All Signs Point To Rest

By , on April 11th, 2011

Mondays are tough for me when it comes to running. I run long on Saturdays, and generally run with my Team Challenge teammates on Sundays. This can be anywhere from 2-12 miles, depending on where we are in the season. Yesterday I covered 6.5 miles. That brought my weekend mileage to more than 22 miles on foot, (13 of which were done at what I’ll call a ‘race pace’) plus the 7 mile bike ride I just *had* to take last night.

And so, the logical person would stay in bed on a Monday morning after all that. But I felt compelled . . . → Read More: All Signs Point To Rest

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Listen to Your Body

By , on March 30th, 2010

 

Photo by Phil Gilbert.

It seems simple enough: When something doesn’t feel right, don’t do it. If you are hurt or sick the best thing you can do for your body is to take some time to heal properly. I’m not just talking about injuries but with illnesses as well. To illustrate my point, I’ve been “kind of” sick for a couple of weeks now. Nothing earth shattering- just your usual sore throat, congestion and lethargy. I’ve have high points and low points but or the most part I haven’t been 100% for just over . . . → Read More: Listen to Your Body

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Ease Up A Bit, Eh?

By , on December 22nd, 2009

This time of year it’s harder than ever to squeeze in a workout. In addition to it being freezing outside, there’s tons of shopping, baking, and stressing out to be done. Thinking about diet and exercise can be challenging in the middle of December. I tend to beat myself up a bit if I miss a scheduled run or if I snitch too much cookie dough from the mixing bowl. Why do so many people always give the gift of food at Christmas? Between all the cookies, fudge, and chocolate covered peanut brittle-y goodness it’s enough to make a . . . → Read More: Ease Up A Bit, Eh?

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R.E.S.T.

By , on November 2nd, 2009

We all need it. Rest can be easy to overlook when you are busy trying to squeeze workouts in between work, family, chores, and other social obligations. Rest is probably the easiest thing we can do in order to stay healthy- if we can only find the time to slow down and take care of ourselves.

You may have noticed that flu season is upon us. This past week I was completely knocked on my butt with it. It’s frustrating, draining and gross, yet for some reason I had the hardest time allowing myself to slow down and just . . . → Read More: R.E.S.T.

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