Cut your toe nails. You don’t want them to turn purple and fall off after the race! Shave your legs. Maybe this has been my problem for being so slow. If I shave my legs, maybe it will cut minutes off my time! Middle of the night run. Try waking up in the middle of [...]
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Ready To Rock (I Hope!)
I hope I’m not jinxing myself by writing this, but I’m feeling really excited about Eat. Blog. Run. As in, I’ve moved from the petrified zone to the optimistic one. I’ve been training well — logging 3-4 runs per week the last 8 weeks. And I’ve been eating well too. Inspired by my fellow Shredhead [...]
Barefoot Running
I’m going to start this by saying barefoot running is completely new to me. I just started two and a half weeks ago. Basically, the idea is that shoes can promote bad running form. If you are wearing really cushioned shoes, striking the ground with bad form isn’t going to hurt (until later when your [...]
Music or No Music?
I went running the other day and I didn’t take my head phones. I liked it as my head was free to think. But then I started thinking too much. Things like: I’m really thirsty, Is this how I breathe, My feet are loud when they hit the ground. I may only run without music [...]
Getting Some Much Needed Relay Rest at Country Inn & Suites
We’re happy to have Country Inn and Suites sponsoring our stay as we race for our relay! We’ll be calling the Sunnyvale Country Inn home for the weekend as we rejuvenate in between runs on the course. Friday night will be the most important night of sleep, as van #1 will be up at 4 [...]
Moji Knee Brace
About 15 years ago, after a soccer injury in high school, I had a series of three knee surgeries. A.C.L. replacements, double meniscus repairs, the works. I was down for the count each time for at least six weeks. I even tried on my wedding dress with a pair of crutches. Good times. I thought [...]
Thank you OWATER!
A couple of weeks ago I ran the Cambridge 5-miler to get my race mojo running. At the end, reps were handing out OWATER, an electrolyte drink. I studied the label (I apparently remain obsessed with label reading, even when sweaty and tired), liked what I saw (no nasty preservatives or artificial sweeteners), took two [...]
Blogging While I’m Running
While I run, I get some good thinking done and it usually has to do with blogging. I should actually run with a pad and paper!! Some of my blogging thoughts are useful for Make and Takes and some are the complete opposite, totally random. Maybe I’ll start a new blog called, Blogging While I’m [...]
We’re Eating, Blogging, and Running!
Eating: Christine cooking Heather chowing, YUM Blogging: Linsey blogging! Running: Carrie & Kelly in warm California Marie in cold Utah, brrrrr.
