Happy Birthday Jack!

Happy Birthday to my son Jack, who turns 5 today!!  Jack is my lunch buddy, a Lego builder of the highest caliber, sweet as sugar and yet still refuses to wear underwear.  (That stubborn streak proves he's in the right family!) We love you buddy!  Have a super day! I love you with all my …

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Move It and Lift It For Better Health!

A recent study from Louisiana found that patients with Type-2 Diabetes who did resistance training in addition to cardiovascular exercises had a significant reduction in their average blood sugar numbers versus those who were sedentary.  It also looks like the combination of these two activities also provide better results than only doing cardiovascular exercises. In …

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Stay on Track Tips

Thanksgiving kicks off the eating free-for-all that can turn a normally sane eater to the "dark side".   While temptations are everywhere it's smart to have stay on track tips to help negotiate the food land mines. Here's one of my favorite "stay on track" tips.  Make fruits and veggies front and center in your fridge.   …

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9th Annual Turkey Trot

To many, Thanksgiving means stuffing their gullet full of tasty fare and then falling asleep on the couch before having a chance to wipe the whipped cream from their face.  But here at MBKR central it means so much more!  That's right - it's time for our annual Turkey Trot! Our trot kicks off at …

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Ode to My Feet

My feet many not be pretty or worthy of a photo shoot but they support me on my runs, my boot camp classes, chasing after kids to boot I cram them into soccer cleats, pointy toed shoes and such but even with the abuse, they don't complain...much Yes I lost a nail or two and …

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I’ve Got My Cranky Pants On Again!

I just went online to register for the 2011 NY Marathon and had to lift my jaw from the floor once I saw the registration fee.  It's a whopping $196 to run this race.  Plus and $11 application fee.  No doubt that this is a premier race and frankly, one of my favorites, but over …

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All By Myself

During races I have grand plans of running with a pace group or my friends.  Unfortunately these plans rarely stick and I often end up running alone.  While I don't mind my solo running there are strategies and mental adjustments that I need to make, especially during a half or full marathon. Runner's World posted …

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Good Training Includes A Race Day Plan

It's highly likely that I will never win a marathon that I'm running. Odds are that I won't even finish in the top third. However, just because I am not running a marathon for prizes or accolades doesn't mean I don't have a solid race day plan in place. I've tried various race day strategies …

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