Tomorrow, Bill and I will battle over $115 for our charities. The fastest time takes 75%; the slower time takes 25%. So all our hard work, sweat, and stinky pits will go to a good cause. We'll be posting our stories, times, experience, and best of all pictures this weekend, so stay tuned. Who...
On Monday my neighbor emailed me to say that she saw me running and was wondering if I needed a running partner. Honestly, I have never even thought about having a running partner, not because I enjoy running alone. I mean, I really do enjoy having that time with just me, a few turkeys,...
1. Don't do anything new on race day (ie. eat the same breakfast, don't drink Gatorade on the course if you've only ran with water, etc.);2. Don't break in new shoes on race day;3. Don't cut your toe nails the night before the race; {Editor: Ew, but I get it}4. Don't get too caught...
We're now exactly one week away from our races, and I'm not sure what I'm feeling. Or what I should be feeling, besides "Please Lord, don't let me get sick or hurt, because I don't want to lose a challenge because of something stupid like that!" My left knee was hurting today and I've...
I actually ran an entire 5K today. On a treadmill. With two of my three children fighting half the time. And my third chewing on my dirty set of keys. It was not pretty, or fast. But I did it. And it felt pretty damn good.
While I'll always love the 30 Day Shred, I have – rather shockingly – found myself enjoying running too. When Kristen first mentioned it I wasn't terribly excited (I'd never run before, have bad knees, etc.), and when I started it was only about our competition. But I've learned to enjoy it enough that...
You're going to run your first 5k (3.1 miles). You can do it, trust me. There are a few things that you want to use to help you finish. The last thing that you want is blisters, pain in your feet, your sports bra straps digging in, and having to fuss with all that...
It really sucks to run, or exercise for that matter, when you're not getting any sleep. I think one of the biggest reasons it took me so long to get back on the exercise wagon was that I was so completely sleep deprived. And traveling with three kids, particularly one little one who wants...
I was actually looking forward to running in my infamous inlaws' neighborhood this week because there is only one small hill. I'll be honest – the hills in my neighborhood are killing me! I get just over the 2 mile mark and I still feel like I'm going to die. Even my mother-in-law admitted...
Yo Shredheads. I'm in NYC not running on the Brooklyn Promenade like I was hoping to. Turns out, they are shutting off Liz's water at 8am (like 24 minutes ago, to be exact) and I had to shower before this big work thing today, so I will have to run tomorrow and Saturday to...
