Courtesy of Runner's World Magazine. "I do my best thinking when I'm running. I don't know why that is - everything seems to flow so easily. It's almost a spiritual thing for me." Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic Speed Skater Now go run! Keli 🙂
Sugar (da na na na na-na) oh, Honey Honey
Many diet books and magazines are delivering the same message these days. Eating too much sugar, preservatives, fast and processed foods is bad for your health and will make you fat. Oh, and portion sizes ultimately do count. So other than "eating from the rainbow" what does this mean? Here is one quick thing you …
Goal Setting 101
Ok, it's March, how is the "new you" coming along? Are you running, spinning, meditating, eating more leafy greens, playing with your kids more or working less like you promised on January 1st? If not, maybe your goal needs a fine tuning. Broad, sweeping goals are fine and dandy but in order to reach those …
Party of One
I preach the necessity of having people in your corner. We all need our cheerleaders, that "get us up off the couch and go for a walk" friend. While I firmly believe that having a great support system in place is important to help you succeed, the numero-uno, most important person you need as your …
Eat the Rainbow
Let's make this simple. If you incorporate a variety of colorful produce in your diet you will be doing yourself a favor. By adding color to your meals you will automatically reap the vitamins and nutrients that these powerhouse foods deliver. Here's a sample color palette that you can easily incorporate into your diet! Red: …
Tip of the Day
Quit kidding yourself - we can all find 30 minutes a day to exercise. Now go run! Keli 🙂
Spring Goal – Get Faster
So I ran the Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon with my pals Kim and Katie. We came in with very good times, I thought. Katie, disappointed that she missed her goal by about 6 minutes has convinced me that we can (yes, we) can do a Half Marathon in 1:49. This has, against my better judgement, …
Happy Birthday to Me!!
I love birthdays. Mine, yours, complete strangers, whatever. I am the first to join in and sing for people at restaurants when they bring out the birthday flan and am a big fan of giving tiara's to my friends on their birthdays. Because don't we all deserve to be a princess one day a year? …
Practicing What I Preach
Yesterday was a tough day for me. Our cat Barnaby, who we've had for almost 17 years had to be put down in the morning. We're not sure how old he was when we picked him up from the Humane Society in 1994 but we estimate that he was close to 19 years old. We …
Tip of the Week
Whatever choices you made yesterday are done. There's no do-overs in life, only do-betters. So today make it your goal to do better. Now go run! Keli 🙂
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