The Upsides To Being Injured
Hi. Are you new here? Allow me to brief you: I am Ali. My daily intention is to write about running. I friggin’ love running. Currently, however, I seem to be slightly injured. I have this hip thing, and this shin thing, and I’ve finally recognized that these “things” are not, in fact, things I […]
Can Vs. Should
I want to race. I want to approach a start line feeling like, as Coach Cane used to put it, a caged animal. I want to gut it out over the course of 3, 13.1 or 26.2 miles. I want to run a marathon in less than four damn hours. I want to give it […]
Thankful Things Thursday: On Good Runs, Grippy Hangers & Gold Medals
I am not thankful for steroid face. Dang it. I’m feeling slightly chipmunky these days. I thought I could get through this round of ‘roids without getting the inevitable “moon face,” but alas, photos taken yesterday reveal a slight, chipmunky change in face shape. But chipmunks are happy creatures, I assume, and I, too, am […]
Change Of Address
Oh you thought you were sick of my sunrise photos before? Well I have a new home, and now I wake up to this: I’m a little bit obsessed. Waking up is fun! So, I moved this weekend. I’m all Cloud Niney today, which is a term used to describe “happiness and also a lack […]
Thankful Things Thursday: Woo!!!!!
Can you handle all the exclamation points? Hello, and Happy Thankful Things Thursday! Sometimes I keep a list during the week of things to be thankful for when the “holiday” rolls around. Other times I just wing it. You can probably tell the difference most weeks. So this week has been one of those weeks […]
I Am Strained But Not Injured
Good morning! I’m giddy today. I know. Giddy, again. And this time I don’t think it’s the steroids getting me all hopped up on life. In fact, I’m tapering down on those things. After two weeks of the most ridiculous mood swings, sleepless nights and a constant fear that Brian was going to leave me […]
Running Is My Drug & I Am Super High
Don’t do drugs. You don’t need them. Just run, and then you’ll be all high and stuff. I flew through this weekend in a slight funk, alternating between wicked fun times (spinning! packing! Home Depot!)… …and dramatic, whiny lows (um, not running — at all). So when I went to bed last night, expecting a […]
Thankful Things Thursday: The Steroids Aren’t Fun Anymore!
I really don’t want to be thankful today. I know, that’s not normal. I freakin’ love being thankful and grateful and being all “yay to the beauty of the world!” But today, I don’t feel normal. I feel like, in the past 24 hours, my body has gone through some sort of Wizard of Oz: […]
Ali On The ‘Roids
On any given day, I have a bit of energy, a lot of enthusiasm and an appetite for both life and chocolate. That’s “any given day.” On “any given day,” I am not on steroids. For the past eight days, however, I have been on the ‘roids, and they’re starting to kick in. Big time. […]
Lessons I Learned From Living Alone
Have I mentioned that I adore alliteration? Work at a peppy teen magazine for longer than about eight seconds and you, too, will find yourself frantically Googling “Adjectives That Start With J” as a deadline looms and catchy headlines are needed. Jovial. Jolly. Joyful. Jazzy. Today I want to talk about living alone. I’ve been […]
