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Move More, Sit Less: Keeping your heart healthy with exercise

May 7, 2019 by MCM Mama 6 Comments

Move More, Sit Less: Keeping your heart healthy with exercise

Confession: I want to be that lady running races in her 90s. While I will totally admit to being a bit of a serial racer and a mileage addict, when I'm being completely honest, I run so that I can be healthy enough to run when I'm older. That's why I'm partnering with the American Heart Association to run their Lawyers' Have a Heart 10K.  Since I'm training for a 50K right now, I will be running the Lawyers Have a Heart race in the middle of a long training run. We'll call that a tempo run with a long warm up and a long cool down. The location is perfect for me to run to the race, race, and run home. In addition to running a race with the American Heart Association, I'd like to share some of their tips on improving and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: fitness Tagged With: healthy choices, movement, tips

Phoning it in (and a winner)

December 8, 2011 by MCM Mama 11 Comments

Phoning it in (and a winner)

Yesterday morning, I was really on the fence about working out.  It was cold and rainy and even though I was planning to head to the gym (so the weather didn't matter), I just wasn't motivated.  I wanted to sit on the couch, preferably with a warm beverage, chocolate, and a good book.  It wasn't a physical issue and a need for a rest day, it was purely mental and mostly related to the gray, wet weather. In the end, I decided to "phone it in". The Urban Dictionary defines "phoned it in" as "to put in a half assed effort at something, but complete it." I decided I'd head to the gym, do an easy 30 minutes on the elliptical as an excuse to read my book, and then walk a mile around the track.  The combination would get me some HBBC points, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: running Tagged With: HBBC, movement

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A slightly obnoxious mom and wife who loves good beer and running, who struggles a bit with depression especially in the winter and when running isn’t allowed, who’d rather go on a fun vacation than upgrade the kitchen or add a master bath, and has a minor addiction to the Marine Corps Marathon.

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Half Marathon #85: Appalachian Series – South Carolina

Half Marathon #85: Appalachian Series – South Carolina

Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series – South CarolinaMarch 27, 20222:47:45 What I wore: hat, tank top, long sleeve quarter zip, capris, and Altra Rivera Location: Seneca, SC (State #41!) Let’s just start out with the truth – this race was the hardest of the races and pretty much sucked. I chose to do the early start […]

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