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• Do NOT Forget to Do This While Training for Your Next Race

  

  Before I start...remember how a few weeks ago I said I was doing the push up challenge? I could barely do 5 push ups. Yesterday I did 24!! I am pretty much a... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Something Very Alarming You Need to Know About

  

  Guys. I just had the most amazing massage. For the past few years I've gotten massages that were mostly torture to treat or release some body part that was... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Happy Hour Talk

  

  48 minutes until official happy hour. The countdown has begun. Sure, like they say, it's 5 o'clock somewhere, but that's for hard core drunkards, not suburban... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 7 Slightly Shitty Moments Every Runner Has Experienced

  

  I had lots of time to think this weekend as I ran two back to back days, 9 miles each day. These runs were pretty uneventful, but many of my runs are plagued... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• The Highlight of My Week (It's Not What You Think)

  

  Is it weird that the highlight of my week was picking up my husband from his colonoscopy? What's not to like? He is heavily sedated and dribbling apple juice... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• I Have No Clue What I'm Doing

  

  Today I realized I have no clue what I am doing. So, I have this little race in August. It is a multi stage/day running race in which I will cover 120 miles ove... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• I Shut Up and Ran

  

  Yesterday, Saturday, was the perfect example of a a shut the hell up and run day. I had slept awfully the night before (what is it with getting older and being... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Tips for Running With Your Kids (and Avoiding Meltdowns)

  

  You love running. You love your kids. The idea of running a race with your kids combines two of your passions and can only amount to an all-around wonderful... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Why You Need to Visit Costa Rica and 11 Tips/Observations

  

  I'm back from Costa Rica and all I have to show for it is a fading tan and remarkable family memories. Our last night/sunset on Flamingo Beach Could we 100%... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Don't Be An Idiot! Do These 5 Things If You Plan to Run When You Travel

  

  Very early tomorrow morning while you are sleeping sound in your beds, hopefully in an Ambien induced rest, I will be on a plane to Costa Rica. Bloody Mary... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Blue Apron: Why It Works for Busy Runner Types (Like You & Me)

  

  Blue Apron (meal delivery service) has rescued me once again. Between work, training, trying to be somewhat of a parent and laying around watching The People vs. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Why It's Best to Never Be Behind Me

  

  Pre-run breakfast: There is something people tell you when you move to Colorado. But, I always deliberately forget to believe it or maybe I just don't want to.... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 9 Running Mistakes You Need to Make At Least Once

  

  What I've learned over the years since I started running is this: If I am going to be a better, stronger, more successful runner I need to keep making mistakes. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 6 Things You Need to Know (Including My 2016 Race Goals)

  

  I don't know why, but I thought there were a few random things you needed to know. 1. Today I made an omelette in a coffee mug. No pan, no stove, no mess. I... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 7 Ways You Are a Rude Runner and Don't Even Know It

  

  Something fumy about me (beyond the fact that I have the potty humor of a 5th grader even though I turned 49 last week) is that I can be cluelessly rude.... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Epson Runsense SF-810 Review (GPS Watch)

  

  Back in the day, I had a printer made by a company called Epson. This machine printed out hundreds of pages of my graduate school research papers. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 7 Reasons Being Inured Doesn't Have to Ruin Your Life

  

  I'm pleased to report that I ran 4 miles this week with limited pain. PT Bob says I've got a minor tear in my gluteus medius. So, basically the upper part of... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Are Runners Just Show-Offs With Huge Egos?

  

  I'm still on hiatus from running. There has been a lot of this: Only the pool never looks like that. It is full of people and I am sharing a lane with all... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• An Injured Runner Does Vegas

  

  Based on the comments from my last post, you all are a bunch of injured mother effers. While I'm not pleased you are injured, it does help to know others are... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• It's the Worst Word in the Dictionary...Maybe?

  

  Why the hell am I dressed like this? I am never dressed like this. I am never dressed like this while making out with my dog. The truth is I do work and I try t... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 ATHLETICS, FITNESS