I hate to be the bearer of bad news but your summer is over. Kids are either already back to school or starting any time and your "Oh, I'll get back to my workouts when school starts" excuse is sadly, lame. Sorry. It's been a long day. So unfreeze your YMCA membership, log onto your …
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Taking Care of Business
So I'm a runner. And for you other runners out there you know the importance of taking care of your business before a run. Specifically your bathroom business. You get up, have your coffee, sit down and sometimes something and sometimes nothing happens. Regardless, you are meeting friends and have to get going. So you …
Running Rules
I have a lot of running rules. And a lot of running 'shoulds'. Here's an sample I only wear shorts. (And prefer Brooks Versatile shorts but they don't make them any more - grr) I don't round up my mileage. If Garmin says it's 4.99, it's 4.99, not 5 miles. I don't carry water unless …
Natural Progression
A lot of runners think that the natural progression in running is a marathon. Listen, I've done 9 of them and while I am not a natural runner; neither fast, lithe or graceful, I can do the distance. And while I may be proud of my 4:29 PR back in 2007 at the NY Marathon, …
Why do I run?
So I get asked a lot about my running. What I'm training for, where I'm running, how far I'm running. One gal even asked me if I was the person she sees running by her house all the time. I recently joined up with a running blog community and someone wanted to know something that …
You gotta have your go-to
Life is busy, schedules are crazy and even great intentions to exercise can be pushed off your plate faster than a 13 year old can text her ten closest BFFs. My point? My point is that you need a go-to, a back up, a "what happens if" workout plan for just those kind of screwy …
3 Tips for Stronger Hill Running
During class I get a lot of moans and groans when I include hill repeats. I, too used to dread running hills because frankly it's hard work but have have learned a few tricks to make hill running easier. Here are 3 tips to get you to the top of that hill! Shorten Your Stride …
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An Ode to the Marathon
A couple of women I know are training together for their first marathon. Both have been running for a while and have tackled 10k's and half marathons. To celebrate a milestone birthday one of the gals planned to run a marathon and her pal decided to join her. As training has progressed, they have both …
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