Tag Archives: chirunning
Only one run before the big race
Balance and Growth
I’ve been working more to notice and appreciate balance this week. Last week, when I ran the half marathon, I had a great run. I was strong. I was confident. I was fast. Afterwards … I was tired. It was tired in a good kind of way. Accomplished. But in the past few days after […]
Upgrade You
Briefly, occasionally, off-and-on, I had entertained the idea of going for my first marathon a little earlier than I planned — the Sugarloaf marathon, in May. It’s not far from Lewiston, I’ve had some friends who have done it and they say wonderful things about the course, and I know some people who will be […]
Body-oriented goals
I’m about 2/3s done ChiRunning, and its an amazing book. Expect many more posts about it in the coming weeks. This part I am at now about settings goals really speaks to me: There is definitely something to be said about setting goals, bu be careful they don’t slip into results-oriented. That internal conversation might […]
Dialing back
Last week was the first week in two months that I ran less than the week before. I skipped three days (though I did spinning and walking on two of them), and the longest run was 4 and a half miles. Part of that was because I was at a conference in Boston this weekend […]