Grandma Runs!

Category: Exercise

  • This Aging Body

    I am damn near 60. I hear myself saying these words in my head pretty regularly, especially when I see girls in cute outfits at school and wonder if I could wear them! I am damn near 60. I will be 59 in January, and just cannot believe that I am close to retirement age.…

  • Dear Mom:

    I finally get it! It’s taken some time, and I know you’ve been gone over three years now, but I can finally say I understand some of your quirky habits that we often teased you about. I guess life just has a way of teaching us those lessons, no matter how hard we fight back.…

  • Outrunning Family History, Part 3…A Little Update

    I feel like I have spent my summer dealing with health issues, but I have to step back and remember that I also completed my certification in Interior Design, finished my continuing education for real estate, took a fantastic trip with my husband, and had fun with family and friends. Teachers return to school in…

  • Summer Check-In

    Summer Check-In

    Summer seems to go quicker with each passing year. I always have all of these lofty goals, and then suddenly it is time to prepare for the upcoming school year. So what have I accomplished? I began Weight Watchers on April 5 after weighing in at the same weight I was when I was nine…

  • What a Week!

    The week started out great! Last Saturday I ran a 5k, and had my first good run in a long, long time. I managed to maintain a 9:27 pace, which hasn’t happened since pre-covid. That pace enabled me to place second in my age group. I was thrilled! My friend, Jennifer, was not able to…

  • Upper Middle Age?

    Upper Middle Age?

    I don’t really know what to call myself these days. If I were middle-aged, I would have to live to be 112, and I don’t really want to do that. I don’t feel like a senior citizen, although in most realms I definitely qualify (and if it gets me a discount, I will gladly admit…

  • The Journey Continues

    The Journey Continues

    I have been attempting to share my experiences with getting back in decent shape since January. I began increasing my mileage in running in an effort to run the Indy 500 Mini Marathon next weekend, and have tried various ways to lose the extra 20 pounds I had gained over the past two or so…

  • One Month In…

    It’s only been a little over a month since I last blogged, which is not bad when compared to the last couple of years. I like to feel that I have something to share when I write, and often I just don’t. This year I am documenting my journey back to running. While it might…

  • 2023. New Year, New Me?

    It’s a new year, which means we will constantly hear “new year, new you,” and we will be inundated with diet commercials and all the ways we can meet those resolutions. The gyms are packed; people are determined to look great by summer. And then it becomes difficult. Slowly the gym becomes less crowded and…

  • Celebrating 10 Years

    I cannot believe it’s been so many months since I last added to my blog. One would think that with our kids grown and on their own, life would slow down, but it just seems to get busier. Today we are having our first virtual school day, so I am home trying to stay warm,…