Theresa E.

#TwitterRoadRace

I was running down the road. It was just me and my dog to the average observer, but I knew there were other runners there. I could see them race ahead of me at the start as they have done in races past. I could hear their encouraging words and us laughing at the silliness of running through the mucky mess the streets had become overnight. I even ran through a water stop no one could see but me —...

Theresa E.

Remember how we were talking about NO EXCUSES??

Please proceed to leave your excuses in the comments. Go out and take a half-hour, brisk walk. (Note: 10 minutes is acceptable if you’re pressed for time. Anything is better than nothing.) You’re welcome. Come back and do it again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day…you get the idea ...

Theresa E.

I don’t need motivation. I need NO EXCUSES.

The Biggest Loser is 100% right this season with NO EXCUSES. I started telling myself that to get running last year in February, and then I continued telling myself that to get out the door three times a week to train for my first 5K. My version is “There’s always an excuse when you need one.” And even to this day almost a year later, I fall victim to my excuses. It happened yesterday. I...

Theresa E.

New Year, New You? Not for me.

We’re down to the final days. 2011 is coming to a close. Honestly, there will always be those goals to be more financially stable, eat healthier, exercise more, etc. so I don’t really have any desire to get into the details of all of that. But here are some specific goals I’ve come up with for 2012: 1. Run Streak — OK, kind of. In 2011, I ran 137 miles (so far…). The goal will...

Theresa E.

Week 3 #RWRunStreak

It’s broken My streak is dead. Here’s my mileage so far this week: Is a sinus infection a good enough reason? I’ve been sick for the last week and not just feeling a little icky. I’ve been pretty miserable. And one day, I went to let the dogs outside which I barely had energy for and found BEAUTIFUL 40 degree, sunny weather. I almost cried because I wanted to go so bad and just...

Theresa E.

Week 2 #RWRunStreak

Week 2 is gone already?? I must say, running every day so far has me feeling better. It’s not a lot. A mile. It takes me a maximum of 15 minutes from the time I start getting ready to the time I get back and start relaxing again to run my mile each day. But I got up and did something for the day. I don’t feel like a bum! There are a lot of days I want to just lay around and feel like a bum (OK...

Theresa E.

Week 1 #RWRunStreak and Holiday Challenge

I made it – Week 1 DONE! It was pretty easy actually, but week 1 of anything is almost always easy. It’s the whole carrying it through an entire month and potentially beyond that that’s difficult. I started this streak as part of the Runner’s World Run Streak Challenge. The goal is to run a minimum of a mile a day, every day, from Thanksgiving to the New Year. I started my streak...