Shhh, don’t tell my husband; he’s always telling me how exercise will make me healthier and happier and he would be toooo excited to read what I’m about to share.
Since we rebooted this website with the Fall Fun Run, I’m proud to say that I run about 2 or 3 times per week. I have noticed that other activities...
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I love to read magazines. Especially running magazines. Just seeing the cover, usually an action shot, it gets me pumped! I love to keep them in my front room, staring at me, getting me excited to put on a pair of running shoes!
I’ve been enjoying this magazine above for the past year, Competitor. It’s a mix of running...
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A while back, I went to see my bodyworker Heather; my left knee had been bothering me for several weeks. I hadn’t tweaked it doing anything specific but I was pretty sure it was a running related injury.
Heather and I talked about my knee. She said it sounded like my IT bands were tight and my inner thigh muscles not as...
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I love that Christine can run without her phone or any encumbrances. As it turns out, I’m the opposite. One reason I need to wear my overlarge men’s vest is because I use not one but two running apps on my iPhone for each time out (and I love it).
MapMyRide/MapMyRun offers me a cumulative view of how far and fast...
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Is it cold or wet where you live, cold enough you just want to hit the snooze bar rather than leap out of your cozy bed and into some spandex?
Do you have a baby or small child at home, someone who counts on you for nearly everything and can’t be left alone with a plate of chicken and a full DVR?
If you answered YES to either...
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I’ve been running for about three years, but during winter break, I realized something new about my running self: I apparently run best when I embrace slow. Here’s what happened:
These days I usually run four short runs each week. I push Vi to day care in her jogger to warm up and run the 1.2 miles home. The week before...
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