December and end of the year means – summing up experiences!! I am taking Ms. Zippy’s Q & A for easy answering (I will be doing a month-by-month recap later). Best Race Experience – This would be a tie between Resolution Run 5k (32:53 4+ min PR) and New Orleans Marathon (5:46 30min PR). The 5k gave me confidence of what was possible, and the Marathon was the result of dedicated training and the perfect execution of a great strategy. Best Run…
With all the goodies and treats that float around, the enticements in the stores, the endless holiday parties, traveling to visit family, not to mention the craze of shopping, how do you hold on to some sanity and fitness during the season? Get the little things out of the way Online Shopping – I LOVE shopping, but recently shopping for someone else stresses me out. I can’t seem to find everything in one store and end up driving around 2…
What! Another Christmas gift guide for runners that almost every blogger is writing about? Yes, sorry. ‘Tis the season of gift giving and you never know what novelty you will find. Like this Oiselle ‘Fly’ Necklace that has been mentioned in atleast 3 other gift lists. Even though I shop and love Oiselle, I had never looked at necklaces at their site before. I’m also sharing items from my wishlist/gift list here in the hope that my Santa stumbles on…
I started trail running 3 years ago on a whim to go on a “different” run. And I fell in love, even though I was painfully slow (Thanks to Big Peach Running Co, Marietta GA, for organizing Friday Morning Moms Run at the trails for my initiation). The first time I went back to explore on my own, I was armed with a phone and pepper spray (Don’t Laugh. But I’m paranoid, better safe than sorry! And really most of the…
For the past 2 years, I ran the Thanksgiving Half Marathon and it was a ‘new’ tradition. However, this year, for various reasons, I took a backseat and cheered on my favorite runners.
Yesterday was National Hug-A-Runner Day. (Who came up with the idea, I wonder!) Great time to stock up on those hugs from my favorite runners. Pity my camera died at the start of the night 🙁 Andrea, who introduced me to Get Fit and encouraged me when I started running Coach Michael and I Kate aka ‘Princess Peach’ Lorraine of Run Wifey Run, my Chicago training partner! The incorrigible BJ and Coach David. And then my phone went kaput. And…
“So I don’t kill anyone” The ‘Why I Run’ wall at the Thanksgiving Race Expo. Some nice ones that resonates with every runner.