I will toot these folks’ horn for you. When Amy says her godmother is her running inspiration, she’s not kidding. Rhonda and her husband Rich are both les coureur sérieux Rich and his running partner were the first beings to run from Death Valley to the top of 14,494′ Mt. Whitney…. and back. ~300 miles […]

Rainy, drizzley end to the week. Seven miles this morning after staying up past my bedtime celebrating my parents’ anniversary, my mother’s birthday, and my godmother being in town to run the Boston Marathon. She comes yearly and was my inspiration for running and sticking with it. Her husband and brother-in-law celebrated with us as […]

Was on a run tonight after work and ran by this lovely young woman (also in running gear) who gave a quick clap and said “Yeah runner!”. Gave me a spring in my step. That’s the kind of magic I seek. Keep motivating others, Amy

If you are interested, here is the link to my race on May 8th.  http://www.roadtothepogue.com/ I’ve run this before.  It’s a beautiful run through the Marsh-Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park on the wooded carriage trails of Mt. Tom.  You run around a pogue (which is a man-made pond) and there is a bagpiper there in full kit […]

First bike ride of season yesterday with Ben. Started off very windy, ended with really tough, steep hill climb. Ended week with running 8 miles today. Only scheduled to do 7, but I overshot it. No bother. I’ll just flip next week’s long run down to 7 and get on with it. Ran around Lake […]

Nightly ritual on running nights. Two ice packs on my shins to help prevent injury. Glass of wine makes the time go by nicely

Ended week three running a 10k distance in ME. Spent the weekend at Ben’s parent’s house on Sebago Lake. Beautiful sunny, warm. Weather has been beautiful but looks like rain for next week. Nothing exciting to add, other than I got new sneakers which feel good. Breaking them in nicely. Keep the sun shining, Amy

Week two ended with a 5 mile run on Sunday. Have allergies which are filling my nose with copious amounts of crud. Running helped clear things out but I was shooting rockets like every 5 min. It was a bit windy and chilly so my poor littlle nose was irritated. Tips: propel your rocket away […]

3.25 miles.  Had to run inside on the treadmill this morning because torrential rain.  It was hard to run on the treadmill again after running outside for a few weeks now.  I felt more tired and sluggish.  Hoping it won’t be raining too hard tomorrow morning so I can get outside again.  This weekend was glorious; […]

Yesterday marked the first day of spring and the first race of the season. The Shamrock Shuffle 5k. I knocked almost a min off my time from last year. By my watch I finished in 27 min 20 sec. It was a very warm day and the largest crowd the race has had. Ben will […]