Keeping It All In Balance
Most of us runners would rather run than do anything else. I for one am addicted to the endorphins, sometimes to my own detriment. I am trying to come back from plantar fasciitis and I really need to stay on top of my physical therapy and strength training.
It’s tough to fit it all in sometimes. The thing that I usually skip is the weights. It’s just not my favorite thing. I struggle to include strength training in my routine, even though I know it’s good for me. Heck, I am a personal trainer and I design programs for people every day. I know what I should be doing!
I am also the mother of two teenagers. They can be pretty demanding with wanting clean clothes, lunch money and rides to the mall. The positive thing is they are more computer savy than I am. In fact we had one of our son’s friends connect us to wireless.
In spite of it all, I sometimes have a hard time getting things done. With all the snow days it’s been tough getting back into a routine.
Long story short…It’s a new quarter at school. Everyone is back on track. I have been working on a project for my business that’s pretty exciting. I was able to crank out a bunch of work on an today in a fairly short period of time without the usual interuptions. I even had time to go to the gym and lift weights!
Now, I am headed back to my project before I am bombarded with teens…..
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
