Sweet and Simple Bakes
Description: I have a passion for living a healthy lifestyle and sharing that passion with others. I like to exchange recipes, talk about running, offer and get exercise tips and motivations. I want to hear about it, talk about it, laugh about it!
127th Boston Marathon. Monday April 17, 2023. The 10 year anniversary of the Boston bombing in 2013. I had to come back for this last run from Hopkinton to Boston. This would be Boston #12 which includs the COVID virtual run of 2020. I wasn't able to run last year, 2022, which broke my streak due to a piriformis issue. That was tough because we came to the city anyway and I ran the 5K. I loved being present with all the energy but come Monday when I stood at the top of Hereford and watched finishers run
It has been a while since my last post. I have been wrestling with piriformis syndrome for a year now. It didn't stop me completely, I wouldn't let it. Although I had to stop running for several weeks then took all summer to ease into a run-walk scenario. Suprisingly, that was very enjoyable. I gradually increased my run time while decreasing walk time over several months and still racked up the miles, sometimes 18 miles for my morning workout. Rember "things take time". When October rolled around, I
The year I didn’t make it to the starting line. An official “DNS”. I did make it to the 5K for the first time since qualifying for Boston in 11 years so that will be my story this year. My left leg started hurting in January 2022 during training. The pain radiated from my butt and sometimes into my calf. Running was not fun and during winter months in New York, it definitely has to be somewhat fun. I was scheduled to run the Houston Marathon, a race which had been on my bucket list for years. Unfortunate
Sweet and Simple Bakes