I accidentally kicked a squirrel last week. It happened on my morning jog. I thought I had cleared the little guy as he and his friends sprinted out from the bottom of a birch tree. But my big old foot made contact with his chubby body and I think he flew a bit. I looked [...]
Tag: Exercise
The cold never bothered me anyway
Yesterday, I skated to the music of church bells on a beautiful rink I had all to myself for nearly an hour. A biting North wind may have had something to do with my rink time serenity, but, during the south-facing strides, with the wind at my back, it was practically balmy. I grinned like [...]
Ten tips for enjoying boot camp after 50
Four mornings a week I jump out of bed just before 5 a.m., lunge across the room to turn off my alarm, brush my teeth, slap contacts in my eyes, yank on my workout clothes and head to boot camp. About halfway there I begin to wake up. I'm a 50-year old boot camper and [...]
Five ways to survive an unplanned trip to the hotel gym
On a rainy Thursday morning in San Diego, I and a roomful of fellow conference goers tucked in our wicking gear and trudged to a place no recreational athlete wants to go – the hotel gym. I tried not to think about the view I would have enjoyed had the weather been more accommodating – [...]
Chasing unicorns during the happiest 5K on the planet
Our seven-year old niece/cousin Erin, whose singular devotion to the unicorn has led to her wearing the same pink and purple Halloween costume each year since 2007, would have loved the Color Run, billed the happiest 5K on the planet. Erin's favorite magical creature played a prominent role in the run happy jog, which asks [...]