For a long time, I had babies on the brain. I was either pregnant or nursing (sometimes both) for nine amazing years! I kept up my fitness during that time with long walks with a baby in a sling, a jogger or a backpack carrier, and bike rides with a baby seat on the back. Now that my youngest is four (sob, how did that happen, time flies etc. etc.), I’ve kicked it up a notch.
Me and my preschooler after a hike at Irvine Ranch. She must have wanted to revisit the womb or the baby sling!
Instead of babies on the brain, I have marathon on my mind. The thing is, though, I have far fewer friends who want to swap running tips than wanted to commiserate over diaper duty and sleepless nights. Even my husband tires of me talking about how much I love the cycle/sculpt class at the Y. How much? THIS MUCH! (In all fairness to my husband, he listens very patiently but only barely suppresses his here-she-goes-again laugh. It’s not easy being the spouse of a triathlete).
Enter: this blog. Here I can ramble on to my heart’s content about running, biking, swimming, fitness and nutrition. Even better, I can hear from others who share the same passion! Hit me with what’s on your mind!
P.S. The title of this post is a not-so-subtle homage to Haruki Murakami and his fantastic memoir What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.
Do you have a race coming up? Does it consume not only your training time but also your mind space? Leave a comment and share your passion!
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I ALWAYS think about running again! , Ive run 8 marathons, including Boston 6 times, & can’t wait for my next one! Right now I’m partially disabled from a 2006 car accident & survivor of a Traumatic Brain Injury. Who cares, I STILL work out every day as if there’s no tomorrow & I have a marathon over the weekend if all goes well!
I’ve made fitness & nutrition my new favorite hobby, so let’s keep in touch!
Best always,
Paul
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Paul, good luck on your marathon! That’s very impressive that you’re fighting back from injury like that. I hope you’ll stop back and let me know how your race went!
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I’m just trying to figure out this WordPress site & get my blogs going before the new year! Any tips?
By the way, I’m not yet trying to jog yet, so I can’t run my next marathon at this time. I could walk one, but haven’t signed up for anything. Find me quicker for now at:
pgjr99@gmail.com or Cell: 978-793-3739 (texting ok)
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Thank you!
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Hey Angela! Great site you have here! Marathon! YEAH!!!!!! I’ll be running my first in November at IMAZ… (I know, I know, I’m insane). It’s daunting at the moment, but I’m hoping that by just putting one foot in front of the other I’ll get there! Adding you to my reader now 🙂
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Oh my goodness, Rose. When I am struggling at some point in the marathon, and I know that point will come, I will think of the challenge you’ve taken on and mine will pale by comparison! I look forward to following your training and racing.
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I always think about running. And that’s impressive since I haven’t been able to run since April….
When is your marathon? Good luck with training!! So far I have not yet felt called to go the distance 😉
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Hi Geli. I’m sorry you haven’t been able to get back to running yet! When I get nervous about the marathon, I remind myself that I’m more afraid of getting injured and not being able to race than of running the marathon itself! I’m doing the Santa Barbara International Marathon in November. 93 days of training to go!
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I love finding you back on the blogosphere! Yay!
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