ProKine was invited to speak Thurs night to a group of beginner runners training for their first 5/10K. So I headed up to meet with these newbies & have a fun talk about nutrition & running! While they were beginning runners, the lessons hold true for any level athlete, so take a read-through of what… [Read more…]
March 30, 2011
Just because something sounds hard, doesn’t mean that it’s going to be. Really, what is “hard” anyways – everyone has their own definition of hard; some peoples’ ‘hard’ is something that is just outside their comfort zone. Other peoples’ hard really isn’t hard at all, it’s just unknown to them and so seems hard. But ‘hard’… [Read more…]
February 14, 2011
I went to the mall this weekend. The mall is a great place to take small children because every store is like its own little amusement park, and for the 2 year old twins I was babysitting with Drew, it was a place to stretch their legs & get tuckered out before bed. I really don’t… [Read more…]
January 28, 2011
TRX madness is still sweeping the nation…and shockingly, tons of people still don’t know what a TRX is. Not really shocking actually…if you’re an athlete, you better know what a TRX, but since TRX does NO television marketing…you won’t find the non-athlete exerciser staying up late to see how many low, low payments they too can… [Read more…]
January 9, 2011
Life is just a series of gear switches, and the last month was certainly a high gear! A ‘holidays are here, time to shop, party, connect, decorate’ kind of gear - and the last of the gear shifts of “off-season”. Workouts still were happening 5-6 days per week, & while the speed of life couldn’t be faster during December,… [Read more…]
November 19, 2010
Did you know that it’s highly likely that your butt muscles have had their dimmer switch turned way down? Well, if you look in the mirror & take note of any jiggly, saggy, hangy parts on your backside – it may not be news to you that those butt muscles aren’t doing their job of giving… [Read more…]
November 15, 2010
If Plan A doesn’t pan out, do you have a Plan B? And do you execute that Plan B without more than a moment of hesitation? Or do you wallow in angst, cranky as a half-asleep teenager on the 1st day of school, because your perfect plan is falling apart? I scrapped my workout plan… [Read more…]
October 19, 2010
Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve been up this early on a Tues to work on the blog! Since April, at least – since then Tues mornings have been reserved for early AM pre-work workouts. And next week, Tues will probably go back to being for my workouts – although the real schedule remains… [Read more…]
July 25, 2010
As you may know, I’ve decided to run a 1/2 Marathon in August – in Iceland. Having been away from racing of any kind since 2008, this was a welcome challenge, and for the first few months of committing to this goal – lots of fun! And now that it’s been a few more months… [Read more…]
June 25, 2011
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