Happy Picnic Season
Happy picnic season! Grab your blankets, baskets full of goodies and get out there to soak up that spring sunshine! I actually dared to wear shorts on a run a few days ago to try and get a little sun on my white legs. I ran at home so my thankfully my friends were spared from temporary blindness.
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to write up a run club newsletter and we have a few exciting updates…
Confessions of a Lazy Runner
Plantar fasciitis. Also known as that dumb achy pain on the bottom of your foot or heel people commonly feel first thing in the morning after getting up from bed. Caused by many different things from tight calves to wearing the wrong shoes, it’s a common overuse injury in runners and affects over 3 million people per year. As a nurse, I know a thing or two about medical conditions, so when I started feeling that achy heel and foot pain, I figured it was PF….aka pffft….
Time’s fun When You’re Having Flies…
Well, I asked for it…hot summer weather is upon us. One of our horses created her own sprinkler yesterday splashing around in her trough and broke the float. I walked out to turn it off and a smell of “rain drops” hitting the warm, dry dirt made me (almost) look forward to cooler temps and wet weather. It’s August….
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Are You There Summer? It’s Us, California…Bring on the hundred-degree heat North County is known for! Hot wind, dry air and pavement that melts under your shoes. I’m ready for it! My fingers are cold typing this as I look out the window at a dreary, overcast sky with sixty-degree temps, in June…
Your smartwatch is lying to you.Garmins, Apple watches, Fitbits, I-Phones, Electronic scales…all of them are culprits. My watch told me the other day that my performance level was at a negative 4. This was at the start of a 15-mile training run we CRUSHED. While I know it’s ok to start a run tired, it was hard to shake…. |
Running For Life
Do you know what I have been LIVING for lately? There is a tiny little widget on my watch that shows me what time the sun rises and sets each day. Every day since mid-December I’ve been watching that tiny little ray of sunshine add minutes of daylight to the time each evening and it makes me so happy! Today the sun set at 5:13pm but…
The Gift of Running
I’m not sure which is worse…cold, dark and 28 degrees, or sweating it out in 110 degrees in the middle of summer. I love running but even I can admit that it can be miserable under perfect conditions, let alone running in weather that makes your face hurt. The last few workouts I’ve done have been a STRUGGLE! Despite my best efforts in trying to talk myself….
Teamwork Makes the DREAM Work
Do you remember how to play kickball? I don’t remember playing as a kid, but I was also painfully shy in grade school and preferred to keep my head stuck in a book rather than risk embarrassing myself in a team sport or being picked last…again. I ran AWAY from the ball, not towards them….
Learning to Run the Curves
Back in January as I was scrolling through my Instagram page, I came across my horoscope for the new year. Now keep in mind that while I’m not a big believer in fortune telling…
Everyone’s marathon is a little different.
When I worked as a nurse in Critical Care, I would frequently take care of patients after having major abdominal surgery. One of the most critical parts of their healing, and often the most painful, was for them to get out of bed and go for a walk.
Thankful, grateful, blessed.
It’s Thanksgiving and a wonderful time to share our gratitude! I am thankful to run with a group of kind, dedicated and hardworking individuals that constantly show up not only for themselves, but for each other.
Happy Fall Y’All!
PSA: Running is hard!!
TRC Team discount
Views from running shoes
Wanted: “Slow” runners!
Life is short… buy the shoes!
It’s not COVID… It’s Spring Fever!
Plan B: Destination Race!
That sounds like a terrible idea!…… What time?
Anyone want to run a marathon with us?? There are a crazy few of us that have already signed up for Mountains to Beach Marathon (deferred from last year of course) …