A not-so-easy 10, and how not to be hit by a car

December 19, 2010.Reading time 8 minutes.

The nerdy boyfriend and I had one plan for today: get up around 8:30 or 9 a.m., run an easy 10, take a steamy shower, drink hot cocoa and make chocolate chip pancakes. Then curl up and have a West Wing-athon, hopefully finishing season 5 (finally) and maybe dabbling in season 6. We have accomplished […]

Running in the winter

December 15, 2010.Reading time 6 minutes.

…or, why people look at me like I’m nuts. I was listening to the weather forecast as I was changing into a singlet and shorts at the gym this morning, preparing for a grueling legs workout (I’ll go into that later), and hearing the weatherman talk about “lake effect snow” and wind chill, the former […]

Minimalism and goal-setting

December 12, 2010.Reading time 5 minutes.

“I could write a blog. I have thoughts.” In case no one has guessed yet, I’m (half) watching Julie & Julia on Netflix instant-queue. I find it really sad that the real Julie Powell cheated on her “sainted” husband sometime after the timeline of the film. Anyway. Today was rainy and disgusting out. We porbably […]

Welcome to my running blog!

December 11, 2010.Reading time 10 minutes.

Hello there! I’m CJ, a writer, runner and blogging fanatic. I’m not certain what I’ll be doing with this blog yet, but I’m sure it will include at least some of the following: *Race reports *Training goals *Training victories *Training flubs (aka ‘whoopsies,’ ‘owies,’ and ‘MOTHERF#&$ERS’) *Motivational stories *Whines and rants *Running related links …and […]