Finally!  After 3 really crappy workouts last week, I had a good run today.  Not great, but good.  Which is about all I can ask for when it comes to running.  Yesterday's yoga session must have cleansed out all the toxic goo out of my head as well as my muscles.

I should...

We went for a run on Saturday afternoon along the usual route and about a 3/4 of a mile into it I wanted to walk.  I tried to put the urge out of my mind and just keep going - it's only 30 minutes of my life.  There was a serious battle going on in my head the entire time.  "I...

...you get off your bike during a training ride to see if the brakes are rubbing (and that's why it's so hard and you're going so slow) AND THEY'RE NOT.

Ugh.

Backstory:  

• Sunday:  My back goes out and I can't turn my head.
• Monday:  Deadline I can't miss, so no going to the...

I had my "pace car" with me on my run yesterday...my nine-year-old daughter.  She bikes while I try and keep up with her.  Most of the run is me timing a gasp to yell "Bella!" for her to slow down because I can't keep up.  Good times...

I was kind of crabby yesterday, and couldn't...

My new bullwhip was delivered yesterday and I was giving it some inaugural cracks in the backyard.  (Yes, I just glazed over the fact that I have a bullwhip.  More on this in another post, but I can promise you it's not what you think.)  The neighbor came over and asked if it would...