November 2011
50 posts
“i know the price of success: dedication, hard work & an unremitting devotion...”
– ~ frank lloyd wright
“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but...”
– ― G.K. Chesterton
5 Dreagmill miles...
tonight in lieu of running with my coach because of the torrential downpour that has been happening here since last night. We are even under a flood warning and I live IN THE MOUNTAINS! It was OK… I was feeling rushed - I think having people watching me and wanting to physically throw me off the dreadmill as soon as my 30 min were up will do that to a girl. Luckily, I hit a sweet spot in...
A Pictoral Review of the Holiday Weekend...
First,The Turkey Trot 5K… so proud of my kidlets for their efforts and accomplishments. Little Man finished in 41:05!!
Oh, and they are wearing the shirts we made at the Little Man’s birthday party - superheroes, babahy!
Then, a Thanksgiving feast… I never remember to take pics, but we did have 2 turkeys, 6 side dishes, 4 kids, 13 adults, and 5 pies, and 6 bottles of...
I wanna take the high road...
REALLY, I do… but I just. can’t. make. myself…
ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!
:-)
Instead of shopping...
today, I will run 14 miles. I would love to say how excited I am about this, but I know it is going to be really hard. I will be so thankful I did it when it is over and I will feel empowered and my day will be SO much better because I went out and got better. This run was supposed to happen on Sun, but the weather is going to be awful on Sunday and Jenny (my training partner) can’t run...
BTW, That 5 miles was for ShortMom!! I needed you...
So I didn't die...
like I thought I might… from my 5 miler with my coach. I also didn’t spontaneously fall asleep on the sidewalk mid-stride… which I also thought was a possibility. I DID feel OK while running and not tired at all. AND I AM so, so, so, so, so glad I went out and did my best.
Intervals at the ole track tomorrow and them the baking begins! Be afraid, be very afraid… I will...
Not feeling motivated at all...
for this run tonight. It’s my weekly 5 miler with my coach. Today, I’m just. not. feeling.it. It’s raining, cold, and dark! And I would love to wrap myself in a blanket and just watch a movie instead.
What is wrong with me lately? Could it be the change of season and less daylight? I feel so lazy and lack the motivation that I am accustom to having. I have a marathon coming up...
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Recap since last Thurs...
Went back to my hometown to visit family… particularly my grandpa who is getting sicker by the day. I’m glad I went, even though I am not very fond of the town I grew up in and my family can really, REALLY drive me bonkers. This trip was a success because I didn’t have time to rearrange my workout schedule to accommodate the needs of my crazy family. The break each day was...
Holy Atlanta Traffic, Batman!!
My kids have peed and crapped at every toilet between Asheville and Atlanta so now we are so late that we are hitting major traffic. Wondering if I hang my head out of the window and shout “on your left” if everyone would scoot over a bit and let me blow by…
michaeldoeslife replied to your post: Got a call today…
our hometown does have a lot of challenges. Go do a few laps at the SHS track if you have a chance.. it was a weird experience for me last spring
Seriously! You DO remember me from High School, right?? NEVER shutting up to save my life, remember? I have told you that I ran enough punishment laps around that track for bad conduct...
michaeldoeslife replied to your photo: It came tooooodaaaay! By far, my favorite medal…
aren’t they great shirts and a great medal? And I know that you love they are Auburn colors :)
I’m convinced that blue isn’t dark enough to be an Auburn blue - nope, no way!… hell at this point, as long as it isn’t LSU!
Got a call today...
from my mom to tell me that my Grandpa isn’t doing too well. I was just there to see everybody for a quick overnight a few weeks ago, and I could tell he was not himself. His body is failing him - I never expected that when he was younger, and neither did he. He was a strong man that ran a farm his whole life. He is smart and hard headed, but his body is defying him.
The kids and I are...
tridad:
regainingmymoxy replied to your post: And so it begins until July…
I know you’ve kind of addressed your running but, if you ever care to, how did you get to the pt where your body can handle the stress of these workout sprees - weeks w/ no day off. I know there is the whole cycle of building your fitness level - how did you get to this pt?
A few things. It will be long, so I’m...
Can someone enlighten me on....
the iOS5 upgrade and iCloud. Had to replace my iPhone 4 and want to have easier data transfer. I haven’t been anxious to get the upgrade. I usually wait to see what everybody else thinks about t first, so yall’s opinion would be helpful!
