My FaceBook status this past Wednesday read – It was in the low 60s outside and the sun was shining brightly and I was on the treadmill running. A tragedy. But unlike others who hate the treadmill, I embrace it. When I first started running, I ran on the treadmill exclusively. Yes, I had taken a mad leap by signing up for a half marathon as my first race, but I was like a beached whale, 190lbs, size 16, nursing my almost…
Last week, I started a mini-series on Cold Weather Running where I try to address the many aspects of running in cold weather (du’h!). How do you motivate yourself to get out when it is cold? What do you wear? What are somethings that are rarely mentioned when it comes to cold weather running? This post is the second in the cold weather running series. (I could share them all in one big post, but this makes for a more consistent…
Winter is here while bypassing fall altogether!! But what a change from the hot humid days of summer! The weather lends itself to curling up on the couch rather than some cold weather running, especially for someone like me who runs the first thing in the morning. How do you motivate yourself to get out when it is cold? What do you wear? What are somethings that are rarely mentioned when it comes to cold weather running? I’m going…
I’m not a stranger to volunteering or cheering at events. I’ve spectated all distances of running (5k to marathon) and a couple of sprint triathlons along being a sherpa (taking care of) of Mr. FauxTriathlete . This past weekend however, was the mother of them all – The Ironman Chattanooga. The famed 144.6 mile event (instead of the usually 140.6 miles) of 2.4mile swim, 116 mile bike (4 extra miles) and 26.2 run in Chattanooga drew a lot of athletes from…
“A statement or slogan repeated frequently to aid concentration.” That would be my definition of running mantras. It is not enough to train your body to run through those miles, the mind also needs to be trained to lead the body. There a huge difference, for me atleast, in the way I deal with my body and mind. Unless I am in pain or I am running on low sleep reserves, my body does what I tell it to do. My mind,…
This past weekend, I volunteered at the Acworth Women’s Sprint Triathlon with Shawna from Building Block, Jesica from rUnLadyLike and Lynn. Although I’ve volunteered in the past and cheered on Mr. FauxTriathlete at Augusta 70.3, it had been a while. But the emotions and fun were the same as before! Just like a race, I’ve learnt to be a better volunteer from the past. Here I am sharing some of my tips on how to be a great race volunteer. 1….
Yesterday, I had the chance to run and then hangout with Bart Yasso at Big Peach Running Company, our local running store. Both run and hangout are very loose terms that I will deliberately not elaborate on 🙂 (As hard as it may be to believe, I did not stalk him but instead learnt of his run at the store through twitter #runchat) After a short easy 3.5 mile run, Bart took the time to talk to us about running…