SHE WHO RUNS WITH TREES
Instant Reward
There are days I wonder why I work so hard at the things in life I love and find important to me. Collapsing into bed at night knowing I put in the work that day no matter what it was for means it was a day well lived. I think that's why I like running up hills and...
Enough Already.
We always think of the coming year with what we need to do more of, get better at, etc. Aren't we just telling ourselves we didn't do life well enough this year? We weren't successful enough this year? Think about what you did this past year. You ran, you lifted heavy...
Off Season is HERE
What are you doing in your off-season from running? Do you take an off-season due to weather or holidays or just because you need a break? If you run straight through month after month, what does your cross training look like? It's no secret I live "up north". ...
Heavy Lifting
For the past 2 years I've done a lot of heavy lifting and none of it has involved actual heavy physical weight from a barbell. I miss the barbell and plan to find a way to get back to it in 2020. However, when I was still lifting heavy I learned a lot about myself...
One Rule
It's no surprise the LHRL group has exploded in popularity and we've gained huge numbers of followers. Geez, we are awesome! Some people participate multiple times a day in the Facebook group, some never do; some people run, some lift, some only do one, some are on...
Magic in Misery
Dean Karnazes, ultra marathon runner and author of Ultramarathon Man said "There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner." It really doesn't matter what type of miles you run, there is magic and there is misery. Road miles, trail miles, fast miles, slow miles, miles...
Sleep
I've been kinda quiet lately but I've been on a personal journey the past few months. Lots of things have happened and lots of things have changed. I started hormone replacement therapy for menopause March 1st and that's when my quality of life started to climb out...
Lifting and Support
Last night I had just crawled into bed after 4 hours of non stop hustle after work to sell our old Bayliner boat and watch it go down the road when my cell phone text message dinged. Normally, I have it on Do Not Disturb by 9 pm and it was 9:30 but I looked at it...
Epic or Average?
I'm an average person and I do average things. This mostly irritates the crap out of me because I feel like I'm meant to do great things in life and struggle to dig my way out of the average hole I'm in. It's a battle to do epic things when you're tethered to a job,...
Ingrained Beliefs
I've been on a quest (cue Shrek music) to ditch a lot of old beliefs about myself. Often as humans, once we get to age 40 and over, we've been through a bit in life, learned a lot from our mistakes, and settled into some ingrained ways of thinking. How much of what...