How exciting to see the sun rise as we finished up class this morning! Hopefully you all remembered to set your clocks back the other night and made it where you need to be today! To help inspire you and start your week off right I'm posting this link to http://www.bendoeslife.com. Ben Davis went on …
Good Luck Runners!
Best of luck to the 40,000 plus runners that are tackling the ING New York City Marathon this Sunday. It's by far one of my favorite races. You are a winner for toeing up to the starting line so have fun and stay warm!! Now go run! Keli 🙂
Under the Cover of Darkness
As I sit here and wait for a sliver of daylight so I can go for my morning run it's as good a time as any to provide my top 3 tips for safe dark running. 1. Ditch the dark colors. While black may be slimming it can also be most dangerous if you are …
Happy Halloween!
Boo! Ok so I know that's not scary but you know what is? Sitting on your tushie and letting the world go by! We only have one go around on this big round ball so make every second count! Need inspiration? Need a kick in the tushie? Need a hand to hold as you start …
Finding the strength within
Summoning your inner strength is necessary when training for and participating in an endurance event. It may come at mile 20 where you have to dig deep, focus on the end goal and shut out the screaming signals that your body and brain are sending you. It may come during a triathlon when you have …
Seeing Pink
I don't think of myself as a "girly girl" but I love pink and I gravitate to things that sparkle and shine. I wonder if I am a misplaced Real Housewife of New Jersey by mistake. Well, without the back biting, general nastiness and 20-room house. So maybe not a RH of NJ but maybe …
“B” is for Balance
Balance-based exercises are primarily used to help strengthen the stabilizer muscles that support a main muscle group. Single leg stationary lunges forces you to hold your body in the proper alignment so the exercise is done correctly. When you wobble, the outer thigh, inner thigh, calf and foot engages so you stay standing. That's why …
Happy Birthday Alexa!
My daughter turns 12 today! Just yesterday it seems she was a baby and now she's on the brink of teendome. She is beautiful, athletic, funny, silly, smart, and a kind soul. I am so very proud of her! Now go run! Keli 🙂
A Unique Finisher’s Medal!
In case you missed this interesting tidbit...courtesy of ACE Fitness (www.acefitness.com) Think You Can't Run a Marathon? Woman Finishes Marathon and Then Gives Birth Most marathon finishers get a shiny medal and soreness for finishing the grueling 26.2-mile race. Amber Miller ended her marathon day with a medal, soreness and a baby — certainly a productive …
Quote of the Week
Running has helped me process it all. The old photos, letters, and papers, the potholes and speedbumps along memory lane, the realization that my children are indeed growing up way too fast, it's sometimes too much and I need to get out of my head and house and into the fresh air. My run recalibrates …
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