As anticipated, I have been anticipating the crimson wave this week, and I missed both early morning runs due to feeling fatigued all week. I managed to rally and complete a 30-minute Pilates workout, and I also did a final thirty-minute outdoor run on Friday before the race. This may have been for the best, ... read more >
It’s the last week before race week, and I realized that I may be surfing the crimson wave either the day of the race or the day before. For all those who haven’t seen the movie Clueless, starring Alicia Silverstone, the crimson wave refers to menstruation, or “women’s troubles” as they are referred to in the film. ... read more >
Last year, our book club read a book written by Terry McMillan, which felt like catching up with an old girlfriend because I haven’t read a Terry McMillan book in years! Yes, the author of Disappearing Acts, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the classic Waiting to Exhale is still writing and still writing ... read more >
The big news this week is that I achieved my goal of jogging for two minutes and walking for one minute. There were a few times during the run when I thought the app had stopped because it seemed to be at least twenty minutes. I am improving somewhat with my endurance because I have ... read more >
When I train for a race, one of my strategies is to run a bit longer than the actual race distance, allowing me to build more endurance. I am running about a tenth of a mile longer than the actual 10K, which isn’t much, but considering that when I started the long runs, I couldn’t ... read more >
“Why did I sign up for the 10K when I haven’t run a race in nearly fifteen years? Why didn’t I just do the 5K?” I grumbled to myself. I got the answer when I started my long run, and Aretha Franklin’s unmistakable voice began to blast over my headphones. People, let me tell ... read more >
When I worked at the Sports Club/LA here in San Francisco, the NBA teams would come to our gym to work out, do their shoot-arounds, and train. I found it fascinating that the teams would come in to lift weights on game day. Wouldn’t they want to stay fresh and avoid fatigue? Why were they ... read more >
I’ve been in the proverbial wilderness for about ten years, with the last four being the pits. As I emerge from the wilderness season of my life, I am stacking wins to build momentum. I have not set a physically challenging goal in a long time, and I am not interested in any weight loss ... read more >
I am a member of a book club for Black women, and it was my turn to choose a book. I decided on a second-chance romance, "When I Think of You" by Myah Ariel. My sister read the book, and I read the dedication, instantly knowing that this book was going to resonate with me in more ... read more >
Sitting in my history classes throughout the years, I would contemptuously wonder how the Germans allowed the NAZI party to unleash its evil agenda upon their country. How could citizens of a civilized nation vote for a madman like Adolph Hitler to lead them? Why didn’t anyone do anything to stop him? Several years ago, ... read more >
