January 2011

Races2Remember review and giveaway

January 31, 2011

I was recently contacted by Races2Remember to review one of their items.  I chose to do one of their small back bibs.  As you can see, it turned out great!  Usually these bibs say “I’m Running for…” and include a picture and a name.  I wanted to do something for my blog, so I went [...]

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Training the Pregnant and Postpartum Client

January 29, 2011

Yesterday I took Annette Lang’s “Training the Pregnant and Postpartum Client”.  Annette was awesome!  She really knew her topic and shared both studies and personal experiences with training pregnant clients.  I liked that she counseled erring on the side of being too careful. My day started with a little chaos as I dropped my kids [...]

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Friday Freakout!

January 28, 2011

OK, actually the freakout occurred last night.  I’m taking a class today called “Training the Pregnant and Postnatal Client.”    The instructor is Annette Lang, who is one of the best known trainers on this topic.  I’ve been really looking forward to this class.  It looks awesome. It was also on my calendar for Saturday, not [...]

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I’m a leader!

January 27, 2011

At least for the day… Have you been by Run Like a Mother this morning?  You might recognize the chick in the Vibrams.  (Go ahead – check it out, I’ll still be here…) I’m the “Follow this Mother” recipient today! When they contacted me last week, I was over the moon.  I gushed all over [...]

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I feel like I ran a marathon…

January 26, 2011

Notice I said “feel”, not that I actually did run a marathon.  In fact, I haven’t gone for a run at all today or gone to the gym or swam or biked.  Instead, I galloped and skipped and ice skated and sprinted. No, I didn’t work out. All I did today was substitute teach in [...]

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Back on my Feet

January 25, 2011

What does running mean to you?  We all know the physical benefits.  It helps you maintain a healthy weight, it builds a strong cardiovascular system, it works your muscles, yada yada yada. But what else does running offer?  For me, running offered a light when I was feeling surrounded by darkness.  It offered something that [...]

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You call that a long run?

January 23, 2011

Today I went on my longest run since my injury (and honestly my longest “long run” since the Army 10 miler in October.) It was cold. It was windy. I had chili for lunch… But I now have 7.3 miles in my mileage bank as I begin my preparation for likely participation in the National [...]

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Afraid of commitment?

January 21, 2011

So far this year, I’ve registered for a 5k, a 4 miler, and a half marathon that I may have to miss (and why would I miss it, you ask? Because Savor is that weekend and my beer drinking comes way before my running. Even if the race does involve vineyards.) I also haven’t bought [...]

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Three Things Thursday

January 20, 2011

1. I’m heading to the gym today. I’ve successfully gotten back to four days of running per week (including a smidgen of barefoot running). I’d like to add a fifth, but I think I’m going to wait a couple more weeks. In the meantime, I’m back up to a 6.5 mile long run, so I [...]

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Deliberate eating + Wild Kratts

January 19, 2011

Generally speaking, I don’t have weight problems.  Meaning, I’ve stayed within a 5 pound range for more than 3 years at this point and it’s an ok range for me.  I’ll admit to preferring the bottom end of the range ;o) and currently I’m at the top end, but even now, I’m comfortable with where [...]

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