Category: Running

  • Well, another year has passed in this endless timeless time…

    The last time I posted here, it was in the middle of counting the Omer, and here we are again, with Shavuot just a couple of days away. I’m contemplating making a cheesecake, or blintz’s, but I’m likely to just buy treats instead of making them from scratch – I just don’t have the energy,…

  • Running in Pandemic Times

    I started running regularly 4 years ago when I moved to the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore. It’s lovely and flat on the waterfront, and has some lovely little parks and cool architecture to keep things interesting. Since then, I’ve run several 5K races, 10K races, one half marathon, and even joined a running club,…

  • Embracing athleticism

    I’ve become a runner. I am embracing that identity. Two years ago, I hated running. I did it occasionally, but never ran further than 2 miles, and disliked every pounding step. For reasons that I can’t really identify, I started running regularly and farther about a year and a half ago. Once I got past…

  • Running… and injury

    My new identity as a runner has surprised me – I always hated running, and I identified as a swimmer for most of my life, athletically (if i identified as anything athletic!). For reasons that aren’t clear to me, a year or so ago, I started running regularly.  Maybe it was simply because last year…