This article asks some beginner questions about running races and interpolates a recap from my first race that was longer than a 5k. If you want to skip ahead, read the headers below, and you will find my answers to some of your basic race questions just below them. Several years ago, I ran my…
Just as I’ve done with my Things I’m Leaving Behind list, I am following my annual tradition of posting the things I’m bringing with me into the new year. Last year, I picked EMERGE as my intention/mantra/word for the year. This year, I picked EXCELSIOR. I think it’s because I have been watching Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies for…
As is tradition here on Flecks of Lex, I’m sharing the things I’m leaving behind in 2021. Last year, I said I was leaving behind five things: double-booking and overscheduling, clutter, dirty laundry, excuses to not exercise, and weak glutes and bad posture. I think I did a pretty good job with leaving those things behind…
My February started out so strong, yet ended so… blah. I feel mentally and physically exhausted, writing this, but I think a little evening goal-setting will help me feel a little better! How Did I Do in February? In a nutshell: Meh. To recap, my February 2021 goals were: Go on 4 hikes: I went…
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it’s only because it’s just so fabulous, it doesn’t want to overdo it with those extra days! Okay, so I may be a little biased because my birthday is this week. I stand by my statement! January brought an interesting set of challenges, some of…
It’s a new month and a new year, so you know I’m in major goal-setting mode! You can catch up on some of my mindset goals for 2021 by reading 5 Things I’m Bringing With Me into 2021 and 5 Things I’m Leaving Behind in 2020. Last month, I set 5 goals for the month:…
Just as I do with the things I’m leaving behind, I take this time each year to put into words the things I’m bringing with me into the new year. Swagger jacking from my friend Adina, I came up with a word for this year: Emerge. I can’t wait to share more about this, but…
The biggest thing I’m leaving behind in 2020 is 2020 itself. See ya never, sucka! This year hasn’t been all bad for me, fortunately, but it definitely was not my favorite year ever! As is the tradition here on Flecks of Lex, I’m sharing the things I’m leaving behind in 2020, and have some inspirational…
So… a little secret I’ve been keeping: I started working with a personal trainer again. I had paid for some extra sessions prior to the pandemic, and I had to use them or lose them by the end of the year, and since I’m already at the gym three times a week to teach indoor…
It’s that time again! I’m sharing my goals for the remainder of December, and essentially the last few weeks of 2020. Can you believe we’re less than a month from 2021? Finally, right? I have set lots of goals throughout the year, and while things have been chaotic (understatement of the century, right?), I have…
