Workout: Why Not?!

This race is a hidden gem for a great cause! Full disclosure: I don't even like driving into the Ft McHenry Tunnel . I have a "worse case, horror movie" mentality when it comes to driving this. But, I love that my sister works for the Special Olympics of Maryland so I happily said YES when she asked me to run this race. When we got there, I asked my 6 year old if she wanted to run- and she said yes. It was her first race. She walked/ran with my husband. Yays The cause . Nothing was more exciting than running along side athletes who are so brave!  Before the race, we said the Special Olympics oath, which I had never heard before. "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." This was a motivating factor, and a quote I will carry with me.  There were a number of Special Olympics athletes who were participating in the race.   The course. The tunnel! We ran under water. Think about it- a 5K under water!  The tunnel was clean...

I began this year with a ridiculous encounter with yoga .  I was not impressed, in the slightest, and had no intention of a repeat attempt.  The year moved along, and so did I...all the way to Seattle.  I started a new job and attempted to settle-in to new responsibilities, new expectations, and a new home.  And somehow,  a month ago I gave yoga another try , this time with added heat, high-tempo music, and weights.  Being in a hot yoga class was not something I ever would have predicted. But what's even more surprising than my initial foray into hot yoga is that, a month later, I'm now going 2-3 times a week.  Somehow I have found myself establishing a bit of a routine.  But that's preposterous!...I hate routines!  How could this even be happening? Well here's the deal:  the first month and a half of this new job has been all-consuming and exhausting.  I have regularly spent late nights in my office after the school day ends an...