In four days I’m running the Hartford Marathon. I am not adequately trained for it. Not even close. I registered for this back in May, partially as a way to stay motivated to work out because I had gained quite a bit of weight over the last year and a half. I also registered for […]
Exercise
They Are Watching
This morning I went for a run. I left the kids at home. I told them I’d be gone for about 45 minutes, and I gave them two simple directions: Do your jobs, and don’t kill each other. I ran a little over four miles. It was some alone time and some brain therapy and […]
Mom, I Don’t Think I Could Possibly Be Any Happier
Those of you who have been around for a few years know that we are a pretty big swim family. I was a swimmer from the time I learned to swim until I graduated from college. I have been a coach in some capacity pretty much my entire adult life. Number 3 and 4 are […]
What I Learned At The Swim Meet Today
I have been at this pool since 6:15 this morning. It is now 6:15 p.m. I have been here for 12 hours, and I have (hopefully only) 2 more hours to go. I’ll do the same thing tomorrow. And again on Sunday. It’s a three day meet, it’s trials in the morning and finals at […]
Self-Care Happens Before You Reach The Breaking Point
Are you taking care of yourself? Like really taking care of yourself? How many days a week do you declare SELF CARE WINS! and chug five or nine glasses of wine or scarf down ten Oreos — or half the package — or spend the entire next day in bed — when you weren’t sick — […]
Today Will Be A True Endurance Event
Today I’m doing something I haven’t ever really done before. I’m doing the Pat Griskus Sprint Triathlon at Quassy Park in Middlebury, CT. But that’s not the thing I’ve never done before. Well, it is. But it also isn’t. This is the second triathlon I’ve done this summer, and it will be the seventh I’ve […]