In High School I ran Cross Country. In college I did sprint triathlons. In my early twenties, I had fun running 5K, 8K and 10 mile races with my friends. And then for some reason I decided that once I got married and started having kids, that I couldn’t do that stuff anymore. What was [...]

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Twenty years ago my idea of a perfect Sunday morning was an eleven mile run around my favorite lake with a really good friend. I used to run 3-4 times a week and did 5K races, the Army 10-Miler, and even a few sprint triathlons. And then I got married, had three kids and basically [...]

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If you workout on a regular basis, chances are you will end up with some sort of ache, pain or injury from time to time.  Knowing when to ice, how long to ice and how often to ice is half the battle. There is a good article on Active.com that goes into the Do’s and [...]

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Like many of us, I am a  creature of habit! I’m fine with trying new things, but somehow I always seem to come back to my tried and true favorites. When it comes to running shoes, nothing could be so true. When I was younger all my friends ran in Nike shoes, but no matter [...]

Continue reading Time for New Shoes and My Beloved Asics

Last week I picked up a pair of Under Armour Women Heatgear Ultra Team 7 inch Compression Shorts and decided to try wearing them under my running shorts this week. Where have those shorts been all my life? All I can say is WOW – what a difference that little layer of smooth makes in [...]

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