Rah Rah

If you want to see me giddy like a little kid at Christmas all you need to do is tell me you want to do some kind of endurance event, a race, have set a goal, or are working on a challenge. My little brain starts spinning, I perk up and I want to know …

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The 10 Minute Rule

Like you I don't always feel like exercising.  If I have a class to teach or a friend to meet for a run that's different because people are waiting for me and I'm not one to disappoint. But when it's just me, myself and I, some days it's harder to get out the door. That's …

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Halfway Point

Back in late 2016 I read something in my news feed on Facebook about running 1000 miles in 2017.   And it sounded like a great goal so I decided to go for it. The only hitch in my giddy-up was except training for the CIM I'd never been good at keeping track of mileage …

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The Bare Minimum – Travel Edition

I am pretty disciplined about my workout schedule.  Even on vacation.  Whether a 10 day Hawaiian getaway or a 4 day road trip, I set a plan to get in the bare minimum of exercise each day. Bare minimum?  Yep.  Just enough to break a sweat and stick to my schedule.  Because let's be real  …

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A Fun Fact

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has shown that healthy eating and exercise habits can substantially cut the risk of heart disease events, even in people who inherit high risk for these events. The researchers looked at four studies involving 55,685 participants.   Among participants at high genetic risk, a favorable …

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The Reach

Goals are important to me.  They are tangible things I can work towards and that really suits my personality.  I don't do well when I'm not pointed in a direction.  Besides, I'm a validation-whore who needs to have these accomplishments in my memory bank.  Or posted on Facebook.   No surprise there. I've got some …

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Runners Rule

Tuesdays and Thursdays I run with my friend Stephanie.  We stick to the same route, distance and run at a pace so we are able to catch up on each other's goings on while we run.  We also find random stuff funny, often funny enough to double us over laughing.   Plus we share an appreciation …

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Dirt

This weekend marks the return of our trail run series!  For those interested in getting off the pavement and onto the dirt you are welcome to join us this Sunday, May 28th. The run starts at 8:30 am sharp.  We'll start at the Ross Post Office and run towards the Natalie Coffin Greene Park.  From there we'll …

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Hating on Heat

I don't like to run in the heat and I definitely don't perform well in the heat.  And this fact was confirmed in April at the Ragnar So Cal event.  I had 2 long legs, a 12.2 miler and a 9.8 miler starting at 2:00 pm and noon respectively.  Both runs were on sunny days with …

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