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• Top 5 Super Foods For Runners

  

  As a runner, do you ever read so much about nutrition and what to eat that you want to pull your hair out? What’s right, what’s wrong? What will boost... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• It Was Like a Cleanse

  

  Sunday mornings are for being lazy and stuff, but I never really do that. I went for a run first thing – the streets are still snow packed from when it snowed o... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 10 Guilty Pleasures

  

  I think rewards and bribes are very efficient tools to motivate behavior. So, if you train hard or study a lot or complete some big project at work or mop the... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Breathing’s Over-Rated

  

  Lately it seems I’ve read a lot about breathing. Ken and I have this running joke from a long time ago when we were watching Last Comic Standing. One comedian,... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Running With Snot. It’s Okay.

  

  Even though I still don’t have a voice and my cough sounds like I smoke 40 packs a day (If one more person calls me Marge Simpson…), I ventured out for an... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• I Don’t Recognize Myself

  

  Okay, you can stop sending me emails asking where I am. Well, at least one of you was nice enough to do that. Yes, I’ve taken over a week off from blogging and... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• More of This, Less of That in 2013

  

  It’s always fun when the holidays are speckled with fevers, pukes and body aches – the joys of the season. My least favorite illness is making its way through... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• How To Get Off Your Butt and Run (aka Finding Motivation)

  

  Don’t pretend you haven’t experienced or felt it. Don’t act like it’s never happened to you. It’s a widespread and sometimes infectious disease that we all... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Running Texting Terms

  

  Many of us runners love to text. For some, it’s a lifeline during a race. For others it’s a way to get picked up on a lonely back country road when you’ve... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 5 Ways To Make It Through Right Now

  

  I love this time of year. The lights, the music, the break from routine. But, sometimes I still want to flip off that guy who cuts me off in traffic or eat 95... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Now More Than Ever

  

  Yesterday I got up early knowing I had to run if I was going to deal with the huge lump of sadness sitting in my gut. I know every single one of you had the sam... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Today I Took a Test

  What a day! Sometimes I think the most random things happen to me throughout the day. I bet if you really thought hard, you would have some too. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• There Is Something For Everyone

  

  Thanks for letting me vent yesterday and for playing along with me with your own vents. Man, you all had some wild things to say about being called names on... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Why I Was in a Bad Mood Today

  

  I try to stay pretty upbeat, but there are days when enough little things happen that you end up in a bad mood. It’s okay to be in a bad mood if you don’t take... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• You Can Never Be Too Rich Or…

  

  I am not proud of it, but I committed a sin today. I went to the gym deodorant-less. It wasn’t intentional, I’m not that mean. I simply forgot. Is it just me, o... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Hey All You Opinionated Types!

  

  One of the many signs of grieving is that you don’t feel like doing sh*t. I could have sat in the dark by the fire, drinking Skinny Girl looking at the... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• How Far Is Your Marathon and Other Crap Non-Runners Say

  Today we interrupt Lucky grieving for some snarkiness. I was thinking about something that happened awhile back. A few days before I ran the Boston marathon in... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• What Remains

  So strange the things you find comfort in. This morning I went for a run – of course I did. As I came to a familiar corner, I saw two dogs in the yard. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• You Can’t Rush It

  My energy to write is highly non-existent right now, which doesn’t happen often in my world. Sometimes the life gets sucked out of you and that’s okay. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Lucky’s Last Day

  

  I woke up yesterday morning at 1 a.m. – wide awake for no reason. I went to check on my dog, Lucky, simply to make sure that he was okay. I heard him coughing... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 HOME, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION