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How it Began One evening over dinner, Julie, my oldest son’s girlfriend (now wife) had me enthralled as she talked about a running blog she followed. Intrigued, I asked questions and knew immediately that I wanted to start a blog of my own. I had recapped a few of my races on Facebook notes and […]
Dear Babe, Flowers die after a few days… You eat the tastiest of my chocolates… I don’t need more jewelry since I work in gym clothes… What I’d really love, though, is for you to surprise me with an entry into the ten-day Real Runners Virtual Summit featuring interviews with a bunch of really awesome runners. The summit […]
Disclosure: The Halo Acoustic Wear Headphones were given to me free of charge to try; however, all opinions in this review are my own. This review also contains affiliate links which means if you click on the link and purchase the product, I will receive a referral commission from Amazon for sending you to the site. Lycra […]
Disclosure: The Moji Foot Massager was supplied free of charge for me to try; however, all opinions in this review are my own. A couple of years ago I tested and wrote a review of the Moji 360 Massager, so recently when I was given the opportunity to test their new Moji Foot Massager, […]
The first time I heard about Yaktrax was back in 2007 when running with a friend, make that, trying to run with a friend on a very icy and snowy W&OD Trail. He was wearing something on his shoes that reminded me of a pair of tire chains. He confidently plowed ahead, while I dodged […]
Last night the Cruisers had their annual Christmas party. Each Cruiser who wants to participate in the gift exchange brings a wrapped gift. I stopped by Potomac River Running on Wednesday and picked up two mugs and two Christmas ornaments for Bill and me to give away. I paired them like you see below, and […]
I’ve recently become a huge fan of BAMR Bands. There are so many fun and pretty designs and colors to choose from, and they don’t slip like other headbands. My MRTT friends turned me on to these cool headbands during the summer when they showed up for our runs all color-coordinated, and I showed up […]
Congratulations to Sue from This Mama Runs for Cupcakes for winning three pairs of Feetures socks from my most recent giveaway! I suggest asking Sue for assistance when picking the numbers in your next lottery ticket purchase, because Sue also won a Road ID from my February giveaway! Sue’s on a roll! Thank you Feetures […]
As my running friends and Instagram followers know, I love my Feetures socks! From the very first time I tried on a pair, they have become my absolute favorite for running and everyday wear. The woven arch support on my Elites makes my feet feel fabulous, and since I’m on my feet while working, my […]
Congratulations to Deborah and Jeremy for being the lucky winners of my most recent giveaway, a 3-D Gait Analysis! A huge thank you goes to George Mason University’s SMART Lab for providing the service to me at no charge, and generously donating two 3-D Gait Analyses to give to two lucky readers! a Rafflecopter […]
On Monday, I wrote about participating in a 3-D Gait Analysis at George Mason University’s SMART Lab, and yesterday I talked about my results. Today, I’m sharing the exercises they recommend I add to my routine to help prevent injury, and maximize my running potential. I’ve included a few videos to some of the exercises […]
On Monday, I wrote about my amazing opportunity participating in a 3-D Gait Analysis at George Mason University’s SMART Lab. To recap, I was invited to participate in exchange for a review on my blog, and received the $200 assessment, at no charge. Eddo compared my functional test results to my gait analysis, and […]
When fellow runner/blogger and Ragnar teammate Anne contacted me about the possibility of teaming up with George Mason University’s SMART Lab for a 3-D Gait Analysis, I jumped at the chance. I immediately checked out their website to see what sorts of fitness testing was offered. From the SMART Lab website and staff I […]
Even though I hadn’t gotten an email notification, last week I instinctively decided to look on the Road Runners Club of America site to see if any coaching certification courses were coming my way. I’ve been trying for what seems like forever to get in a class, but every time I heard about one, it […]
It’s no secret to my running friends that I love my Feetures socks! From the first time I tried on a pair about three years ago, they have become my absolute favorite for running and everyday wear. The woven arch support on my Elites makes my feet feel fabulous, and since I’m on my feet […]
During the winter, I watch the weather forecasts like a hawk. I’m always looking for that next big snow. Last night when the first snowflakes started falling, I actually did a little happy dance, much like our sons did as toddlers when Bill got home from work. They were so happy to see him that […]
I headed out for my run a little earlier than usual this morning in hopes of catching a magnificent sunrise. You know the saying, “Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.” Well, I figured with the winter storm warning we are under that we would have a beautiful sunrise. […]
Last night we invited friends over to watch the Olympics (I didn’t realize that no actual competitions would be going on – oops), but we enjoyed catching up and watching the festivities. We ordered pizza from our favorite local delivery place, and our friends brought a kale salad from Costco (with added pomegranate seeds), and […]
We thought we were going to have a pretty good Cruiser turnout this morning, but for various reasons (sick Cruiser, late Cruiser, Cruiser without Yaktrax) Bill and I were the only two that ran. I’d scheduled our run for later than usual to avoid the windchill warning, and that proved to be a pretty good […]
I haven’t done an installment of Friday Favorites in a while, so today I’m going to focus on a few new fitness products I’m enjoying… Now that the dust from my gym renovation has settled, I picked up a Lifecycle spin bike from our local Leisure Fitness. Yesterday I put five clients on it for […]
