Brain Power

I think better during my runs.  Often I'll save difficult decisions or problem solving specifically for my morning runs. Once I get about 10 minutes in I will work back around to the problem or situation and let the ideas flow. Sometimes it's figuring out how to approach a sticky situation such as dealing with …

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How To Get An Extra 15 Minutes Each Day

I am an early bird.  I like to get up early (some say obscenely early) so I can have an hour of quiet time.  I drink coffee, watch trashy reality tv, check emails and get some paperwork out of the way before I teach class at 5:30am or go for my run.  While getting up …

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A very heavy heart

My morning run did not make a dent in the sadness I feel in my heart.  I'm sad for those who were killed in the explosion and the loved ones they leave behind.  I'm sad for those who were injured.  I'm sad for those who tended the injured.  I'm sad for the runners. Now go …

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Why Recovery Runs are Important

When training for a race, each of your training runs serves a purpose.  My training plan has an easy run, run at race pace, long run (at a slower pace) and then the beloved recovery run. The recovery run is the one component I used to consider optional.  For the past few years I've learned …

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Ouch!

I played my first soccer game of the season on Wednesday.  Yesterday I felt pretty good, but today, after teaching class and focusing on legs (what was I thinking??) not so good.  I figured going for a quick 2 mile run after class would help loosen me up but I was soooo wrong. Normally when …

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