I’m going to run a marathon! I did not believe I could ever get to this point, but I’ve done my last long run, and I’m tapering just like theContinue readingGetting to “Go”
Runners
You know I am training for a marathon. I’m not near the level of Boston, the Mecca of Marathons, but I could imagine someday being. My dad ran Boston aContinue readingRunners
Winter Preview – and Panic
Building right onto my last post, may I say that I am thrilled and slightly intimidated by the amount of exciting, terrific, and difficult repertoire I have coming up inContinue readingWinter Preview – and Panic
Thanks for the Runners
I got out for a Thanksgiving run this morning. It was a late run, because I had to make a cake and a veggie side dish first, so by theContinue readingThanks for the Runners
Practicing in the Water
Before Zoe was born I was a triathlete. Love me some multi-sport summer fun. I was never especially competitive or fast, but I loved having an excuse to get outsideContinue readingPracticing in the Water
Learning by Struggling
We are driving back home to Indiana. The Breckenridge Music Festival has been a great experience for me – a five week experiment in being totally out of my comfortContinue readingLearning by Struggling
Perceived Effort
This spring, I have been running by Perceived Effort. My sports watch died last fall, and I haven’t gotten around to a new one. Also, from our new house, IContinue readingPerceived Effort
The Power of Metaphor – or Metaphors of Power
When I was in great shape – like last year, and the year before, and the year before that, I loved the feeling of strength that running gave me. FindingContinue readingThe Power of Metaphor – or Metaphors of Power
I’m Back
It’s been a rough few weeks. For no good reason, really – I’ve just been feeling left-over as the season comes to an end, and a little tired of theContinue readingI’m Back
Why Can’t I Write?
Why can’t I write? I can’t seem to have any ideas or focus this month. I have impulses for ideas, as I am sitting in the orchestra or driving, andContinue readingWhy Can’t I Write?