I'm watching our older dog, a large lab, begin to lose strength in is back legs. It has been happening for awhile, but all of a sudden it feels as though he declined rapidly. While our little pup is my main running partner, whenever I hit a trail they both get to come along. Just [...]
I often find myself uttering these words as if it somehow gets me off the hook for not actually calling, writing, whatever the action was that I really did think about doing sooner. I suppose that I am looking for the credit for thinking about it. But if life worked that way, if we got [...]
We can achieve far more when we work with someone else to share ideas and to set goals. An accountability partner is a great option.
As our rain returns to our rainforest that has been experiencing a draught (Juneau, Alaska), I find myself wanting to be distance training more than I have had that urge in many months. I find this extremely odd, and something I'm just realizing, but it actually makes sense. I love to be outside. When the [...]
A study covered in this New York Times article involves a small sample size, but shows potentially that running has some benefits to our hearts that swimming lacks - probably because we fight gravity less when swimming. I think the takeaway from this article is another affirmation that cross training is great for us, which [...]
A couple of tips when you have trouble coping with feelings that you are undeserving of something great.
I went running in my Tri shorts this morning and was thinking about how many miles I have been able to put into them - both running and on the bike. I find them great for running in the summer because I can just wear the single layer of fabric (I prefer underwear with my [...]
In her book Dare to Lead, Brene Brown talks about the pitfalls of asking another person to do something. How often have you been at work and you are asked to do something or ask another to do something and they end up doing something totally different than what you had in mind? It can [...]
I was listening to a business podcast suggesting that we block our our time. I have heard of the same concept applied in different ways for the most efficient time management. It can be done in different ways depending on your basic schedule, but the idea is to plan and allot time to certain tasks [...]
Stealing a post from my other blog today. I received my undergraduate degree in economics. It suits my way of being perfectly. I generally try to avoid my own emotions, but I love to figure out how to allocate my time and money in the most efficient way possible. I was thus thrilled to come [...]
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