Tag perimenopause
Don’t judge me for admitting this, but this week I was expecting my doctor to call me to confirm a lupus diagnosis and when he didn’t, I was actually disappointed. I really wanted a specific name for what’s been ailing… Continue Reading →
What a thrill it was to hit my highest mileage week in months! It was a week defined by new strength and focus. I was stoked to have run a sub eight minute mile, essentially cutting my time in half… Continue Reading →
Never in a million years did I think there would come a day when I’d be so thrilled to run a 10 minute mile. For most of my running life, a 10 minute pace was reserved for warm-ups and cool… Continue Reading →
The air was crisp and cool, sun shining on my face warming my soul, but the muscles in my legs quivered like Jell-O and I felt as if I had never exercised a day in my life. Instead of focusing… Continue Reading →
New Year’s Resolution. What types of emotions or thoughts does that phrase elicit? Do those words fill you with excitement or dread? Hope or fear? Relief or regret? For me, all of these feelings showed up in the days leading… Continue Reading →
While suffering through yet another long run during the summer of 2021, I had an idea… start writing a blog about what I was experiencing physically and mentally due to peri menopause. Selfishly, it would just be a useful tool in… Continue Reading →