4 Silly But Good Reasons Why You Should Exercise in the Morning

Most people I talk with are astonished that I wake up so darn early to exercise.   The reasons I like to exercise early are numerous but I'm going to give you my top 4 silly reasons you should exercise in the morning. It Sets The Tone If you start your day out by moving your …

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Check Out These Local Races in May

Check out our Race Calendar to see what local races are coming up in the month of May. Want crazy?  Check out the Bay to Breakers. Want fast?  The Marin Human Race is only 4 miles. Want a holiday run?  Check out the Marin Memorial Day Races. If you know of any local races coming …

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25 Superfoods

Check out this list of 25 "Superfoods" courtesy of ACE. Now go run! Keli 🙂 Top 25 Superfoods By Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RD Here’s a list of my top 25 foods that taste great and provide an abundance of nutrients sans preservatives, saturated and trans fat, and sodium. Many more foods could just …

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Help Stamp Out Hunger

Saturday, May 8 is the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive!  Help out your community by placing canned and boxed food items near your mailbox.  Your letter carrier will collect the food, load it into their truck and drop it off at their home post office.  Volunteers from the Marin Community …

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Feets, Don’t Fail Me Now

I was in Sacramento yesterday to run the American Parkway Half Marathon.  It was sunny, clear and the sun warmed the few thousand of us at the starting line.   Those three conditions would be the bane of my race!! I hate the heat (unless I'm hoisting a margarita pool-side) and dislike running in the bright …

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Tip of the Week

Along with cardiovascular fitness and strength, flexibility is a key component of fitness.  Here are a 3 easy ways to become more flexible. 1.  Hit the floor.  While your kids to chores and hubby folds laundry (ok, guess that's just MY house - ha ha) you can squeeze in quite a few stretches.  Downward dog, …

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3 Race Day Goals

It seems the wheels have come off my training the past 2 weeks or so. My long run was 3 weeks ago due to scheduling and some injuries that popped up after my soccer debut.  Note to self:  should not start a new sport during the crucial last few weeks of a training program.   So …

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Safety First

I spent 4 1/2 hours yesterday in a CPR/AED certification class.   I'm happy to say I passed the class and feel confident in the skills I learned.  It is by far the most important 4 1/2 hours I've spent anywhere in a while and a bargain at $60. If you have been meaning to take …

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The Backup Plan

Everyone needs a backup plan.  No, not an exercise or healthy eating backup plan.  But a computer back up plan for the day your computer dies, taking with it your files, photos, and work documents.  Basically your entire electronic life. Yesterday morning I came home from a client meeting and went to check email.  The …

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