A thousand days sounds like a long time. A thousand days IS a long time. A thousand days works out to almost 33 months--just 95 days short of three years. And, while I have started my personal project of commenting on political social media posts that I take issue with, as I said I was… Continue reading 1000 Days
Since I'm on this running streak, and I've survived almost a whole Midwest winter of running every day, I thought I'd put together a list of some things that have been most helpful to me. 1. Don't give in to the allure of hibernation I know--curling up all cozy under a blanket is my favorite… Continue reading Tips for Winter Running in Iowa
In the last few weeks someone asked if I'd been doing any races since I'm running every day now, and my answer was "no". In truth, I'd been a little scared to do a race. Most of the races I've done in recent memory have been 5k or longer, and I was afraid that only… Continue reading Better, Faster, Stronger
I hit a couple of milestones this week with my run streak. First, today was my coldest run yet since I started the streak. When I got back inside after my run, my AccuWeather app said that the temperature was 9ºF outside and that it felt like 7ºF. It was chilly, for sure--one of those… Continue reading Milestones, schmilestones…
Today was day 151 of my running streak. It's mostly been reflexive now for a while. I make my daily plans and it's just assumed that I'm going to run each day, and I've gotten into a pretty good routine. First, I take the dog out (usually for at least a mile walk--sometimes a little… Continue reading Commitment…
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