I originally started this blog to help get me back on track after a series of life changes that led me to decide running and focusing on my health needed to be my top priority. In the last 3+ years this blog has given me more opportunities than I could have imagined. It got … Continue reading
Hopes & Expectations
In less than a week I go back to my Orthopedic doc, my awesome pink cast comes off, and if everything has gone right, I will be back in the boot, and walking. I’m scared to say that out loud. Really scared. Every 4 weeks since April, I’ve gone into clinic and every time I’ve … Continue reading
Wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’… And being a little scared
Almost 2 weeks ago I got my ridiculously pink cast put on, and while I’ve learned nothing in this recovery is a given, I’m in the home stretch of being non-weight bearing. I’ve been impressed, actually, by how I’ve handled this piece of my journey. Other than it making life just a bit more difficult, … Continue reading
What I’m Loving This Month: July 2016
This has been a month of weird setbacks, disappointment, and getting my head out of my a$$. For those who follow me on social media, you may know that I had a pretty bad fall a few weeks ago that, it turns out, broke some of the new bone growth in my foot. After definitely … Continue reading
Underestimating Recovery
In the age of the Internet, there’s probably very little that happens in our lives that doesn’t get Googled, documented in social media, and who hasn’t planned an entire meal or party off of Pinterest? So when got home from the ER after I broke my foot, one of the first things I did was … Continue reading
Book Review: Run the World
This summer has been a bit different than I had expected, since I should have been weight bearing before Memorial Day (which was 5 weeks ago if you’re counting). So I’ve been spending a ton of time on my couch, laying by the pool, and sitting on my balcony, which can get fairly boring. So … Continue reading
What I’m Loving This Month: June 2016 – Celebrating Progress
Three months ago tonight, I found myself hobbling to a cab in a ball gown and pair of Yves Saint Laurent platform pumps uttering the words: I think I broke my foot. A few hours later, it was confirmed, I was in increasing amounts of pain, and figured I’d be off my foot for a … Continue reading
FOMO
As much as I remember cursing the mornings where I slept a little too late, and headed out the door for a double digit run in 80 degree heat, I can’t help but wake up and have my heart broken. Every morning with bright sunshine coming up over Lake Michigan my heart longs to be … Continue reading
Planning for Success: A Few of my Tips
I am spending part of my Sunday planning out my week so that I can stay focused on a goal I’ve set for the summer. How am I planning? Writing. It. Down. My best chance of success is to go old fashioned: writing out my goals and my plans for the week. This means writing … Continue reading
How to celebrate National Running Day if you can’t run
As a runner, National Running Day is one of my favorite made up holidays. This year, I know I’m not alone when I want to shut down social media on June 1st because this year, I can’t run. What’s a runner to do? Volunteer Serve water, beer or post-run snacks at your local running club. … Continue reading
