by Cami Ostman | Jun 29, 2013 | Preparations, Reflections, Training
I recently again saw the images of officials trying to stop Katherine Switzer from running the Boston marathon. Remember how people used to think that women shouldn’t run long distance? It was commonly thought that if a woman ran, her uterus would fall out! We... by Cami Ostman | Jun 22, 2013 | 2013 Challenge, Training
It’s not very often that I get to attend a 90th birthday party. In fact, I can’t recall ever attending one–before this week. My mother-in-law Dora turned 90 years old earlier this month, and her family converged on her home in the Phoenix area to... by Cami Ostman | Jun 14, 2013 | 2013 Challenge, Preparations, Training
In addition to my training for races, I’m also getting ready to direct a half marathon in July. Have I mentioned this lately? This will be my third year as co-director (along with Bolor Smith and Andrea Gabriel) of the Wind Horse Half Marathon. We started this... by Cami Ostman | Jun 7, 2013 | 2013 Challenge, Preparations, Training
Well, this stupid cold is getting better. I’m still snotty, but my energy is coming back and the aches and pains are gone. Yay! I forgot to mention last week that I’m giving my 10K goal (shooting for under 60 minutes!) another go this weekend. Sunday (June... by Cami Ostman | May 25, 2013 | 2013 Challenge, Training
One of the things I’ve missed this year so far is doing my really long runs. In the past many years (except the year I had plantar fasciitis) I’ve scheduled marathons throughout the year so that I always kept my mileage up. Changing things up with speed... by Cami Ostman | May 18, 2013 | 2013 Challenge, Advice, Reflections, Training
I remember the moment I denounced Perfectionism in my life. During my first term of graduate school, I was sitting on my sofa studying, feeling excruciating stress over a paper I needed to write. I was struggling to understand what the professor wanted, wondering how...
