A river runs through it
So last week, Boxing Day to be exact, I went through a run… through the river! Garmin says so, must be true 😀 See you in the New Year!
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Running
hills, speed, lsd
Like a rag doll
I went for a mid, work-day run yesterday. It was windy. Like really windy. Every which way I turned, I was being whipped around like a rag doll in the hands of a giddy three year old. It was cold. Not Calgary blizzard cold, but below zero B.C. cold, which for us is cold. Like really cold. My toes felt like they were going to break off. My fingers were purple and swollen – even with gloves. My chin was numb. But the sun was shining and I was running. Brrrrrr!!! YESTERDAY’S RUN: 11:30 a.m. BG before: 6.5 Temp. basal: none Carbs: mini rice cake with peanut butter and 1 DEX Time: 33:20 Distance: 6.10 km Average pace: 5:30 min/km 12:45 p.m. BG after: 6.4 And I plan to do it all over again tomorrow 😀
All she needed were pom-poms
The other day I ran past a little girl, about two or three, who was skipping alongside her mom. “She’s running!” the girl announced. “Why is she running?” “Because she’s good at it,” said her mom. I looked back at the girl, with my rosy, wind slapped cheeks, and gave her a huge smile before picking up my pace and continuing on my way. About 10 or 15 minutes later, on one of my turnarounds, I heard that carefree, joyous voice calling again. This time, the girl was pumping her legs fast on the swings with her mom pumping beside her. “Look! She’s still running,” she said, giving her mom a play-by-play worthy of the Olympics. Again, I smiled, before focusing in on my form and picking up my pace. Another 15 minutes passed, and I was on my final leg of the run, I was growing sluggish, I could
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Woman • Warrior • Princess
Not running for about month didn’t kill me physically, but it did mentally. Following my half marathon I took a break, an extended break. I hadn’t planned on it, but my lovely Brooks Ghost 5s were DEAD, and the replacement New Balance sneakers I had in waiting (that I won a few months ago) were a major disappointment. Just one run in them and my feet were aching for days. It took until last week to find the perfect shoe: Saucony Ride 6. These sneakers were smooth and cushiony, they hugged my curves and arches, they didn’t have any irritating, obtrusive, protruding cushions or pads that I could feel. The moment they were slipped on to my size 8.5s, it was as though I was the running version of Cinderella! But these shoes, they were no boring, clear, glass slipper, oh no, these gals, they’ve got glow-in-the-dark pizzazz all over
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Channeling Eminem
Guess who’s back… Back again… Princess’ back, tell a friend… Guess who’s back, guess who’s back, guess who’s back… TODAY’S RUN: 8:30 a.m. BG before: 8.2 Temp. basal: none Carbs: none Time: 27:59 Distance: 5 km Average pace: 5:36 min/km 9:30 a.m. BG after: 5.0
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