After my medically-induced running hiatus this winter into spring, I am starting to run again, and it is SO painful. My body is woefully out of shape. It reminds me of starting running, and I wanted to share some pearls of wisdom: (1) You DO have a runner’s body Some body types are naturally faster…
Tag: Running
On setbacks and finding snapping turtles in duck ponds
I write this while coughing, asthmatically. Setbacks. All. These. Setbacks. When you get them clustered together it feels like a great voice in the sky saying, Just give up, Maryann! And, Sit on the couch and eat chocolate, Deborah, until the pain goes away! And, well, these options are rather alluring until you realize the long-term effects. Last night,…
Motivation Monday: Meet Pete
One of the things I love most about running is meeting and being inspired by other runners. Meet Pete Hynd, who has made an incredible journey over the past few years. Pete overcame addiction to become an accomplished runner and an all around inspiring guy, finishing the NYC Marathon this past November and raising an impressive $4,633.00 for…
Seriously easy breakfast Pumpkin custard (vegan, gluten free)
So, last night I was looking at a can of pumpkin that I had purchased some weeks ago with the idea of making bread, but that never happened and then WOOSH I thought of actually not the recipe that I ended up making at all. Sometimes things change mid-stream. Anyway, this is an easy pumpkin…
The Run Beet is not actually dying of death but she is going vegan
So, update. I ended up in the emergency room twice last week with the dying death of a thousand horrible deaths with stomach pain. It was pretty bad. I’ve had babies and I run long distances for fun, so I know pain. And we’re talking rolling around on the ER floor screaming. It was an…
On Having A Runner’s Body
A few months ago, Oiselle featured this essay in their popular blog. Here it is: How to Have a Runner’s Body, by Cassie Watt Note: If you are a lady runner and have not out Oiselle, GO NOW. MAKE NO STOPS AND GO. Originally from Maine, I am a runner and librarian enjoying…
On motivation and introducing Princess
I think sometimes Fitness Bloggers talk about motivation like it’s something that just magically happens. Maybe they have a magical Fitness Motivation Fairy come and bless them? But I can tell you that there is certainly no magical fairy over here. Sometimes I wake up and I’m ready for my day. And sometimes I wake up…
Let me cheer you on
Big news here at The Run Beet. You may not know this, but The Run Beet started because I woke up one day and looked at my husband and said, “I really just want to help people run… Like, their running, librarian cheerleader!” I would really love to cheer you on. Whether you are training…
Run 2016k in 2016
This year, I am challenging myself, my friend and family, my followers on Facebook and Twitter, random people walking down the street, that lady in the grocery store who just asked where the milk was… EVERYBODY, to run 2016 kilometers in the year 2016 (#run2016in2016). It’s about 24 miles a week, which is very do-able…
Whole grain bim-bap aka Hold me I must eat this forever
I want to share a yummy, yummy, healthy, and QUICK and EASY lunch recipe inspired by my favorite dish ever: Bim-bap. I make it from whatever leftover veggies I have and I nearly always have cooked brown rice in my fridge, even if I have failed at nearly every other endeavor of the week. My aim…
