Before this first-ever half marathon, I had run the distance (or slightly more) a few times. But I had never felt that I had conquered those last 4 miles. They always seemed to take a lot of mental effort to complete, mostly because my legs would be giving out. Over half of these longer training [...]
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Shamrock Shuffle 10K Run with Heart Palpitations
If you had asked me that morning what my biggest concern about the race was, it would have been whether or not to attempt to run with bare feet. Having recently run as far as 9 miles without any kind of footwear, and loved it, I knew I still had to consider Idaho back country roads. [...]
How Over 50 Mostly Barefoot Woman Balances Reality with Celebratory Race Schedule
My reality can only be defined as “what is going here and now in any given moment.” Anything else is “history”, often a matter of selective memory; or “the future”, which is a blur of potential. Reality is what I AM doing by making it a priority now. Other than the fact that I have [...]
Hot Chocolate 5K Below Freezing Run Brings Out the Best in Me
Running a race in subzero (Celsius) temperatures is harder than going out for a training run at the same temperatures. It is because of the waiting around for the race to start. For a training run, I am either running right out of the door, or traveling somewhere in a warm car and running [...]
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