Reminder: Life Is Not Bad & I Am OK
Last night after work, I dragged myself to a yoga class at my gym. I debated whether or not to get all yogafied (evil red squiggly line, stop trying to tell me that’s not a word, because it is) for a good 30 minutes. Getting there was a struggle. I kept picturing myself on my […]
Thankful Things Thursday: I Refuse To Be Injured
Happy Thursday to you. I’ve been slacking on the blogging front a bit lately because sometimes life just gets in the way. Yesterday, for example, I decided it was more important to lay in a hotel bed for an extra hour rather than writing. Ali On The Do Not Care To Blog. But I’m back […]
Things I Love
I have never been a big Valentine’s Day person. (No, I did not just Google “Does Valentine’s Day have an apostrophe?”) Sure I can get on board with some Hallmark cards, chocolate and cheesy celebrations, why not? But every year when V-Day rolls around I tend to wear a pair of socks with hearts on […]
I Promise To Take Better Care Of My Body
Last weekend, my running buddy Megan wrote a blog post about how she was being all crazy and reckless and stuff. The gist? She ran 16 miles without much breakfast, spent plenty of time throughout the weekend drinking and didn’t get enough sleep. I remember reading her post and being like, “Dang, Megan, you’re crazy. […]
One Year Ago
On a Friday morning exactly one year ago, I woke up with tiny little butterflies in my stomach. Not real ones, because that would be weird. But I had that nervous-anxious-excited energy going on. I remember going for a 3-mile run along the East River, and I remember seeing a particularly fantastic sunrise. I returned […]
Thankful Things Thursday: I Am Dizzy But I Am Happy
Good morning! I missed you yesterday. I was home sick from work, and in true Ali fashion I hardly used my sick day to actually rest. Sometimes I’m so dumb. Instead of laying down and eating grilled cheese sandwiches (my favorite sick day food), I made a gigantic To Do list and tackled it while […]
Eugene Marathon: Game On
It happened. I committed. Yesterday I finally registered for the Eugene Marathon. If you’ve been tuning in for more than a day, you know that the Eugene Marathon has been on my brain since about five hours after I crossed the finish line at the Hamptons Marathon back in September. I finished that race — […]
Random Thoughts Friday: My Feet Are Shrinking & Coach Cane Has A Cute Kid
I don’t have any big life lessons to share today. My brain isn’t clogged with wisdom (though really, is it ever?) and my thoughts aren’t too profound. But as always, I’ll divulge a bit of what’s on my mind, because there’s always a little something happening in my super-tired-today brain. First up, today is a […]
The Things I’m Doing To Become A Better, Stronger, Faster Runner
I attempted a speedwork session this morning. The plan was to follow an old workout Coach Cane used to give me when I was training for the Hamptons Marathon: 1 mile warm-up 1 mile at 5K pace (or sub-8:00, whatever we’re working with here) .3 mile recovery jog 1 mile at 5K pace .3 mile […]
The Problem With Wanting To Do It All
I’ve never been one to take the mediocre route. If someone asks me to make a dessert for a party, I’m going to make two desserts, and I’m going to make massive batches of each. (No one ever asks me to make anything other than a dessert. People who know me know better.) If my […]
