Posted by: Katie on: October 3, 2011
I love history, it is my favorite. In researching for posts I learned a little history about the distance of a marathon. Everyone (or most people) has heard the story about the legendary runner from Marathon, Greece to Athens, Greece who announced the defeat of the Persian army then promptly dropped dead (he didn’t have [...]
Posted by: Katie on: October 2, 2011
Once you have committed to run a marathon, and you have selected which marathon you are going to run. There is a date on the calendar that is set in the future that you are about to organize your whole life around, and look forward to. When I committed to run a marathon last December, [...]
Posted by: Katie on: October 2, 2011
Running is a healthy way to deal with emotions. Running is therapy for free. It is hard to stay angry, to feel hurt, to stay stressed when you are running. There is actually a science to it. The brain releases endorphins during exercise. These endorphins are responsible for what runners call the “runner’s high.” Running [...]
Posted by: Katie on: September 27, 2011
Notice I didn’t say to lose weight. I thought that would be the case, but nope. I do feel healthy though. I have gone from huffing and puffing through a run/walk 1 mile to easily running through 7 miles and beyond. My last long run on Saturday in Lake Chelan felt so great! I really [...]
Posted by: Katie on: September 25, 2011
In June we were preparing for a move across the country. I knew I would be spending hours in my van with kid movie after kid movie playing. I decided to find some podcasts that I could play so that I would not have to listen to the Veggie Tales theme song over and over [...]
Posted by: Katie on: September 24, 2011
Even with the internet I love a good magazine. There are some great and inspiring stories in Runner’s World. These stories inspire me to move on and keep pushing for my ultimate goal. Runners magazines are full of stories of struggle and triumph. I can usually identify on some level with these stories and they [...]
Posted by: Katie on: September 23, 2011
Who doesn’t like new shoes? One of the first things you learn when you start researching training for a marathon is that shoes are absolutely important. The right shoes can change everything for a runner. The wrong shoes can cause incredible pain and discomfort. Also, these shoes have a shelf life of about 500 miles. [...]
Posted by: Katie on: September 21, 2011
I have to admit I’ve never actually written a bucket list, but if I did running a marathon would absolutely be on it. Maybe I should just write a list so I can check it off after October 9th. It is safe to say that most people will not run a marathon in their life, [...]
Posted by: Katie on: September 20, 2011
I usually like to run the same trail for my long and short runs. I like it because it is long , flat and straight. I can run as far or as short as I need to. It also has just the right amount of traffic to feel safe but not have people on top [...]
Posted by: Katie on: September 19, 2011
It is a title that I never thought I would get to wear. But now I feel very comfortable calling myself a runner. It is a title I wear with pride. The first time I told someone I am a runner was recently when I got my hair cut. It came out so easily and [...]
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