Whew! Another busy week of training. I was able to squeeze in 22 miles this week. Not as much as the plan intended, but things took a different route and…Read more
half marathon training
Summer Goal #1 Up For Testing Tomorrow
Well, the first day of summer(school ended yesterday). What did I do with all my time? Amanda and I were up for several hours with Ava who decided to spread…Read more
Courage: Try Something New and Surprise Yourself
I am back at it. I have been courageous in my classroom trying new projects and ideas. This courage and experiments have lead to so many great(possibly) ideas to try…Read more
Training – Week 1 – Midweek Report
I jumped back on the saddle this week. No more excuses. I have plans to run 5 races this fall and summer. Monday we lifted weights in which we have…Read more
Learning & Inspiration from Ironman and Preparing for Baby #3
Yesterday, the Ironman at St. George in Utah happened. I did not compete in this as I am far from being tough enough or in shape enough to even comprehend…Read more
Ironman @ St. George, Utah
A great inspiration and motivation to me is another fellow teacher and friend of mine who is competing in this race today. He has an amazing blog where he shares…Read more
Marathon and Half Marathon Training – Week Unknown…Mother Nature offers free GU Gel
My training plan is off. I fell off big…or at least thought I did the last few weeks. I was following a plan perfectly if you go back about 4…Read more
Marathon Training – Weeks 4 and 5 –
This post is going to cover my training from the last two weeks as I did not take time to reflect last Sunday. Starting with my rest day on Monday,…Read more
Marathon Training: Week 1 – Smaller Scope Goals
I have big plans to accomplish my first marathon sometime this year. I need to get started. I have started, fallen off track, and jumped back on to only fall…Read more
Training: I have my serious face on. It is time to quit screwing around and get focused.
I feel like a broken record. I think this is like the third time in the last few months where I have created a post about getting ready for race…Read more