Balent Times

My cousin Cheryl came for a weekend visit.  From the airport we went straight to the Catch the Leprechaun 5K race.     The next morni...

I'm over here drinking liquid kale and this bitch is stuffing her face with a giant cupcake. 

Yesterday I tried a Stand Up Paddle Yoga class on Shem Creek.  We paddled for 30 minutes to the docks, took an hour yoga class and then pa...

The marathon wreaked havoc on my toes.  I feel completely recovered from the marathon except for the two toenails that are hanging on by a...

We arrived Friday evening for the Disney Marathon Weekend.   My Aunt Joanie works for Disney so she was able to get us a great discount a...

This morning I ran 18 miles and that will be my last double digit training run before the marathon.  My physical therapist diagnosed me wi...

This morning I was supposed to run four miles for my training and I couldn't even make it one mile.  My knee was KILLING me so I call...

This morning I ran 16 miles.  I have definitly entered the masochism part of marathon training.  I'd be a liar if I said it wasn't...

Today I ran my 3rd Turkey Trot in Charleston.  For the past three years we've celebrated Thanksgiving the day before so that I can run...

Yesterday I ran for the first time since the half marathon.  It was just six miles and it's very strange to me that I'm at the poi...

I ran my first half marathon over the weekend.  On Friday Trent, the kids and I drove two hours to Savannah and picked up my race packet f...

This morning was our last group run before the Savannah Half Marathon.  We met at 6AM in the dark, cold, rain of Hurricane Sandy and ran ...

This morning I completed my last double digit run before the Savannah Half Marathon in two weeks.  Now it's time to tapper off and gi...

I ran the Oktoberfest 5K last Thursday.  My knee acted up big time for the first mile making me question, "How on earth am I going to...

After a month off from running and a cortisone shot to the knee cap, I was finally given the green light to ease back into marathon train...

Today was Ride Your Bike To School Day so I borrowed a jogging stroller and pushed Rya beside Currier on his bike.  It was cute to see a...

I have runner's knee which is a loose term for "you're too old for this shit". The physical therapist said this is a ver...

This morning's 12 mile run was from Patriot's Point over the East Cooper Bridge to the Battery and back and it was surprisingly mu...

I ran ten miles this morning with the Try Sports Run Club.  We ran from the Sullivan's Island Fire Station to Shem Creek and back.  I...

When the alarm goes off at 5AM on Saturdays for my long run I grumble and moan but watching that sunrise over the Isle of Palms makes tha...