by Cami Ostman | May 10, 2013 | 2013 Challenge, Preparations, Training
I hope you all had a wonderful week. I turned 46 on Monday and my beloved gave me tickets to Beauty and the Beast (the Broadway version). What fun! The girl breaks the spell (just like in real life). I don’t mind getting older because for me every year has been... by Cami Ostman | Mar 1, 2013 | Preparations, Training
I’ve enjoyed this week of quasi tapering. After last Saturday’s 10K (and ALMOST reaching my goal), I was a little sore, but not so awfully bad. I took Sunday off and then proceeded through the week like it was a tapering week since I have a half marathon... by Cami Ostman | Feb 22, 2013 | Preparations, Training
Well, tomorrow is the Smelt 10 K race! I’ve been working hard to shave some time off of my mile pace and (as you’ll see below), although this has been a week of low mileage, it’s also been an encouraging one. Sunday: Bill and I joined Marathon Man,... by Cami Ostman | Jan 18, 2013 | 2013 Challenge, Preparations, Training
I’m just getting started on the training that will help me shave an hour off my marathon average. This is the first time I’ve ever trained to achieve a particular time target. As promised here’s what I did this week to move me forward toward the... by Cami Ostman | Dec 30, 2012 | Advice, Preparations, Reflections, Writing
Every January, I set new goals. It’s not that I don’t set goals throughout the rest of the year as well; it’s just that January represents a time when goal-setting is in the air. I like to take advantage of the opportunity to “reset” my... by Cami Ostman | Oct 27, 2012 | Preparations, Reflections, Wine
We’re at the Shilo Inn watching the World Series. It’s San Francisco 2, Detroit 0. Tomorrow morning we’ll be beating four hours in our first relay marathon. Or we’ll be chalking the experience up to a little extra training and a lot of fun....
