Performance-based goals are deciding to run a race with a time goal, wanting to swim a mile, beat your time when you hike a specific trail, hit a PR in a dead-lift or do a pull up. When you set a performance-based goal you are taking away any decision about whether or not you want …
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Fitness Friday: Keli Runs a Marathon (again)
Today I'll unpack my recent race. It was my 12th marathon and 3rd time running NY and let me tell you, the Big Apple did not disappoint! When you toe up to the starting line for a race, especially anything over the 10K distance, you've spend the past 12, 16 or even 20 weeks training …
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Monday Motivation: A “No Matter What” Approach
I'm training for the NYC marathon. It will be the 3rd time running this race and my 12th marathon. So I'm no stranger to the discomfort and time consuming nature of a 16 week training plan. But summer training? It was kicking my ass. My training plan started July 15th and for the first 3 …
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Tip #4 – Dance with the One that Brung You
Kiss your husband or significant other every time one of you leaves the house and tell them you love them. Even if you are angry at the time. Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary. At the time of our wedding (on April Fool's Day, no less) we had been together for …
Tip #3 – A Little Money Goes a Long Way
Invest in a gym membership, classes or streaming to help keep you motivated and on track. Ok, you've made a decision to get off your tuchus and get in shape. In this day and age there are thousands of ways to go about it. You can download an app, troll IG and find some #fitspo, …
Tip #2 – Squad Goals
Find a buddy to hold yourself accountable to your goals. This tip, #2 on my list of 52 things is, I think one of the most valuable. It's one thing to set your fitness goal, craft your plan of attack and then completely fail at the execution. It happens all the time. Working to reach …
Off to the Races
This year I wanted to add some races to the mix and try and get one in every month for the next few months. A few of these I'm registered for and a few I'm looking at doing. February 2/3: Keli's Super Fun Super Bowl Fun Run (6.5 miles, check) March 3/24: Napa Women's Half …
Join Us!
Please join us! We start at 7:30 am sharp at Rush Creek - Park right off the freeway along the frontage road. Gobble Gobble. Now go run, Keli 🙂
Snack Attack
It's 4 pm and you're hungry. It's close to dinner so you just need a little healthy snack to tide you over for a few hours until dinner. What's a girl to do? Lucky for you I'm an experienced late afternoon snacker so if you'll indulge me, here are my top 5 snack picks. Boiled …
Safety in Runners
As runners. Correction. As female runners, there are more things to worry about than the typical wildlife on a run. So please take a few minutes to review some basic running safety tips. Of course, your running sitch may be different so take what works for you. Like religion or a buffet. If you run …
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