Hi everyone! I’ve got HUGE news up here in Alaska! But first, let me start from the beginning. If you read my blog, you’ll know that I’m injured and running hurts my sciatic nerve. I’m taking time off running and hope it will go away while I use my PT exercises to strengthen my hips … More Huge News: I’m Tri-ing Something New!
Hi everyone! If you read my post last Friday, you’ll see that something happened with my butt/hip injury and it’s back again. At first, I thought that maybe it was just a slight flare up and it would go away on its own if I stayed away from running and skiing, so I took the … More Starting Back at Square One
Hi everyone! It’s finally Friday, and time for the Friday Five Linkup with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia! I’m not the happiest person this week, mostly because I re-aggrivated my stupid injury by doing too much in my strength training workout on Monday night. Just when I thought I was getting better too. Since I’ve been … More Friday Five: Favorite Activities for Injured Runners
Hi everyone! I had such an awesome weekend, most of which only happened because I stopped overthinking everything and just let myself have fun! Do you ever feel like you’re overthinking every thing that you do? If you read my post about #recoveringrunnerproblems, you’ll remember that one of my struggles post-injury is overthinking everything – … More When You Stop Overthinking
Hi everyone! I feel like 2016 has been such a whirlwind already – I flew back to Alaska, got really sick, planned my goals, and tried out some new gear. But let’s get serious here and talk about what really matters: I’m running again! Like a normal person! Recovering from an injury is the strangest … More #recoveringrunnerproblems
Hi everyone! As you are all probably well aware by now, I recently had a hip injury (if you missed the beginning of this saga, go here and then read almost every other blog post after that for the rest of the story!). I’ve had a few mini-injuries here and there over the past 3.5 … More Physical Therapy 101
Hi everyone! Huge news on the blog today! Since last Monday, I’ve actually made a ton of progress with my December goals – mainly, my goal to run 10 miles in December. I’m currently at 4.2 miles! Yes, the return to running is officially happening! Here’s how it all went down this week: After running … More My Return To Running!
Hi everyone! I’m still recovering from my weekend of sugar and carbs over here, is anyone else feeling the same? And sadly, I’m still recovering from my running injury (missed the details? Check out this post to get caught up!). Although I’m meeting with my PT tomorrow and I’m hoping for good news – especially … More Things You Shouldn’t Say to an Injured Runner
Hi everyone! I want to thank all of my visitors from the blog hop on Monday – I have never had that many comments on a post! I’m really looking forward to following all of your blogs too. It was a really nice distraction for me, because as you learned in this post, things have … More Add Me To The Injured Runners Club.
Hi everyone! So I’ve got a little bit of an issue right now. Well, maybe more than a bit of an issue. You may have noticed little hints of this in my posts over the last month, but now it deserves its own post. Because as much as I hate to admit it, I think I’m … More Why I’m Not Running This Week (And Maybe Next Week Too)
Mom in the Mtns 