Fun Run #2

Today’s Workout Stats:
Route: Beacon St. to Newton Centre
Mileage: 7
Time: 64:01
Best Song: “The Underdog” by Spoon
Today’s weather was crappy. Today’s run was great. We ran a very simple route through the neighborhoods of Newton (Lower Falls, Waban, and Newton Centre) – dodging icesnowbanks and cars the whole way. The drivers were all quite kind so early [...]

Also …

… Santa brought me iTunes. Here are some songs I downloaded for my phenomenal running mix . Full list to come – it’s up to 75 songs now …
Saint Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)
John Parr
Love Song (Live)
Sara Bareilles
The Underdog
Spoon
Life Is a Highway
Tom Cochrane
How Far We’ve Come
Matchbox 2j0
I Won’t Back Down
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Bouncing Around [...]

Slacking

No, not on the running – just the blogging!
I have taken a respite from the constant documentation – I’m sure your monitors have been quite lonesome without daily reports of my most inspirational hip hop compilations and just. how. sweaty my hair got – to spend a little time with the fam, eat a few [...]

Fun Run #1

YESTERDAY’S WORKOUT STATS:
Route: Team Run – Washington to Heartbreak and Back
Mileage: 6
Time: 52:01
Best Song: “Standing Outside the Fire” by Dad Garth Brooks
‘Twas the day of the McChristmas Party and all through the streets,
This McRunner went jogging, and her team she did meet.
With one coach in her car and another on the streets,
They encouraged with “good [...]

Holy Hills

TODAY’S WORKOUT STATS:
Start time: 6:00 – SIX AM!
Route: Summit Ave.
Hills: 3x up, 1x down
So my very first hills run was pretty easy in that there were only three uphills to complete, but quite taxing in that the first began minutes before sunrise and hours before typical Kerry-rise.
I like to sleep in – sue me.
I’ve always [...]

Kerry’s Running Must-Haves

There’s more that goes into my weekly runs than meets the eye. I’ve become rather adept at applying all of the accoutrement that ensure a smooth run. It’s merely a quick fastening of the watch, stuffing of the tissue (get your minds out of the gutter), popping of the ear buds, and adjusting of the [...]

And You Thought I Was Kidding

Behold, the post-run icicle hair:

And for you, a close-up:

TODAY’S WORKOUT STATS:
Route: Up to White Mountain (and no, I didn’t stop for fro yo), down to Auburndale Square & Back
Mileage: 10
Time: 1:40:01
Best Song: “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey

Dissociation and Me

So, Linda sent me this article. It’s all about tricking your mind into ignoring the excruciating pain and debilitating fatigue associated with marathon running.
There are tricks runners use, like counting steps, visualizing the finish line, and even writing mental letters to loved ones, that help them forget what they’re doing, so much so that they [...]

These Boots Were Made for Running (Toward)

YESTERDAY’S WORKOUT STATS:
2 miles – treadmill
2 miles – elliptical
2 miles – bike
Best Song: More Money, More Problems by Puff Daddy P.Diddy
Can we make it to 1000 hits today? I’m only 61 away. Come on, people! Take one for the team – tell your friends. This might be as exciting as the day the Blue Poo [...]

Very Merry Kerry

YESTERDAY’S WORKOUT STATS:
•    wrap, ribbon, repeat
•    write, address, stamp
•    surf, shop, select
•    beat, bake, bite
•    and other such holiday cardio
What to do on a night off?
When I leave work at 5pm and night has already blanketed the greater-Boston area like a suffocating garbage bag, I feel like I could head right home and hibernate. But [...]