Category Archives: transition

Good Bye October

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

Last day of October.  Before I say good bye, something I need to get off my chest.  I will be frank, it’s my apathy. Saw a sign during my run this morning: Neighborhood Halloween parade at 5:30 pm.  I do not … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 21 Oct 2018

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

Equilibrium is a word that evokes a sense of balance and how I would describe my week. In spite the mid-term election being only 15 days away, and the Washington air buzzing with speculations of possible outcome, I manage time … Continue reading →

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What Is My Priority?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

During my marathon training, I dutifully put in between 20 to 60 miles a week.  Needless to say,  that takes time and energy, lots of them in fact.  And I am usually exhausted as a result. One would think that … Continue reading →

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New Month, A New Beginning

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

  Today is the first day of October and Monday.  Something about starting the month on a Monday makes it feel like a fresh start.  A new beginning.  And I love that feeling. It is a feeling of hope, opportunity, … Continue reading →

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The Feel of Autumn

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

Here in the Mid-Atlantic, Autumn is marked by a spectacular palette of the changing leaf colors.  The shortened daylight adds a vivid touch to the final quarter of the year.   Below is one of my favorite representations. For me the … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Thought?

Posted on September 25, 2018 by

I don’t know, but I am often kept awake by a thought. Upon bedtime, random thoughts bounce around in my head. They start as a thought then another, and another.  Some can  be quite tenacious.  Saying “don’t think about it” … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 23 Sep 2018

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

It has been two weeks of transition from my marathon in Erie, PA to off-season, a time typically marked by gradual healing, reflective soul searching, and occasionally a sense of nullness. I say “typically” because this time I applied my … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 16 Sep 2018

Posted on September 16, 2018 by

A post-marathon week, lots of reflections and contemplation, recovery, as well as waiting for the massive Hurricane Florence to make landfall. My Erie Marathon took place last Sunday.  I finished the race with a time of three hours thirty-five minutes … Continue reading →

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Post-Race Transition

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

Post marathon transition is tricky.  People become lost after being focused for so long on a single target (in my case – 20 weeks).  Day in and day out, what I thought about, planned for, and executed to are all … Continue reading →

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Day 6 week 19 – Carb Loading Time

Posted on September 1, 2018 by

8 mile easy pace, humid & 78 degree. With the Eric marathon just one week away, I am getting into the final preparations for this event.  Carb, short for carbohydrates, loading is one of such final details. The demand of … Continue reading →

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