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]
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]
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]
Hello Monday! Maybe it's the fact that I got not one but two runs outside this weekend but I'm feeling very re-energized this morning and looking forward to putting in a solid week of training! My goals this week are simple -- to keep this left … [Continue reading]
What a week of juggling this has been! This was the first time since my boys started school that they've had different vacation schedules: my 8-year old was off this week while my middle schooler was not. So you can probably appreciate why I'm … [Continue reading]
Until about a month ago, my gym bag has been the swag bag I got from the Philadelphia Half - your basic drawstring bag - not ideal by any means. And when I headed to yoga I'd usually carry my gym bag and then carry my yoga mat in a separate … [Continue reading]
My quest for #14in2014 got underway this weekend. My training plan called for some race pace miles for Saturday's long run so it seemed like a perfect time to put some of those miles towards the Stop Stroke Shuffle 5K. I had so wanted to do this run … [Continue reading]
For the past two years when V-Day rolls around, I have taken the opportunity to share what I'm currently loving about running (you can read my past odes to running HERE and HERE). But right now I have to admit that I'm not in love with running - … [Continue reading]
The heat of the summer provides an easy reminder of the importance of drinking up - we sweat easily and will quickly grab a beverage to not only replace what we perceive to be losing in sweat but also to help cool off. However, with much of the … [Continue reading]
Today I will.... .....do 45 more burpees towards my goal of 1,000 .....log 40 minutes of cross-training .....eat mindfully .....stretch and roll so I'm ready for tomorrow's run What will you do today? … [Continue reading]
