Tag Archives: running
Skinned knees sting like a mother
I fell off a treadmill a few days ago. Fortunately it was located in my basement and not in public space. But still. It was embarrassing. Dark, ugly scratches beginning to scab over now trouble both my knees. What happened? I’d stretched to one side to adjust the music on my left arm’s miniature Ipod …
Reflection on the run
I was running when I heard steps behind me. Moving a little bit to the right, I glanced quickly over my shoulder. A woman pushed a double jogger stroller in one hand and guided an energetic golden retriever in the other. She passed me brightly. “Morning!” she smiled. “Hi.” I panted in response as I watched her move …
snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
If you read the title of my post and immediately began humming Julie Andrews‘ My Favorite Things, then we have that in common. If you didn’t, add The Sound of Music to your Netflix queue without delay. It’s Friday, I left work early, and before picking up the boys, I ran four miles in the rain. …
Healing dreams and needles
Does washing dishes hurt your feelings? You know what I’m talking about. Sometimes I don’t want to eat anything because then it means I’ll have to clean up. This morning I placed my toast on a napkin to preserve a clean plate. I just threw my hat in the ring to win the HGTV 2012 …
13 miles and 13 years of friendship
For the past few months, I’ve been meeting a close friend to run on the weekend. She-who-shall-remain-nameless (unless she’s reading and would like to give a shout out here) has been an inspiration to me this running season. She and I go way back in our friendship, and yet our running history is young and …
My life’s seven greatest wonders so far
In my relatively short (ahem) lifetime, I have had the privilege to witness extraordinary things. When asked to reflect upon seven of the greatest wonders I have personally experienced, two immediately came to mind: the birth of boy child # 1 and the birth of boy child # 2. The first time I gave birth …
Uh oh…visitors
I ran three miles today and it was way harder and slower than they should have been. What the hell? A very telling and embarrassing physiological symptom of how I’m doing. Still, I did run. Mid-day. Max was napping and we’d all spent the morning at a park, including the dog. It feels like juggling …
Exposed
Last night I had a dream where I was in a room filled with mysterious women of all ages and sizes listening to an instructor tell us to do some sort of free flowing interpretive dance. Women moved rhythmically and effortlessly around the room. This kind of class is Not.My.Thing. One of my coworkers takes …
