Sad news, folks. I pulled myself out of the Hannover Half Marathon this week. Despite the difficulties I’ve been having during my attempts to recover from the Berlin Half and get ready for Hannover, I had a relatively normal training week last week and had high hopes of at least enjoying the race. But during my run …
Category: Body
Planks
I first found out about planks over at Life After Bagels (via Travel With Emily). Basically, it’s an exercise aimed at increasing your core strength — of which, I have none. In my 20’s, I could get away with running quite a bit and not paying attention to my core. But now in my mid-30’s, …
30 Days of Yoga Wrap-Up
You might remember that back in May, I signed up for Marianne Elliott‘s 30 Days of Yoga for people too busy to do yoga. I’ve been following Marianne’s blog since her days as a UN peacekeeper in Afghanistan, admiring her openness and honesty about such challenging and emotionally taxing work. I was intrigued by how …
30 days of yoga (for people who are too busy to do yoga)
5. Participate in Marianne Elliott‘s 30 days of yoga. The days until my birthday are ticking down, and so is the time to accomplish what remains on my 33 Things list. But one thing I just couldn’t put off any longer was participating in one of Marianne Elliott’s online 30 days of yoga courses — and when …