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Author: Marathoner in training

I try to be a runner. It's not easy for me like it seems for some of the runners I read about. I have to work hard to keep focused. I decided to run a marathon to ring in 40 years this November. I am writing this blog to document my marathon training. I’m married, work full time and am the mother of an almost 6 year old. I’m busy, tired and happy. I live in Dearborn Heights, MI.

Showing up for myself-Day 1

Sooo, it's a learning curve right? Find an activity that you enjoy and go all out. CHECK! Running 🙂 Schedule time everyday for your activity. CHECK! Early morning otherwise I won't do it.Have a back up plan. Hmmm...I think I messed up here today. I didn't wake up early enough and then my day just … Continue reading Showing up for myself-Day 1 →

Marathoner in training Uncategorized Leave a comment August 10, 2020 2 Minutes

Busy Life…

Last night just as I was falling asleep in bed, we heard a loud crash downstairs. This was about 10 minutes after I finished cleaning up after my dog who threw up chocolate on my bedroom carpet (where in the hell did she get chocolate??!!). We went downstairs and saw that the glass on the … Continue reading Busy Life… →

Marathoner in training Uncategorized Leave a comment August 9, 2020 3 Minutes

Covid and running

I haven't run in over a week. My family bought a new house and began our preparations to move. My days have consisted of new house paperwork, old house paperwork, work, cleaning, painting, packing, moving items, selling items, etc, etc. My routine is non existent and I long to get it back. I'm just too … Continue reading Covid and running →

Marathoner in training Uncategorized Leave a comment July 25, 2020 3 Minutes

Focus on 1 thing…

I was listening to a great podcast about lessons you would tell your younger self and one of the ideas sparked a realization for me. (It's a really great podcast and will get you reflecting. Here's the link if you'd like to listen: Here. If you don't have Apple podcasts you can search Leading Yourself … Continue reading Focus on 1 thing… →

Marathoner in training Uncategorized Leave a comment July 5, 2020 3 Minutes

Running in the heat!

It’s so extra hard to run with any extra “heat”. I say it that way because you can have different types of “heat”. There’s high temperature heat or intense sun (afternoon) heat or high humidity heat. All of these types can make your run tougher than normal. Today we had high temperature and high humidity … Continue reading Running in the heat! →

Marathoner in training Uncategorized Leave a comment June 27, 2020 2 Minutes

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