Good Morning!

During the pandemic, I found myself with more time at the start of the day, so I started to walk to work.  There were many benefits about my more active commute: it got me moving outdoors more; it reduced our fuel consumption (which is also good for the environment); it…

Puppy Love

“Urgently seeking fosters for two 6 month old dogs.” A week before Christmas, our family responded to this call for help.  We already knew the rescue organization as we had connected with them a few years ago, hoping to find a fur-sibling for our other rescue, Zeda.  But at that…

Return to Sport

I have seven weeks until Burlington’s Chilly Half Marathon and nine until the New York City Half Marathon.  I also have zero base – squat.  Covid does that to you. But since my official return to sport, I have had 2 slow runs (8K and 10K) and one 30k ride…

Down Time

Last Thursday night, after months and months of trying to get my swim times a bit lower, they finally went down – significantly.  After syncing my swim and looking at my splits, I felt my jaw drop.  I knew that I was pushing myself in the water, and I felt…

The Numbers Game

Our society is driven by data – at work, at home, and at play.  For me, a number junkie and data nerd, tracking my fitness stats is a bit of a hobby.  How much further or faster did I go?  How I am comparing to what I did last year? …

A Leap of Faith

Over the years, some of the skills that I have taught my students are to set goals but revise them as needed, finish what you started, take risks, and believe in yourself.  Now, as I look back at the weeks leading up to the holidays, I realize that I modelled…

Evolution

Two weeks ago, I took a week off running.  I wasn’t injured and I wasn’t recovering from a race.  Instead, I had been gradually been building mileage and was running well, but I was losing motivation.  Perhaps it was the end-of-winter fatigue that comes with fighting the cold, the wind,…

Back At It

My races are usually targets, ones that I work towards and, on race day, I give it my all.  Not during the pandemic.  My training consisted of running and running some more: no speedwork, no tempos, no intervals.  “Why beat my body up if I don’t need to?” I reasoned. …

Take Two

Being transparent is hard.  After opening up about my eating disorder, I didn’t know how to return to my blog.  “What’s next?  What do I write about now?  Will people still be interested in what I have to say?”  Months later, I still question whether this is something I want…