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 [...]
Posts under ‘Training’
Say Hello to our Fabulous Drivers
Here is a SHOUT OUT to our 2 amazing drivers. Even though they won’t be running, they will be sweating right there with us!! Thanks to Jane Maynard and Jill Asher for using their mad steering wheel skills for the Relay Race.
Just Live Your Life, No Telling Where It’ll Take You
I am amped. I just came off running my first half-marathon relay and, as of today, I am officially and publicly a member of the Eat.Blog.Run. team. In many ways I can’t believe I’m here. A year ago I was twenty pounds overweight and getting my only exercise half-assing it at soccer once a week [...]
Training on vacation. Or not.
I live in somewhat-mild weather so I have no decent excuses for avoiding my runs. But avoid them I do. In the morning, is simply too dark to run alone. Or while my husband was sick (and unable to run for a month), I thought it better to keep him company than to seize the [...]
151 Minutes of Toe Tapping Music
I made caramel crack this past week & unfortunately, it’s as yummy and addicting as ever – so, I’ve been nibbling at it ever since. (Don’t roll your eyes at me – we are very upfront about our priorities in life… we EAT first, we BLOG second & then, if we get around to it, [...]
My Unknowing Running Buddy
Save running with my peeps at Blissdom and Mom 2.0, I have never run with a buddy, even though people often talk about how awesome it is. After running with my friends at these blog conferences, I suggested to Jon that we try running together. He looked horrified. So, I still don’t have a buddy. [...]
Apparently I Love When People E-Yell At Me
A lot of people ask me why I’m on Twitter. Next time someone does, I will point to this post as an example. This morning, feeling rather lazy and cozy inside my office but knowing very well that it has been exactly 9 days since my last run (to my credit, I was in the [...]
Less Walk, More Rokk!
Whenever I feel myself starting to slow down, wanting to walk, I turn to this song, Less Talk, More Rokk by Freeze Pop, (made famous by Guitar Hero II and a super fun song to play). The song starts out with a slow beat, then slowly speeds up, getting faster and faster, forcing you to [...]
Running Community
As a life long runner, I’ve had the unmistakable advantage (note: sarcasm) to hear people say: “You run?, Oh, I hate running.” or “Don’t you get bored?” this is a good one; ”You must like to make alot of left turns!” (referring to running around a track) and my favorite: “You have a runner’s body that’s why it is soooo [...]
The Perfect Breath
Last week I posted a thoughtful article about techniques for soothing sensitive kids, written by one of my regular contributors who is a clinical psychologist. My favorite take away from that article was using The Perfect Breath — “breathe in for a count of 3, hold briefly at the top, then breathe out for a [...]
