Sometimes it seems as if the whole running world is training for something. A 5K, a 10 miler or even a marathon. When I read running blogs there’s a lot of talk about races run, and races that wíll be run. And then there’s me. I don’t race. I run because I like the peace… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Running musings
‘Having a nice WALK?’
It has happened to me more than once: there I’ll be, arriving at a restaurant looking for a nice cup of coffee after a 10 miler. And the owner will look me up and down and say: ‘Hello, out for a nice WALK?’ That is nót what a girl who has just conquered 10 miles… Continue Reading
Evening runner trapped in the mind of a morning runner
Am I an afternoon/evening runner trapped in the mind of a morning runner? I always run in the early morning, because I don’t trust myself to go later on in the day. Besides, I suppose I want to get running out of the way, so I can check it off my to-do-list. Even though I… Continue Reading
Where do you keep your house key during your runs?
It’s one of those questions you ask yourself as a runner, besides the obvious one of ‘Can I stop running yet?’: ‘Where do I keep my house key?’ Because when you get home from a run, all hot and bothered, you don’t want to find yourself locked out of your home. Luckily most running wear… Continue Reading
Running skirts and ‘a certain age’
This morning it was finally warm enough to wear my little red running skirt to do the school run. I asked my son Ot (12) to take a picture of this happy moment. ‘I would wear some tights too mom,’ he advised me. ‘Why?’ I wanted to know, and I felt a shiver of trepidation…… Continue Reading
The lone blogger
The lone distance runner choses to go it alone, but as a blogger I prefer some company. But lately I’ve been wondering: ‘Does the comment button even work?!’ Getting a comment seems to become even more rare than me going faster than a 5k per hour… So I’m just checking: is there anybody out there… Continue Reading
Houston, we have a problem!
For about a year I’ve been doing the school run running, which means running on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Thursday I ride my bike into town which is about 12 miles. So I have only one rest day, which is Saturday. Sundays I do my long runs. And then one morning, about… Continue Reading
5 benefits of yoga for runners
I’ve been feeling rather annoyed about the advice to do cross-training. I mean, here I am, finally doing something sporty like running and then they go and tell me it’s not enough and I have to do another sporty thing! I mean: yuck! Anyway, lately I’ve been feeling kind of stressed out, and I started… Continue Reading
Runner Zealot
No one’s more zealous then the (fairly) recently converted! Since I discovered all that is good about running, I can’t help but wanting to spread the joy. Sometimes this leads to surprising results! Because recently my youngers sister took up Power Yoga, because, as she explained: ‘If I didn’t I would have to take up… Continue Reading