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CROSS-COUNTRY RACES ARE FOR..... by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Well...cross-country races certainly aren't for people like me. I almost taste a little vomit in the back of my throat when I hear people shout "I love CC! It's my favo ... Read on »
CHICKAMAUGA POST-RACE REPORT by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running When I set this half marathon as a "goal" race some 3 months ago, I did not anticipate taking 7 weeks off to be a lazy bum. So, as the day grew near and RC kept tel ... Read on »
CHICKAMAUGA PRE-RACE REVIEW by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running The Chickamauga Battlefield half marathon is on Saturday...I've run it before so I shouldn't be worried, right? Wrong. The last time I just "ran" it...no real goal ... Read on »
GRASSHOPPER PROBATION by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I'm not really sure what "probation" entails, but as of today's suck- tastic race, I am officially in "Grasshopper Probationary Status." I'm going to gues ... Read on »
KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE - A NON-RUNNING PERSPECTIVE by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running The last few months have been leading up to the biggest event I think I've ever volunteered for...EVER. It all started because of a denim shirt and a couple of cold Sweetwate ... Read on »
OK...SO MAYBE I'M NOT A PERFECT GRASSHOPPER? by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running You probably wouldn't know this, but for quite some time I've been struggling with this running thing. I try to blame it on...oh I don't know...every-excuse-known-to-man...I ... Read on »
IS BEING A RUNNER IS MAKING ME AN INTROVERT? by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running During college we'd take all those stupid personality tests and I'd always rise victoriously as an EXTROVERT. Once I was through with college, entering the workforce, some st ... Read on »
TROY'S WORDS OF WISDOM by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running "Maybe you're just sick of talking about running?" Wow... a few words... a small question... can make so much sense... Less talk. More run. My new motto going ... Read on »
PUMP UP THE VOLUME by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I think I've posted about this before...somewhere...it may have even been my last post but I'm entirely too lazy (yeah right) to go check on it. So, here's the skinny. I NEE ... Read on »
THE RESULTS ARE IN.... by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running And while I did PR (again..), I did not meet my goal of 22:59. Ultimately, I'd love to blame it all on Team POD, the fact that I was sick for 4 days prior, the fact that I sp ... Read on »
THE RACE THAT ALMOST WASN'T.... by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I am usually a little nervous about races. Sometimes (see previous post) I don't even get nervous about the running part. Friday's race (Feed the Bears 5k to benefit the Me ... Read on »
JIM HERRIN 5K by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I went into this run....well...for a couple of reasons, knowing that I'd get a PR. 1. I PR'ed just two days prior on a training run...duh. 2. I knew the course was flat fl ... Read on »
WHO DOES THAT? by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Last night I attempted my 4th (and wishing it was my final) TEMPO run. For you non-runners still following my blog, a tempo run consists of a short mile warm-up, followed by ... Read on »
WOODSTOCK/ANNISTON 5K by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Friday evening Troy and I traveled to Anniston, Alabama in hopes of securing a coveted Woodstock Bobblehead award...okay, so my real goal was just to run the 5k...in a respect ... Read on »
TEMPO RECAP by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Well, I made it through the run...most of it anyway. I don't know if it was lack of sleep (see previous post), dehydration, or just general laziness but about a mile into my ... Read on »
I'LL DO ANYTHING by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running For running that is....up at 3:30 this morning...maybe anxious about my 5:30 tempo run with RC? I shouldn't be since according to his latest review of my Garmin data I have b ... Read on »
SOLO RUNNING by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running For anyone that knows me, you know how much I don't like to be alone. Not in co-dependent-I-can't-think-for-myself way, but more in a I-like-people-and-being-around-people wa ... Read on »
A LITTLE BLOGGING LOVE by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Yep...that's what I'm giving you...a little love...in the form of two posts in one week! And this one won't even be about running. For the record, if one more person tells m ... Read on »
TO MY PERSONALITY...WITH LOVE.... by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Dear Type A Personality, You and me...we've got big problems. Yeah, I know you had a serious case of separation anxiety a few minutes ago when I ran 4 miles and refused to l ... Read on »
So here I am....working (or tryi ... by Amy T. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Running So here I am....working (or trying to work on) Phase III (or is it IV?) of this Team POD training. And for some reason I am just helplessly unmotivated. It's like my brain s ... Read on »