What a greaaaat way to start my day! I met my BRF Shawn (yes, I have two BRF’s) for a 6:30 AM run, ran/walked with my 7:30 client, trained three more clients, and then lifted weights. Whew! Throw in five loads of laundry, and then training my final client of the day at the wellness […]
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how much fun we had at The Pancake Run That Wasn’t. I also promised to tell you a little bit more about how Mr. Incredible came to be. As with many of my running stories, this story starts with, “Miles had an idea…” I talked to Mr. […]
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much I enjoy my job, and wanted to write about it in a similar manner to my I AM A RUNNER post honoring the running community after the Boston bombings. After my post, A Day In The Life Of A Trainer, I didn’t want anyone to think that […]
When two of my blogging friends saw my beach running pictures they suggested that I put them on motivational posters! Stephanie liked the picture of me running alone early in the morning and had this to say… You need to put a caption or quote on that picture of you and send it out… that […]
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Drum roll, please… Who’s the winner of my Born To Run giveaway? a Rafflecopter giveaway Rafflecopter has picked Jessica! Congratulations!
Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads out there; especially to my wonderful husband and my dad! The boys and I couldn’t have asked for a better guy! Bill is a fabulous dad and has always been there for Joseph and Daniel; AND he’s the best running husband a girl could ask for! If […]
I hope you guys enjoyed Julie’s guest posts as much as I did! Thank you again, Julie; and just so you know, you are welcome to write for me anytime you want! AND I agree with everyone’s comments that you should start a blog, too! Bill and I have had a great few days here […]
Hello again! I (Julie) am writing today while Deb and Bill are off on their relaxing vacation. I’m sure they are having a great time and missing all of us like crazy! 😉 Before reading further, I need you to prepare yourself…..I am about to ask you to make a VERY VERY VERY important decision. […]
Hey Everyone! As you know from yesterday’s post, Deb and Bill are currently away on vacation. While they relax, I will attempt to intrigue you with a post of my own. I hope you enjoy! 🙂 Yesterday, I went running with one of my own BRFs, Becky (the picture below is old, but it is a […]
This morning Bill and I are driving to the Outer Banks for a few days of rest and relaxation! To get you in the mood for our vacation, I thought I’d post a few of my favorite beach running pictures from previous years. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I will run with […]
Bill and I will be heading to the beach tomorrow, so I thought that today would be a good day to talk about surviving vacations while maintaining a little bit of a healthy lifestyle! When on vacation, we usually have more time to focus on our health than when we’re living in the rat-race of […]
It may not be Spirit of the Marathon III, but we have our very own Cruiser and MilesRun movie! I just received this YouTube video that Paul Mr. Incredible put together after Miles’ Annual Blueberry Pancake Run on Saturday! In addition to riding his bike and providing us with music along the way, he stopped […]
On January 24, 2008, the Cruisers met at a local movie theater to view Spirit of the Marathon. The documentary followed six marathon runners training for the 2005 Chicago Marathon. The film was made for a limited one-night-only release at select movie theaters, and we were very lucky that it was showing nearby. We arrived […]
Happy Father’s Day, a week early! Our family has started a tradition of going to Sunset Hills Winery to celebrate Father’s Day. My friend Diane and her husband own this gorgeous winery. In addition to their beautiful tasting room in their old barn (that was totally renovated by the Amish), they have a great outdoor […]
This morning my friend Miles and several of the members of his running group (MilesRun) joined the Cruisers for Miles’ Annual Blueberry Pancake Run. The Cruisers usually travel to Maryland for the event, but this year Miles wasn’t able to host it, so Bill and I volunteered. My friend Rich surprised me with this banner […]
Guess what the Cruisers are doing tomorrow! I’ll give you a hint: It starts with a group run with another very special running group. Here are two photos that might help… Mmmmm…. chocky milk! My fingers are crossed that Tropical Storm Andrea will move out of here before dawn! Don’t forget to enter my giveaway […]
Just as Tropical Storm Andrea hits the east coast, my new Runner’s World Magazine arrived in the mail. If I can train my clients tomorrow morning plus get my chores done, perhaps I can curl up during the rainy afternoon and read it from cover-to-cover. This month is a special issue covering the Boston bombings. […]
This morning I woke up like a little kid on Christmas morning because it’s National Running Day! If you remember, 100 days ago today I started the countdown in my post Sunny Sunday! First thing I’m going to do today is go for a run with my BRF Susan, and then later today I’m running […]
I hope you’re having a fabulous National Running Day! Just to celebrate this special day, I’m going on two runs today! This morning I ran with my BRF Susan. We ran hill repeats and then ran our regular Wednesday morning route. The Cruisers are meeting for a special mid-week group run on the W&OD Trail […]
I always look forward to my mid-June runs through our neighborhood because we have so many mulberry bushes growing wild along the trails. I don’t assume, I KNOW my run will be interrupted with a mid-run snack! Here we go round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, The mulberry bush. Here we go round the […]
