Category: Running
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My boobs stole my joy of running. Each step created a bouncing motion – first an upward bounce then a downward thump. And the left and right thumps were not always in sync. Sports Bra Review
My boobs stole my joy of running Soutien-gorge de sport / Sports bra. Break that one down and translate it… Seriously, is this necessary I’ve often wondered if all young girls hated adolescence, as much as I did. I didn’t welcome the transition, I was happy just like I was. I got my boobs in 1982 For me, I…
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Running Balls to the Wall & the Big 50K DNF (did not finish).
This post is dedicated to all of you who live balls to the wall. In the event you find yourself unable to go balls to the wall – be gentle with yourself, then get back up – and smash that wall with smart training. Smart training is the new balls to the wall. Balls to the wall – Over…
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What Came First – the Knee Pain or the Under Training? J’aime courir. Mais mon genou me fait mal tous les jours. To Run Through The Woods…
My husband is the artist of the family. He doesn’t practice, nor make time for his talent. It’s just something he occasionally does. His talent comes from his mother who got her talent from her father. Our eldest daughter and granddaughter have this same talent. I’m incredibly impressed and proud of his (their) talent. Meanwhile, I run and…
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Part 1 of 2. Où es-tu Suz? visite au québec et un retour à la réalité. Visiting Quebec and returning to reality.
Meanwhile, dans ma tête, la vie continue et mes rêves aussi – When we last spoke, I was preparing for our trip to Quebec, awaiting the birth of my third grandchild and attempting to unpause from an eight month self imposed work furlough (although I substitute taught with the local school – AND wow teachers…
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16 juin 2018. Feliz cumpleaños! LET GO. Living Alive. Where you go and what you do, may only make sense to you. To Dream – Rêver…
Rappelez-vous quand – Remember the time, we just LET GO. In a few weeks we will set out to just LET GO, we have no plans – just a northern destination. We are excited at what will be. We will however, plan to bring sunscreen and bug spray. Otherwise, we plan to LET GO. Even…
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24 mai 2018. A Moroccan tajine finds a new home in KY. RUNNING with JOY. Keeping the half marathon under 2 hours. BIGGEST medal on earth! GEIST Half Marathon Review.
Warning: I use the word JOY a lot in this post. As it perfectly describes my friends and my weekend run. The gift of the tajine – I watched as my two friends (one lives in Morocco and one lives in Paris) prepared our noon meal in my Kentucky kitchen in MY new tajine, hand…
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5 mai 2018. New Dots Emerging – Le Tri / To Sort. Learning To RUN Like No One Is Looking. Struggling With Old PRs.
Is that not the perfect picture? Bonjour mes amies. Comment allez vous! Moi, ça va très bien. Il fait chaud aujourd’hui ici et je cours finalement dans au soleil. J’aime le soleil. Je aussi aime dire les mots en français commes – tous les jours et finalement. Le temps passe trop vite! L’annee derniere en France:…
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Mot de la semaine or Word of the week: Attendre / To wait. And waiting for God’s next move.
Waiting on God’s next move – We are all so simple, all so small – if only we could comprehend Your magnitude. Attendre / to wait – The French verb that means to wait for or to await. It is one of those false friends as it does not mean to attend – but looks…
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20 janvier 2018. Dans ma tête, je suis! Mais, dans le miroir… In my head, I am! But, in the mirror… AND a good example from across the pond.
Dans Ma tête Dans ma tête: I’m BRISK, I’m active, I’m fast, and energetic. I’m young, I’m limber, I’m awake. Dans ma tête – I’m all these things. In the mirror: I’m slow, I’m idle, I’m listless, and tired. I’m old, I’m stiff, I’m always falling asleep. In the mirror – I’m all these things.…
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Leaving this space to fill another. Dots on a line. And moving forward with new French themes.
Bonjour! C’est un nouveau mois et je commence un nouveau chapitre de ma vie! Leaving this space – My life thus far has been broken up into segments of time I call – dots; little pockets of places and time on a line. Each dot or space of time on the line is a significant point in my…
Suz Learns @ Behind the Postcard 