After another night of not sleeping well, I met Stephen for breakfast before early church services. He worked night shift and our usual meeting place is Jack’s. The coffee is good and they make a smoked sausage breakfast that works wonders in waking me up. This plate of sausage and cheese eggs is my usual …
Posts from: 2017
I only have 1 thing on my list this week. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department. They are my favorite people this week. My subaru and his truck were broken into last night. The sad fact is, we didn’t realize it until around 9am. The reason our doors were not locked is because we never really “went …
We can all agree that running forever on a treadmill can be mentally exhausting. It’s the proverbial hamster-in-the-wheel feeling that makes it more awful than it really has to be. That’s why I love a good Netflix and ‘Mill session. I’m usually wasting a good 15 minutes before my run scrolling through Netflix trying to …
photo credit If you were in town for Memorial Day, I hope you had a chance to visit one of the 5 food trucks. The Food Network was in town filming a segment for their wildly popular show, The Great Food Truck Race. This season, the focus is on the Deep South. They pulled …
I’m slowly building base miles after the week of IT band torture. This was the last week of school and that means some stress miles happened. I still don’t have a hard and fast training plan or race scheduled. Until I get school out of the way, I’m just wallowing along. Tuesday-5 miles Thursday-3 miles …
No favorites today. This is a reflection post on the last day of school and start of summer for us. Just like the first day of teacher training in August, my friends I teach with in Kindergarten met up at City Café for the last day of school breakfast. Whenever we have these days that …
And it smells like bacon. Gifts from friends that are fellow teachers are always on point. Today was the last day with kiddos. They left at lunch and the faculty ate together in blessed silence or adult conversation. The last week of school is usually so stressful, nobody wants to even look at each other …
How’s that for a morning wake-up call? They were slow, but I enjoy slow quiet runs in the morning. On some days, I am worse that that 2 year old. I morph straight into Traumatic 3’s. It’s been almost a whole month without Elvira but now she’s back home. New hood, new grill, new bumper, …
This was a much better week! Last week, I had to deal with some IT band issues and cranky hip. Things seemed to have settled down and I got in a few more miles this week. Each run was slow and easy. I focused on enjoying running and not hard training. Monday-3miles Wednesday-2.5 miles Thursday-2 …
I have been waiting for a Saturday like this to come around. One of those Saturdays when I do not have any plans and can catch up on sleep. It has been a long sad week and sleep has been fleeting. Not only did I not have plans, but we had loud rain storms most …
4 miles. That’s ALL I got this week. I took Monday off to rest up and when I ran Tuesday morning, my IT band seized up bad. It’s been years since I felt this kind of IT pain. I knew from experience to stop running and try to remember all the at-home things my physical …
After seeing all the running posts in social media in the past few weeks due to the Boston Marathon, you’ve decided to dig out some shoes and take up running. GREAT! You throw on some shorts and grab your phone and take off. An hour later, you’re done and you reflect. WOW! Life is going …
It was a pretty good week! I’m still extremely upset that I had to miss the Rock’n’Roll Nashville half marathon. I was in shape for it and I love that city for racing. So now what? I’m meandering around checking out some local races here and there. We are not going out west this summer …
Have I mentioned that today is the Rock’n’Roll Nashville half marathon?? I’m sure I’ve mentioned it somewhere…. Anyway, I’m still in Tuscaloosa. Not Nashville. I was packed and ready and on the way yesterday. I was on 65 north to Nashville. A truck pulling a trailer with construction material swerved over in front of me. …
Got a long trail run in this morning! It feels so good to be back on the dirt, roots, and stones. The race is in 2 weeks and this may be the longest run I get in. 8 miles on my trails is brutal. Monday: 5 miles Tuesday: 5 miles Wednesday: 4 miles Friday: 3 …
Market season is here! Pepper Place market just opened it’s spring season. This market grows every year and this year will be another booming season. With the severe drought in the summer (30+ days without rain), I wasn’t sure how plentiful the spring crops would be. The strawberries and sweet potatoes seemed to be right …
I wish I could pinpoint exactly when things started turning around for me. By that, I mean when it seemed I started getting ducks at least in the same pond, working on getting into rows. Happy ducks. Not many sad ducks, lately. All I know is that my mornings are so much better when I …
Ramping up some miles, lately. I feel some nasty allergy stuff coming on and I just feel worn down this week. It’s a talent. We can’t all do this. Monday-3 miles Tuesday-3 miles Thursday-5 miles Saturday-7 miles Total-18 miles.
This week’s Favorites brought to you by coffee. Also, this week is a list of things I WANT to try. Call this my Friday Future Favorites-I-hope-to-like-because-I’m-buying-them. 1. Death Wish Coffee. It boasts to be the strongest, but with low acidity, and most flavorful cup of joe I’ll ever grace my lips with. I can’t wait …
Today was BRUTAL. I had no snacks in my Subaru. NONE. I was starving since I had to skip lunch and then left my lunch at work. It’s a good thing I have friends who give me pre-packaged bacon for my birthday. I have been noticing the Thursday night events at Tea Town Alabama. Since …