I did it!
I got up early on Sunday and ran (and walked) my first 5K. Joanna had invited me to join her and we’d run together (and walked together) before. I believe I’ve mentioned that I love working out with...
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I ran today for the first time in a couple of weeks. I felt horrible. I felt overweight and stupid. I couldn’t find my nylon running shirt so I threw a torn jean jacket over my baggy velour...
View Articlerunning helps handle my nightmares
Today at lunch time, I ran with David, my coworker. We ran for 29 minutes, about 2.5 miles. That’s double what I did January 30th, two and a half weeks ago. I love progress. Yesterday was crazy busy —...
View ArticleAm Running Today
This is my least favorite part of the day, waking the children. It’s drizzling and it’s Sunday. They’re not excited about today’s 5K at 9 am. A part of me does wonder, Why am I making them and myself...
View ArticleLoehmann’s Fitting Room
There’s nothing like a visit to Loehmann’s communal fitting room to motivate you to work out! That’s what I was thinking last night as I was trying on summer dresses, bras, and, bathing suits in...
View ArticleBlogging — Going A Different Way
On Faith I love how easy it is to change directions on WordPress. I changed the name of A Church A Day blog to My Rules http://mbcoudal.wordpress.com/ when I realized visiting a church a day was too...
View ArticleRunning Without a Soundtrack
The silence running in the country was deafening. I could not find my head phones. I usually run with ear buds listening to Pandora and the Omar Shariff sound-alike who calculates the distance of my...
View ArticleRunning on Marathon Weekend
I don’t want to make anyone feel bad, especially those sinew-y runner types getting all psyched up for Sunday’s marathon, but I ran today and I ran at a pace of 12:15 a mile. That’s right, beat that,...
View ArticleGoing Running
How do you psych yourself up to go for a run? I tell myself, “Come on, girl. You can do it.” I talk to my body like it were a beloved family horse. “Yes, get moving, Ole Paint. Get out of your easy...
View ArticleNeed for Speed
Am writing this while watching the Olympic hopefuls sail along rainy London streets on their bikes. The women are so fast. I love sports where you go fast, like skiing and biking. The other day I was...
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