Archive for April, 2009
The Week in Review
Saturday, April 25, 2009
This was not the greatest of weeks for me. I missed the 10 x mile workout. I had tried to put it off by a day for several reasons and then the night before the workout, I went to bed but forgot to take a shot of Lantus and left my insulin [...]
How neurotic are you?
Sunday, April 19, 2009
I can be pretty neurotic at times - start with a little bit ADD, a touch of OCD, throw in a dash of worry-wartism, and mix it up with bipolar tendencies and you pull a “Missy” out of the oven! My husband says it’s a runners’ trait. Maybe. Or maybe, for those of [...]
People are funny
Thursday, April 16, 2009
I’m out running this afternoon and one of my neighbors on the other side of the lake is pulling into his road. The mailboxes are right there on the right as he pulls in. It’s a beautiful day out, sunny and 62 degrees. He pulls in and does a 180, pulls back [...]
A little bit of back trouble
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
My lower back flared up a little bit on Monday. It’s not bad, but I don’t want it to be worse. I don’t want it to be a nagging problem for weeks on end either. So, no five mile time trial for me this week. Next week is supposed to be an [...]
A unique long run this week
Sunday, April 5, 2009
This week’s long run was a little different. I ran escort/pace for the leader in the Umstead 100 Mile Endurance Run. Leaders can have pacers after they’ve run 50 miles. I’ve run in Umstead Forest before and I’ve also run the 50 mile run at the Umstead 100 before, so I know [...]