons, it’s that age when you can do whatever you want because you now fall under the category of ‘respect your elders’. more » Read more
Clove’s Training and Fertility Treatment Log: Weeks 3 – 5, Cycle Three
Salty readers, it has been a crazy busy few weeks for the Clove-ster. Nothing bad, just a lot of work, travel for work, running around and general malaise from the treatments. While I got a little behind in posting my logs, I was indeed still jotting them down. Cycle three went much better than cycle two, both on a day to day basis and in terms of anticipated success, but more » Read more
Need a Break from Training? Don’t Feel Guilty!
As you can tell from my (lack of) training logs lately, running has not been a priority. How can someone go from making her daily runs the most important thing in life for 3+ years to realizing she hasn’t logged a single run in a week, two weeks, a month sometimes? Well it wasn’t painless, and even now I wonder if I’ll ever be the fast chick I once was. more » Read more
Once Upon a Time I Was a Fast Running Chick
Once upon a time I was a fast running chick. It’s hard to believe that just a year ago I was 38th overall female at the Boston marathon. It’s hard to believe that in 2011 I ran a 2:52 marathon on less than ideal training with a bum foot and calf. It feels like I am worlds away from that stars-aligned moment in 2010 when I ran 2:49:53 and came 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
Sole Mates
I tell people that I have been running a million years. Of course, I have not. I am only 51 years old. Yes, that is true. I do not mind telling people my age. I am the self-proclaimed poster child for the 50 plus fabulous. My first foray into running was when I joined Army ROTC in college. I was pitiful. My father, a former drill sergeant would go out more » Read more
Clove’s Training and Fertility Treatment Log: Week 2, Cycle Three
This week was still a mixed bag in Clove-land. I had some really fantastic experiences that I’m fired up about, but I also had some difficult stuff going on that really caused some emotional turmoil. The treatment cycle has kind of gotten buried beneath all of that, but perhaps that’s a mixed blessing too.I was due to pace the 5:00 group at the Eugene Marathon, and it ended up fitting into more » Read more
Winter Vinecki Part III: Hear From Her Coach, Mark Hadley
Over the last few months, I’ve introduced you to the young activist athlete, Winter Vinecki. I shared some insight into her training for 7 marathons on 7 continents before she turns 15 years old – all while training with an elite aerial skiing development team. I’m happy to report that Winter is continuing to rock her goals. She ran her 3rd marathon on March 30, and during that race, she 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
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