This week was These past two weeks were tough and called into question whether I am even going to attempt this marathon. I’m dealing with plantar fasciitis, and now am looking at a lengthy layoff of at least 2-3 weeks one month [the Dr. said “be good”, and I figure if all I have to give…
Category: running
mind matters
Physical training consumes the body but principally reveals what is in your mind. It doesn’t matter what type of physical training, all of them teach you about what is in your mind. In fact, the lessons are all the same, but only the medium or emphasis is different. Have you learned how to listen to…
the will transforms the desire into an intention
When I first started distance running, I was in the middle of a cluster headache episode while teaching my first class at GW. I had stopped working out and was struggling, inefficiently, through teaching my course. I knew something had to change because the quality of my teaching and the quality of my life was…
Make haste slowly. 146 days until we #RunRichmond
146 days out from the Richmond Marathon, what is this marathon training cycle teaching me? To slow down. Not just my training paces, but in thinking about my preparations for the marathon I need to slow down. I have to slow down to think carefully about what I want to accomplish. I have to slow…
Why am I afraid to #RunRichmond?… I’m afraid of the process #RealLifeRealFit
I will start training to get #RichmondReady next week. This weekend, I’ll be preparing my training plan and looking over my calendar for the next three months or so to identify the problematic spots of the training cycle. I’m ready to #RunRichmond, but I have to get over my fear of failure before I’ll be…
Am I crazy? I just signed up for Richmond marathon #RunRichmond #realliferealfit
I love running. But a marathon is a really long way. The last time I ran one, I spent the last 10 miles in pain. The training cycle is long. Really long. I could think of so many reasons why this is crazy. But the marathon is addictive. Plus, I told myself that if I…
Join me in supporting @WorldRelief at the 2012 #BaltimoreMarathon. #standwiththevulnerable
As some of you may know, I am in training for the Baltimore Marathon this year, October 13, 2012. This has been an exciting year, and the marathon will be run one week before we celebrate my son’s first birthday. This is my first 26.2, and I’ll be wearing a WorldRelief jersey and standing with…
Walking while waiting
This post comes while I feel God is leading me through a transition in both my family and professional lives. And since I haven’t been on the trails, I don’t have running to help me process this season as I would have liked. Sometimes we see a vision of ourselves and become excited to touch…
What constitutes “base training” for instructors?
Today, while reading an article in Running Times Magazine called “Base training basics,” I was reminded that long distance running is a sport in which dividends are paid after years and years and miles and miles of training runs. While in soccer and basketball (my other two favorite sports), athletes are generally winding down in…
#63: R&R==running and research
as you may know, i’m a new professor coming to the end of my first academic year. i’ve had the opportunity to write my first proposals, arrange my first collaborations, and teach my first class at this new institution. i’ve gotten to choose my first graduate students, join my first university committees, and attend my…