Answers and Updates

My last post got a few questions. I thought I would take a minute and provide the answers:

Jade Lady asked what made me decide to try yoga and what kind I'm doing.

I decided to try yoga for a few reasons:

I am not very good at stretching and I thought it might help.

POM has had some great success with racing after some yoga.

I tried some videos years ago and I liked it, but I never knew if I was doing it right, so I thought if I was in front of a teacher who would correct me, it couldn't hurt.

The class I'm taking is Prem Yoga. It's similar to Kripalu Yoga.

Debbie's doctor wants her to do some yoga, but she is worried about embarrassing herself. I say just do it. You'll feel so good at the end of the class! And, you'll be more bendy!

Charlie asked if I felt that biking was a good compliment to the running program.

I really do think it's a good compliment to running. It's so much easier when you're in shape and you're not worn out right off the bat. I have a bike trainer, so my biking has been done in the comfort of my living room after the kids go to sleep.

On a side note, between my treadmill running and my indoor biking, I promise I am not agoraphobic. Sometimes, you have to do whatever it takes to get those workouts in.


May was another record mileage month for me with 145.28 miles. I continue to feel good and I'm looking forward to getting official training underway next week.

My run today put me just over 500 miles for the year.



I was especially happy about reaching the milestone on June 2nd. My goal for the year was 100 miles per month. In February, due to a hectic work schedule and the flu, I logged 16.13 miles for the entire month. Even so, I seem to be just two days off of my original goal.

Vacation Plan

I am excited about our upcoming summer vacation. The second week of marathon training I will be in Ormond-by-the-Sea. We are renting a condo about a mile from where I lived from the time I was 12 until I was almost 17 when my family moved to Orlando. My plan?

Early morning runs on the beach.

Eat well. With a full kitchen, and a grocery store less than a mile a way, what's stopping me?

Relax.

Read a book. Maybe one that Running Geezer recommended.

Not work.

Did I mention, relax?