Have an injury? Get in the pool!

Today was my second swim. I must say, if I stay off the leg for a few days and just swim, it will really help heal it. If you are dealing with an injury, either from training or maybe a chronic pain of some kind, I highly encourage you to find a pool. Plus, if you...

Jump in! The water's great!

I joined a gym recently, to give me something else to do besides running. Especially with my achilles being tender and sore, it’s important that I cross train.One of the great things about this gym is they have a pool! Yes, a wonderful, big, clean heated pool....

Have a good run

Nothing was more applicable this morning than that somewhat trite saying, “Have a good run.” We say it alot, we runners, to each other, just like people say, ” Have a nice day” but sometimes it just rolls off the tongue without a lot of...

At this moment, I feel ($)&%)(W*%W) !

Part of my intensive initial and ongoing training as a yoga teacher was a great deal of self-exploration. I can’t say I always agreed with the techniques used but I do believe that collectively, they shaped my yoga teaching in a positive way because through them...

Back to the old routine

I was up a bit late last night so I decided to sleep in today. I really needed it and as I left work, I was looking forward to running as I used to—after work— as opposed to my new schedule of running in the mornings.It was great to see some of the evening...

The Sum of the parts makes up the Whole

I started this morning and I felt awful. My leg felt a little tight but that wasn’t it. My whole body felt heavy and slow. So, I started to add things up in my head: a really tough week at work; a really big cheeseburger for lunch yesterday ( I was craving...