Does it cost anything? I’m on the Apple website and I’m not seeing anything about pricing.
10 miles
on a beautiful, sunny, 65 degree day… though the wind was howling by the end. Caught a couple of headwinds and thought of Rach and Runlong. Finished in 1:44:38 and it was hilly!
SOOOOO happy for all the NYC Marathoners!!!! Yay! You guys DID IT! So inspiring for me… thanks for sharing your experience with us measly Internets - love it and can’t wait for the race reports.
Nooooooo!
Still love my team, but that game sucked a$$! Roll tide.
ROOOOOOOOLL! TIIIIIDE! ROOOOOLL!
:-)
Since it was COLD and windy...
this morning I decided to get out the ole bike trainer and do my 2 hours on it. So, I did and I finished my W2D2 of the 100 Push-up Challenge and stretched… sweet! Then I went outside to fetch the kids from my neighbor and it had started to warm up… the sun was out… the wind was dying down. Now: Beautiful, sunny, and 65 degrees - FAIL! I want to be on my bike on a actual road,...
George Hincapie is leading a group ride from my bike shop on Nov. 20. FREE! I love living here! Not that I have ever shared where I live… Asheville, NC. Now, please don’t become a psycho internet that comes here to chop me to bits.
Holy Mother of Push-Ups!
I am sore… so sore! I am also weak! I stopped doing my gymnastics class because I have a tendency to get injured - a broken toe here, sprained finger there I can handle that stuff. However, last April I BLEW OUT my ankle.
And almost missed the first tri of my season because recovery was a bitch! SOOOOO, lately I have been hesitant to jump back in (so to speak) full force and...
HAAAALLLLLLEEEELLLUUIIIAAAHHH!
Feel free to sing that in vibrato - I want to but I will spare everyone that horror!
MY TUMBLR PAGE IS FIXED!!
Finally got someone in tech that figured it out… it was the java script for my daily mile widget! I haven’t been using it lately anyway, so “goodbye dailymile, hello normal tumblr!”
Maybe now some of Moxy and Rach’s followers (or it seemed like mostly...
Just went all mama bear...
On a jackleg, idiot dad from my son’s school. It wasn’t “the Montessori way”… Disappointing to our Montessori School headmaster, I’m sure. However, I’m done with him and his kid! We have crappy public schools here and I think his kid will fit in just fine with all the other delinquents.
In all seriousness, I know I’m being harsh on the kid - he is...
brooksylite replied to your post: Tumblr Tech Support Sucks!
that’s crazy, I don’t see it either. have you tried to change your theme?
Yep and when I do, none of my post migrate to the new theme - completely blank. This has been going on for a while and poor MichealDoesLife has been my tech support a couple of times. This stinks and I’m afraid I am going to have to delete this blog and...
Tumblr Tech Support Sucks!
So, I have posted several times about my blog missing it’s follow button, dashboard button, etc… It has pretty much always been wrong, but I guess I thought it would fix itself. Lately, I have gotten a bunch of messages from people who want to follow but can’t find the button. After exhausting all mu very limited knowledge, I entered into email communication with Tumblr tech...
Today I am thankful for....
Since Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday, I LOVE this!
westcoastrunner:
Stores like Nordstrom that also embrace being thankful & not pushing Christmas on us BEFORE Thanksgiving!!
Way to go Nordy’s!!! Way to go!!!
“Endurance Athletes are running away from something inside of themselves, and...”
– Lance Armstrong (via plainquietfolk)
OR… they are running straight for “it,” absolutely terrified of catching “it.” But chasing “it” down none the less…
Jonathan Does Life: 100 Pushups Challenge for... →
OK, I’m in!! Maybe this will help me stop my incredibly skillful avoidance of starting a strength training schedule…
jonathandoeslife:
So Smitty was looking for a challenge for the month of November, and since I’ve already set the goal of being able to do 100 pushups without stopping, I selfishly suggested we create our own challenge using the Hundred PushUps program.
Several...
Finally got my iPhone cable...
Halleluiah! The reason I had such a tough day… sugar withdrawals, but they looked so cute and we all had fun!
Captain America was VERY serious about his job! He set up a game for kids to get their candy… he called it “pick a bucket.” Too cute!
