(A) For the love of humanity, spring has got to arrive and give a girl a break. If I spend any more time with my treadmill, people are going to start to talk. It was a good solid week of training but as we mentioned last week the intensity and extent of focus is beginning to…
Category: Torture Report
Torture Report #11: Mojo alert, hurry up already and zen!
(L) I am not going to lie I am starting to freak out. We have 5 weeks until the race and as I told you last week, I have been having a hard time finding my mojo. I was logging a lot of miles, being very disciplined and now I just want it to get…
Torture Report #10: Night running, nicknames and stolen mojo!
(G) I spent some time in the dark and seeing the light this last week. Early on in the week, we enjoyed some beautiful weather. Shakira and I met up at the park for some good mileage. Wednesday arrived with a 70-degree temperature drop, which put me back in the basement on the treadmill. Don’t…
Torture Report #9: Mud, Duct Tape and Where’s My Sunscreen?
(G): Extreme fatigue, Mud, duct tape, home surgery, and suffering. Those are the low-lights of my week. The sleep monsters were chasing me in the early part of the week. I was exhausted early on and finally on Tuesday I found myself changing my distance plan mid-way through because I was too tired. I ended…
L & G Morsels
Things people say (L) So, this week my love, lol moment, goes to my niece, Ava. Here is a conversation she had with her mother. It cracks me up and I love the insight and wisdom of children! I don’t know Gary and Mandi, but if I was a betting woman I bet they are…
Torture Report #7: High Miles, Low Miles, T-Shirts and My Rims Are What?
(G) For those of you following along, you know that my husand and I headed to Florida this weekend to visit family and run the Everglades Ultra. We were jazzed up to run in a tropical environment given that our high temp in Ohio lately was around 25 degrees. I was a little nervous about pythons,…
Lowi & G 