Wearing Heels and Dresses Again

Some of you may not know it, but not to long ago I was pretty fat.  I have lost fifty pounds since I started my “journey to fitness”.  It didn’t happen quickly, I worked out, ate less and the pounds came off slowly.  So far this has been the most successful weight loss I have [...]

Little Turtle’s 5K Debut – Chuy’s 5K Race Report

Race morning, I woke my little guy up and the first thing he said was that his stomach hurt.   I think it was nerves.  So I told him we would eat some breakfast and then see how he felt.  After breakfast he said he was feeling better, and still wanted to run.       He [...]

Taking a Few Days Off

As much as I hate to I am taking a few days off.  I ran seven miles on Monday and the first two were painful and slow.  I finally got to the point where I could ignore the pain a bit  and move a little faster.  But I never got up the speed I have [...]

Running Slow and Running as a Family

All my runs this week have been pretty slow.  Everytime I speed up I feel a pain in my left adductor muscle.  I am thankful that I have still been able to run.  My mileage was also way down, only 15 miles.  That is the lowest it has been in a long time, but I [...]