I hope you’re having a fantastic summer!
I listened to a great episode of the “Before Breakfast” podcast recently about why the host Laura Vanderkam runs every day, and it made me want to share it. Listen here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-before-breakfast-30642889/episode/why-i-run-every-day-47494324/
While I’m not updating this blog regularly, I am still running regularly! I’ll be participating in my first marathon relay this fall and running an 8.9 mile leg of the race, which is really exciting. What a great distance! How fun to be part of a team! What awesome accountability!
It’s given me motivation to complete my August long runs that can be kind of brutal because of the heat, but which pay off big time in September and October. The heat might really slow you down, but your muscles are still working, your endurance is still building, and then when the temperature drops 20 degrees in the fall you’ll feel like you are flying!
I’m also doing yoga regularly – I tend to roll my mat out in the kitchen and run through several sun salutations and whatever else feels good while I make my evening tea. The herbal teas I like steep for 10 minutes, and the water needs to boil first, and then the tea should cool, which means I can do a solid 15-20 minutes of yoga if I’m up for it. (Or I can fill the dishwasher, but my preference is yoga.)
I miss studio classes, but I’ve found that a subscription to the Aaptiv ap gets me some good yoga on audio. I throw on my wireless headphones and get talked through a class.
For those avoiding subscription apps or wanting a visual, Yoga with Adriene on YouTube has come highly recommended.
For anyone new to yoga, the safest approach is to begin practicing somewhere that you’ll get instructor guidance, modifications, and have someone watching to help reduce your risk of injury.
Other things I love this summer –
Mocktails packed with fruit, fizz and mint leaves.
Working on the book I’m writing and getting ready for fall classes to resume in the novel writing program I’m taking.
Seeing family & friends.
Getting my feet in the sand whenever I can.
Wishing you the best!