On the Run

Yesterday was back spasm day.  And I freaked out my son and husband by taking 6 or 7 ibuprofen.  I didn’t take them all at once.  Waited abo...

Now, I have nothing against road runners.  Really, I don’t.  I’ve run miles and miles, joyfully, happily on pavement and/or asphalt.  But th...

After rolling my sore glute, I suited up this morning for a nice long trail loop.  I dropped my kindergartner off at school and raced off to...

“I am my own affliction; I am own disease” Switchfoot Saturday, August 14 I proclaimed to myself and my running friends that I would not...

Tuesday my hip ached so badly, I went to bed with a heating pad, then fell promptly asleep. The hip was just not right.  And I was afraid.  ...

I have been sick the past few days, and it's really pissing me off.  I mean, I really have a bad attitude about it.  Thing is, I KNOW, t...

Planks and more planks, that's what I say.  I still hate them.  But I can tell they make me stronger, more stable on my feet as a runner...

I would much rather run than build strength.  Turns out though, if I want to run, I need to build strength.  But it's HARD to build stre...

I woke this morning with no hip pain.  I did my physical therapy exercises and stretches.  And being that I had to go to the post office any...