Mixing it up

Hooray for the end of Daylight Savings! For a few months now I've moved my weekday runs exclusively to one route.  Because it's been so dark for my 6am runs I needed to stick to a route that keeps me on more active streets and areas where I see people out running or exercising. Now …

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All hail the trail

One of my favorite trail runs is out in the Phoenix Lake area and I've been trying to get out there to run at least once a week.  If I'm running with friends I'll do the loop around the lake but if I head out solo I stick to the main fire road around the …

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You did it! Now keep it up!

Our October Challenge is officially over.  So how did you do?  If my boot-camp participants are any indication, this was a successful challenge and you deserve some serious kudos. Heck, you even deserve a hug.  So go out there and hug someone (Marin BreakfastKlub Runners stands firm in its 'no hug' policy). But seriously, great …

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It’s the final countdown

There are only 5 more days left in our October Challenge so let's finish strong! If you have not been able to check off as many boxes as you'd have liked this month let's make these 5 days count.  Get creative so you can get some exercise no matter what's happening at work, home or …

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Tips for new runners

I love to talk to new runners.  They have a lot of questions and are totally enthusiastic. Many new runners, however,  also suffer from the "should's". They feel they "should" be faster.  They "should" be able to run more than a minute at a time.  They "should" be in better shape.   They "should" not run …

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Save the Date – The 12th Annual Turkey Trot is Coming!

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 Marin Breakfastklub Runners, Thanksgiving means a good early morning run.  And what's better than running alone on Thanksgiving morning?  That’s right, it's …

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Habit Forming

My workouts are pretty regimented.  Boot-camp 3 days a week, running 4 days.  I'm often done with my workouts before my family has gotten themselves out of bed which means I'm up very early and out the door in the dark.  I don't give it much thought really, it's what I do and it's become …

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October Challenge – Day 10

Well here we are a third of the way into our October Challenge.  How's it going so far? To refresh your memory the challenge is to exercise  20 minutes every day in October.  If you're having trouble finding 20 minutes, let me give 5 suggestions on how to fit in your exercise. 1. Wake up …

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Breaking Bad (Habits)

Over the summer I posted that I was going to try clean up some bad eating habits I'd fallen back into (http://wp.me/pnw73-Lk).   I received some great feed back, got some good real-world tips and in doing some research stumbled across a trick that I thought I'd try. Studies show that it takes 21 days to …

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