I'm running a 10K this Thanksgiving day. Why not? It'll be my first-ever race and, for a while there, I was debating whether to do a 5K vs a 10K. But, if I'm going to pay money to run, then I'm determined to get the most for my dollar. 10K, here I come ( Read more... )

Well... I ran, jogged, walked, and crawled around Lake Monona today! But, I did it. It took me about 3 and half hours to do it. I spent too much time looking and asking for water fountains. That's what I get for not planning it and just going at it in the spur of the moment. But, I freakin' did it! In a year's time I was able to get into the ( Read more... )

I've always said that running was better than sex. I hope I'm not knocking my previous partners or my sex life, but there is something extremely satisfying about running. Perhaps, it's the build up of tension and the release of a finished run. Wanting to spicy up my morning routine, I've begun incorporating one to two minutes sprints or bursts ( Read more... )

So I went in to redeem my certificate for a free 60 minute massage with Susan. She was awesome! She was very professional and more than accommodating to my needs. She asked if I wanted to get a whole body massage or if I wanted to focus only on a few selected areas. Between dipping chocolate like crazy and running like hell, I jumped at the ( Read more... )

For the first time in over a month I can walk pain-free!!! I went into the small, almost hidden, shoe store on University, across the Whole Foods, and was a little taken back by the compact store space. I was nervous, as I usually am in new surroundings, but I made my way to the back of the store towards the shoes, and before I knew it the pretty ( Read more... )

Through the years, up and down in weight and self-esteem levels, running has always kept me going. It's a love-hate relationship. I hate to get started: I hate the getting up early in the morning - especially in the subzero degrees of Wisconsin's winter or in the heatwaves of Southern Cal - to get the girls into their confining sports bra that ( Read more... )