(G): Jack Fr…. I know I can’t really bring myself to say it either. But “our friend” Jack was nipping at my nose on Saturday morning. It was 32 degrees and with the wind felt a whole lot colder. But I had committed to 18 miles and you know how that can be. Such is…
Category: Torture Report
Torture Report: Inflexible, Hangry and Frontage Roads
(G): I am not the most mentally flexible of ultra runners or yogi for that matter. Ironic, I know. That’s actually one of my achilles-heel issues because I don’t deal well with changes. It’s like last week around 7-plus miles into a 10-mile distance, Swaggy J throws at me: “Hey, let’s do 13 miles.” Yep, that’s usually a…
Torture Report: Getting it Done & Staying Patient
(L) Count with me now, 1, 2…yes two days of getting out and running this last week and I am pretty happy about that. I didn’t run the full 3 miles that I normally walk, but I did run most of it and it felt..not terrible. The dog thought it was awesome until about 2.75…
Torture Report: Inspiration Received and Not Found
(G): You never know where inspiration will come from when you need it the most. This weekend, I got a healthy dose from my friend, Cassie. She is a badass triathlete and this weekend she completed the Chattanooga Ironman. Let’s be clear people this is not a sprint triathlon. This is a 2.4-mile swim, a…
Torture Report: Getting Started…Again, Staying Focused
(L) I’d like to say I had an epic week and I worked out like a maniac, but I didn’t. I continued my walking/therapy routine, which apparently I need. Every night, I think I am going to ask my walking partner if she wants to run a little and every morning…the feeling has passed. The…
Torture Report: Salad, Skin & Darkness
(G): As of today, September is half over and the seriousness and salads are still rolling even though at times I really tried to get in my own way. I can be my own worst enemy as I build up in my head that a workout is going to be too hard, I am too…
Lowi & G 