Nine is Fine but Ten is My Goal

As I've written about in the past, I started running, really running, with Team in Training back in December, 2000 when my daughter was just 13 months old. I ran my first marathon (Nashville) in April, 2001.  I ran my second marathon (CIM - California International) in December, 2001.  Then my third (San Diego) in …

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Goal-Focused Training

If I'm not training for an event my workout intensity drops dramatically.  Now that doesn't mean I stop exercising but I'll be the first to admit that my weekday runs will drop from 5 or 6 miles to 3 or 4.  And if I can get in more than a 6 miler on a Sunday …

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Legs, Legs, and Core

"Don't count the days.  Make the days count"  ~ Muhammad Ali Here’s your Challenge Workout for today: Pistol Squat (15 repetitions each leg) Single Leg Lunge with Knee Up (20 repetitions each leg) Triangle (30 seconds each side) Flutter Abs (30 seconds) Tuck and Reach (20 repetitions each leg) Do this workout 2 times through. …

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NO Excuses Workout

Hello from Reno!  The biggest little town in the world. The last workout of the week is a blast from the past.  It's my 12 Minute "No Excuses" Workout.  It's great to do on a vacation or in your living room if you're strapped for time. Me?  I'm going to run through it at the …

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New Year Hype is Here

As the great motivational speaker Zig Ziglar once shared in a presentation; a resolution is actually a confession. Think about it.  A resolution to lose weight is confessing that you are out of control of your eating.  A resolution to get organized is a confession that you don't have a handle on your life; paperwork, …

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January 10th Check-In

When December 31st rolled to January 1st did you vow to eat better, drink less, move more?  Did you promise to hang up your clothes instead of dropping them in a heap at the foot of your bed or to stop yelling at your kids? We'll we're 10 days in to the new year.  And …

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I Knew I Forgot Something!

in 2014 I ran a Mud Run, a Color Run, a12k, a trail half marathon and started running trails with my 15 year old daughter.  But to be completely honest, I was unfocused and not very motivated. So looking back over the year and doing a bit of introspection, I realized that I failed to …

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5 Ways to Reach Your Goals

If you are having "challenges"  reaching your goals you may need to tweak your approach.  Here are 5 very important things that you should do to reach your goals. Be Consistent You're on one week, off the next.  You eat well for breakfast and then all hell breaks loose the rest of the day.   You …

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