May 20th, 2012 at 5:13 pm | 1 Comment
Sitting at home – still in my sweaty clothes with salty skin from hard-earned Blue Nose sweat:-). Dogs seem to like it. Anyway, just relaxing in the many pleasures of all things Team Myles and Blue Nose Marathon…the satisfaction of completing the race and knowing the same is true for my TM peeps, the warmth » Read More
May 9th, 2012 at 12:35 am | 1 Comment
Last Tuesday’s Citadel ‘Hell’ night was nasty. I figure we ran fully up the hill 5 or 6 times plus 30 second sprints forwards and sideways about 9 times. Gag. It wasn’t pretty and Devin dragged me for part of it. Felt like the hill got the better of me. But, truth is, I knew » Read More
April 28th, 2012 at 3:51 pm | 4 Comments
Today was a milestone day. I had a feeling it would be a good run because it was chilly and windy and that means I don’t get too hot. Like that a lot. Our mission today for us “fives” was 10 mins running and 1 min walking – 4 times. An increase of 10 mins » Read More
April 17th, 2012 at 12:29 am | 2 Comments
Of the last 3 runs…2 have been fantastic and 1 not so much. After the first two I thought – hey, I’ve found my groove…woo hoo. Then Saturday happened. It was like I had lead in my legs, no air in my lungs. Even my big toe hurt. What the heck? Anyway, we finished and » Read More
March 24th, 2012 at 5:20 pm | 9 Comments
I’m thinking about this word a lot today. Support for this thing we’re all doing comes in many flavours. There’s the ‘ta ta’ support, Rox talked about – no small thing (pun not intended). Happy girls are…well…really important. There’s the support from the team we run with – which honestly, I have not ever » Read More
March 11th, 2012 at 8:28 pm | 4 Comments
I can run a little and talk a lot but NOT at the same time. Although, yesterday for the first time, I almost carried on a conversation. Almost. Imagine that. A small sign of improvement to be sure. Other improvements…I feel the ‘desperate’ breath moments a little less often except for the hill sprint nights. » Read More
March 5th, 2012 at 12:17 am | 1 Comment
I don’t know how long it takes for something to feel normal but after 4 weeks with my Team Myles gang – running is beginning to feel normal. So is getting more comfortable with being uncomfortable finding my breath, waiting for my calves (or shins) to stop hurting and knowing that I will NOT drink » Read More
February 18th, 2012 at 5:28 pm | No Comments
We ran today in Point Pleasant Park. Early this am when it was still snowing and it was at its slushiest. Not slippery. Just really, really wet. It was funny because at first, we were all a bit tentative about getting our runners wet – then we just kinda got into it and it » Read More
February 18th, 2012 at 5:08 pm | No Comments
I have NEVER been an athlete. Never. The only TEAM I ever played on was water polo in junior high and I played goalie because – are you ready – I’m not a good swimmer. I remember playing softball and someone said I ran like a girl. I’m pretty sure I stopped running. I was » Read More
February 11th, 2012 at 7:26 pm | 2 Comments
Still sore after our Tuesday “hills” experience, my legs started yelling at me on the first hill in Point Pleasant Park today. Anyone else feel the same? Anyway, by the end of the 5k training, felt like I had a second wind. Must have been the downhill grade:-) That said, I’ve been a sloth since » Read More
It’s exciting (and possibly a little scary) to be part of Team Myles. I’m a completely NEW runner (and even newer blogger) who is really keen to be more fit and learn a new way to do it. While running hasn’t been a part of my life – I love the idea of running and I have two dogs – Sophie & Sunday – who fully endorse this new interest! Yay Team Myles. Catherine.