Green living

Pain, pain, go away.

by Mary on September 13, 2011 · 40 comments

Confession: I’m really bad about stretching after runs. Yoga teacher fail? Back when dealing with constant injuries from overtraining, I’d be sure to take plenty of time to stretch out my muscles after every single workout- lifting, elliptical, biking..anything. Well, I’ve been injury-free for a few months now (yay!!) and, as a result, have become [...]

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Ride here, ride there

by Mary on September 1, 2011 · 25 comments

Helloooo, September!!! Good riddance, August. Okay, so August was a good month…but it’s supposedly the worst month of summer before it finally starts to cool down. And I am ready for it to cool down!! Let’s hope the good weather comes soon. As to all of you lucky ducks already having good weather, you have [...]

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This morning was long run #2 of the Rocket City Marathon training. And I was really eager for this one! Not only because it meant I got to use my new toy again, but I was just excited to be able to run some distance at an easy pace. Not to mention it was, once [...]

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Wow. I’m old. No longer can I stay up until 5AM and wake up 4 hours later to be a bright and bouncing ball of sunshine. Nor can I wake up 4 hours later, have breakfast,and go back to sleep for another 3 hours and be alright, either.  I feel like a zombie. An old [...]

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Run here, run there

by Mary on June 18, 2011 · 23 comments

My goodness what a day it’s been!! It hasn’t been bad..just interesting.  It’s amazing how little surprises can really turn a day around..that’s for sure!  It started off fairly normal and just escalated from there… 7:48- Wake up and notice phone’s still dead after randomly conking out yesterday afternoon.  Decide not to mess with it [...]

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