Going easy is hard. I blame America. Or some big part of the culture. As I set out on this past weekend’s marathon training run, which was prescribed plainly by the reputable coaches who wrote my program (Brad Hudson and Matt Fitzgerald), as an 8-mile easy pace run, I noticed that I had a hard … More Easy Runs Take Discipline
7:30am, 60 degrees, sprinkles, and calm Lake Washington. Tony Zanol sported the Au Naturel swim cap and Karen O’Connor kept the conversation going. OWS stands for open-water swim, and I usually do the first one of the season in late May or but it’s taken until late June this year. Thanks to Tony and Karen … More First OWS of the Summer
Okay, new idea. Stay with me… I’ve been a sporadic blogger. That stems partly from my innate lack of discipline, but also from the struggle I’ve had about the voice and the through-line of the content for this blog. I’ve wanted to write about fitness-related topics to convey and interpret information, to educate, to motivate. … More Kicking Off the Chronicles of Summer 2014
What feelings do you associate with letting go of a goal? relief clarity motivation excitement This isn’t a trick question. A woman I started working with recently set a goal to run the Rock and Roll Half Marathon. She’d done half marathons before, but hadn’t been running or exercising much recently. So that was great–I’m … More
With Boston marathon thoughts spurring me on, I just completed my Monday long run. This one was 12 miles, with the last 30 minutes being at a sustainably hard effort. It was a great day to run–about 55 degrees (better/cooler than Boston!), somewhat overcast, but with dabs and sprinklings of sun. My Route: I live … More Today’s Run with Boston on My Mind
I used to fear running hills. But I live in central Seattle, which means you can’t go anywhere further than half a mile–usually a lot less– without having to deal with a hill either going out or coming back. When I got to a hill, I’d be totally overwhelmed. I actually thought my heart might … More Hills, Surrender and Determination
I just opened Facebook to see the top post in my feed from a friend in Memphis saying that the St Jude Marathon in Memphis is canceled due to bad weather. My heart sank. The St Jude marathon is the race I did last year and had such a profound experience with my Dad showing … More The Flip Side of Disappointment
I had a fantastic session with a new client last week. We met in her style-y living room where I taught her exercises, and we ran through them. After the workout, we were panting and shaking, her dog barking at the antics. She was really excited. A week before, when we first met, she’d told … More A Few Misconceptions DeBusked!
I broke a rib in early October and launched a (so-far) 6-week living meditation on the gifts of injury. I have colleagues, students and clients who deal with injuries, so I hear about them almost daily. I check in with someone who has plantar fasciitis threatening, or a flared up IT band, or a pulled … More Gifts of Injury
I just talked to a friend who ran her second 5K this past weekend. She told me all about the race. How she had gone out a little too hard with bursts of speed to get ahead of strollers and runners with dogs. And how she took on a brutal hill in the second mile … More Your Brain Has No Idea What Your Body Can Do
