Hey Gang! Let me begin by saying how grateful I am to have this group during these somewhat disorienting times. As runners, we all “get” each other in ways others may not, and it’s so awesome to be surrounded by such a supportive crew. Virtual ‘race’ results: This Sunday Carolyn Steele-Gray mapped out […]
Hi Everyone! Something I’ve been thinking about this past week is Perfectionism and it’s opposite, Being Messy. As kids we’re usually open to being messy because it’s fun and that’s how we learn. But as we get older and are given expectations and rules, we begin to learn how to achieve ‘success’ by not […]
What I’ve been thinking about this week is the concept of trying things out for yourself. Trusting yourself. What you see written down or what other people are telling you might not always be what works best for you. Sometimes you can only really learn and become wise by trying things out for yourself. […]
Hey Guys! What I’ve been thinking about this week is teammates. I like that term. Running buddy is another good one, but teammate gives me more the sense of people working together to pull each other up. And that’s what I’ve been seeing and feeling. I know a number of you guys have paired up […]
Hey Guys! Hope everyone had a great Family Day long weekend. This Family Day weekend got me to thinking about “fun” and what we do for “fun”. My kids’ idea of fun is to ski downhills fast, preferably over various obstacles. My idea of fun is to ski along flat surfaces, propelled by my […]
Hi Everyone! No longer format email today. I’ll just update us all with results from the Donna Half Marathon in Jacksonville Florida this weekend where a crew from LES showed up in force! I won’t rhyme out all time results – some of us were using this as a fun long training run, […]
Hey Gang! I thought I would just launch in by mentioning how cool it is that women are having a “moment” right now in running and it feels so great to be a part of it. At first I thought it was just Canadian women and then I thought it was Masters women, but […]
Hey Gang! I don’t have a ton of deep thoughts this week – but just some key takeaways from a book I just finished: Good to Go by Christie Aschwanden. It’s a scientific take on recovery methods and fads. What I liked is that Christie is an ex-elite endurance athlete who is now in […]
Hey Everyone! I guess real winter weather was bound to arrive at some point. So bundle up and here we go! What I was thinking about this week: a new take on the mind/body connection. I was doing a tempo workout with some ladiess last weekend. The workout was 30-35 minutes. A few […]
Hey Guys! Since I promised some thoughts on this platform, I thought I’d share a take-away from a book I just finished: The Passion Paradox by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. They’re the guys who wrote Peak Performance which I know some in this group have read. This one is about how Passion can […]