9 -- miles 42 -- degrees 5 -- hills 2 -- ponds along the route 1 -- train tracks crossed 6 -- friends who beeped when they passed 1 -- "Go mom!" yelled by my son as he and J drove by on the way to lacrosse practice 3 -- very … [Continue reading]
Training check in – Persistance
March 24, 2014 by 6 Comments
Ever have one of those weeks where despite your best intentions things just don't go as you'd hoped? Yeah well that was this past week for me from a workout perspective. And, while I did beat myself up ever so briefly yesterday, there's no value on … [Continue reading]
Friday Five – Running with Kids
March 21, 2014 by 15 Comments
As I've been running with my son to get ready for the BAA 5K, I wanted to share some tips on running with your kids. The idea running must be their idea not yours! I've gotten some emails asking "How did you get your son to run with … [Continue reading]
Spring Madness
March 20, 2014 by 8 Comments
I really don't care what the thermometer says - today is the first day of spring and winter needs to stop being the guest who has stayed too long at the party! I've been chomping at the bit waiting for spring's arrival - with it comes the hope of … [Continue reading]
Training Check-in – Week 2
March 17, 2014 by 17 Comments
So with my oldest son being off this past week for spring break, I probably should have guessed there was going to be some shuffling to get all my workouts in. Coach Bennett also change things up by swapping in some hill work. All-in-all it was a … [Continue reading]
Benefits of Yamuna Body Rolling
March 13, 2014 by 18 Comments
As I've been working on getting and keeping my legs happy I have been very diligent about two things - my strengthening exercises and Yamuna Body Rolling. I did a post about Yamuna back when my mom was probably my only reader (Thanks Mom!) - so I … [Continue reading]
Training Check-in
March 10, 2014 by 4 Comments
Happy Monday! As I mentioned last week, I'm returning to training updates to help hold myself more accountable. The plan for last week was to "step back" to a week earlier in my training plan to see how my left knee responded. So how'd it go? … [Continue reading]
Sleep is a Recovery Tool
March 6, 2014 by 10 Comments
Like rest days, sleep is often an overlooked, but critical component of your training cycle. While you sleep, your body does some much needed repair work. Did you know that it's during sleep that the human growth hormone (yep the infamous HGH) is … [Continue reading]
Back to Weekly Recaps
March 3, 2014 by 5 Comments
One of my main goals for the month of March is consistency in my training. And, I think a return to holding myself accountable here on a weekly basis will help. So how'd last week go? My goals were to get 3 solid runs; daily strength and core … [Continue reading]
Friday Five – February Edition
February 28, 2014 by 12 Comments
21 days... Just a mere 21 days until the first day of spring! I am choosing to ignore the latest mention of snow heading our way for Monday (a lot can change between now and then!) and instead focus on the fact that we are inching closer and … [Continue reading]
