It’s been over a month since I set my first two goals in getting back to me. Have I nailed them? No. Have I made progress? Definitely!
It’s been over a month since I set my first two goals in getting back to me. Have I nailed them? No. Have I made progress? Definitely!
Nikki Mueller is a Portland-area runner that Run Oregon is trying to recruit to join our motley crew. An experienced runner and certified Baby Boot Camp instructor, Mueller has two young boys (one of whom is apparently marrying my daughter). I met her a decade ago at a group run and since then we’ve both gotten married, had two kids, and experienced ups and downs in our running. If you love her writing, be sure…
You’ve all heard it said about weight loss, “The last 10 pounds is the hardest.” But, what about the first 10? I’d say getting started is the hardest part. Almost everyone talks about needing to lose weight, but how many get to a point where they are ready – really ready – to do the hard work to get started and stay with it? Let’s face it. Losing weight is hard.
I’m afraid of dogs. I know, it’s not cool to be afraid of dogs, but I can’t help it. I have been afraid of them since my first encounter with a dog when I was quite young. Regularly I am told that I need to “just get over it.” Or, “If you spent time with my dog, that would change.” But mostly, people just get really upset with me because I don’t react positively towards their dog.…
Recently I was talking with someone about my lack of cooking skills. I don’t really dislike cooking; nor am I that bad at at; it’s just the amount of time it takes to prep, cook, and clean up compared with the time you spend enjoying the meal seems off balance to me. But I have a husband who sometimes doesn’t get home until 6:30p and I have two kids who are in bed by 8p…
I quit. I’m done. It only took 20 minutes today, four laps around a small pond in my neighborhood, to decide this. I’m fat. I’m old, and if “you’re only as old as you think you are” then I am falling apart. The “knee armpit” on my left side is achy and my right hip is giving me stabbing grief. I can’t keep up like this.
This post was written by Natalie Smith. Feel free to Submit a Guest Post in the “Contact Us” tab if you are wanting to write a preview or recap your running experiences as well! The views in this post do not necessarily reflect those of Run Oregon. One lady’s journey to and from running and maybe back again someday… All runners have heard it at least once before: “don’t over train or you’ll get hurt.” I know I…
I’ve been taking my running more seriously the last two years. I have goals to run consistently several times a week so that I can improve my pace and build up mileage. Over the course of the last 9 months I have completed more races alone than I have in my entire life. As I have dedicated more of my life to the sport I have become increasingly aware that taking up running in my early thirties…
This column was initially posted on our old website by previous blogger, Anne Milligan. We miss her, but her infectious personality carries on. We wanted to re-post this here on the Run Oregon blog. When I was in high school, I was a spritely, little thing that easily stayed at my minimum healthy weight despite proclaiming to anyone who would listen that running was only for people fleeing from jaguars or other large predators. I kept…
Running is a sport of numbers. Almost every sport has their stats nerds, but most runners keep track of their progress through various numbers. Pace, overall mileage, goals, personal bests, etc. The majority of runners I know keep track of these numbers through apps, mileage log websites, or even physical journals. These records let us know where we are, where we have been, and where we want to be. The problem with this is that…
