Oh! The things I do for bling (or a TShirt!). I very rarely sign up for 5k races without looking at the weather forecast. The logistics of the race takes more time than the running itself. The Atlanta Women’s 5k race had the allure of a really cute TShirt, in purple this year, and a necklace. It also was to be my first “race” race, where I planned to run it to the best of my ability and then…
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This week was all things pink! Started off with the pink shirt I got from my group Marc. The picture doesn’t do justice to the pink of the T Spring wasn’t spring after all; with the need to cover up completely on a cold run. So out came pink compression socks. I hate wearing compression socks with capris though. Just weird! Finished off with a pink smoothie! Bananas, frozen mixed berries, brocoli, carrots, protein powder, chia and flax with double…
Now that I have successfully gotten through my goal of finishing Little Rock Marathon, what’s next in store for me? I had gone into the race pretty burnt out with running and frustrated with the forced pace changed in the past 4 months. I came out having rediscovered my running mojo and looking for what to do next. I’m taking a break from the marathon distance; something that I should have done last spring! But using this time to strengthen…
As a (faux) runner, I have been looking avidly at different types of cross-training and strength training. Of late, given the constraints of time in a full-time working mom’s life, I have started looking into at home DVDs and have been doing the couple I have. I was looking to change things up when I received this DVD from Cathe. The ‘All Out Low Impact HIIT’ is part of the X-Train series. When I first got the DVD, I was…
I’ve had a lot of hiccups in my get me to the start and across the finish line plan training for Little Rock Marathon. It is finally time for the race. Time to run. Time to be strong. Time to keep moving. Original from the Facebook page of Slow is the New Fast Every Friday, I scout around that wonderful place Pinterest (which I refer to fondly as Facebook on crack!) for motivation and inspiration to share. Connect with…
“If you want to win something, run the 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.” – Emil Zatopek, Gold medal in 5k, 10k and the Marathon at Helsinki Olympics I chose to run Little Rock Marathon for the promise of a huge medal. In spite of a chilly 22F start at 6am, I started nice and slow and my race strategy ‘Start Slow and Back Off’ (thanks to One More Mile) paid off. The race was…