I'm back in the saddle after spending 6 days camping at New Hogan Resevoir (it's about 30 miles East of Lodi to save you the time to Google). At last count, there were about 50 people at the campsite. This is our second year as family campers and I have to say we've got the …
Month: June 2009
News Flash
The following tidbits are from the June 2009 issue of Fitness Magazine. The Bad News1. The average person has 10 billion to 20 billion fat cells2. Eating too much for too long and your body can actually create more fat cells 3. Genetics and Lifestyle play a role in determining how many fat cells you …
Happy Father’s Day!
To all you Dads out there, have a Happy Father's Day! To my husband Brad - our kids are the luckiest ducks on the planet. To Ron, my Dad - thanks for all you do. Now go run! (Or play golf, watch Food Network, sleep or whatever floats your boat. It's YOUR day.) Keli
When Your Brain and Body Don’t Agree
No matter how much you have trained for a race, there will be one (or more) runs where your brain flat out tells you that you can't do it. Can't complete the run or can't go another step. Here are gentle tips to help you finish your run or workout. 1. Stop, take a few …
Who Wants To Run?
I am blatantly recruiting runners for our running group with PacWest Athletics (www.pacwestathletics.com) . We have a small but mighty group of runners currently but would LOVE to add more runners to the mix. Here are some myths debunked about our Marin running group: 1. You don't have to be a seasoned, hard core runner. …
Happy Birthday Brad!
Happy Birthday Sweetheart! I wish you a great 45th year! Love, K xo
Tennis Anyone?
This summer I am going to try some new things. Tennis is first on my list. My parents both played in the early to mid 80's, played in leagues, ladders and tournaments and were pretty good from what I remember. (My mom was also quite the fashionista of the times, wearing those ruffly little panties …
One Skill I Lack…
...is how to read a map. Well, I can read a map to get me around on the streets or the freeways. I'm not that bad. The maps I have a very hard time reading are the trail maps that I pour over. That was very evident this past weekend. I'm temporarily in charge of …
5 Tips For Good Health
In addition to the running, I've been trying to get more activity into my day. 10,000 steps is what experts determine is a reasonable number of steps that people should aim for every day. I think that equates to about 5 miles of walking. Yikes! Thankfully those steps don't have to be done all at …
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