Hamstring Helloween

If “hamstring helloween” sounds dramatic, it is. If it sounds too dramatic, you obviously haven’t experienced the trauma of being an injured runner. The incredible lightness of having a pain-free hamstring was short-lived. Now I am back in the abyss of wondering if it will ever @$(%*&^ be better.

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Spooky Runfessions

It’s the last Friday of October, and I’ve got some spooky runfessions to share. Join me at the runfessional over at  Marcia’s Healthy Slice to cleanse our souls soles and get a fresh start for November.

You also may be joining the Fit Five Friday Link-Up with DarleneMichelle, Renée, Jenn, and Zenaida.

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The Tour De Mount Vernon

My favorite road race is the Parkway Classic, which is a point-to-point course down the GW Parkway from Mount Vernon into Old Town, so when I heard about the Tour De Mount Vernon, I couldn’t resist the chance to ride my bike along a similar route.


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The Incredible Lightness Of Being Pain Free

Don’t get me wrong, I’m still in the process of rehabbing my hamstring, but after a set-back scare a week ago, it was thrilling to leap-frog ahead on the road to recovery this week. I even experienced the incredible lightness of being pain-free from time to time.

View from Thursday’s run

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A Week Of Milestones

  • Some weeks are uneventful, and others have all the things. Last week was a week of milestones, starting with our 35th wedding anniversary!

Anniversary kiss + ride

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