3 Things I Love About Trail Running

Continuing our love-fest with running...we move onto my adoration for trail running!  In a nod to Andy Cohen of Watch What Happens Live!  Here's what 3 things I'm obsessed with about trail running! Speed is Irrelevant When running trails it's perfectly fine to ditch the watch.  Forget your normal pace, your splits, any PR that …

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Three Things I Like About Running!

As I dash out the door for a trail run I wanted to share the 3 things I like about running.  Trust me, there are more than 3 but let's keep it simple! 1.  It feels good.  Once you get past the first few miles, that is. 2. You can get a quality workout in …

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Quote of the Week

Wow!  What an inspiration! I spent four weeks in total numbness. Six months later, I started running. I could only do ten minutes at a time, but I kept going because I knew that running would get me my life back. - Ryon Lane, runner who shattered his C4 vertebra in a 2008 diving accident …

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Quality Training

So my marathon training hit a snag this week.    I was supposed to get in two 5 mile runs earlier this week but my schedule only allowed for a few 3 mile runs instead.  So instead of fussing over it or skipping them altogether because my plan was falling apart I decided to make …

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Why it matters

Getting healthy is not easy.  Exercising is not easy.  Staying motivated when seemingly insurmountable challenges up and bite you in the tush, when results are not coming as quickly as you wish is hard.  Sometimes you feel like throwing in the towel.  But don't. Because every teeny tiny thing we do that will make us …

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F is for Flexibility

On your fitness journey you need to be flexible, not only with your body but with your mind.  Your approach.  Your outlook.  Listen, we've all had days (or weeks for that matter) when our good intentions become wishful thinking.   Making a plan to stick to healthy eating or taking time to exercise can be derailed …

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Long Runs – A Love Story

I love long runs. A long run is a chance to think, reflect, get lost in the pure beauty of running.  It is also a chance to rock out to some wicked cool music (circa late 80's or mid 90's) and see the sights. A long run provides excitement (can I beat the guy pushing …

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Quote of the Week

Courtesy of Runner's World.  This, for obvious reasons, spoke to me! 'No shortcuts.' For me, that means don't skip any hills, and don't take an easier route. It's harder at first, but I can tell I'm getting stronger. Runner's World Challenger Matthew Palmer describing his running mantra Now go run! Keli 🙂