That’s “Take it and Run Thursday”, a weekly feature in the Runners’ Lounge where someone asks a question and us bloggers answer with our sage (ok maybe not so sage) advice. As a relatively new “Lounger” this is my first stab at the weekly question. Here goes:What do you do to get yourself motivated to [Read More]
Archives for 2009
Can it be September Already?
Horrors! August slipped right past me and I never shared a recipe! Guess I’ll post two this month to catch up. This recipe is something I make for the kids all the time. I make them ahead, throw them in the freezer and just nuke as many as I need. They are healthy and delicious. I [Read More]
Punked: Madison 1/2 Marathon Race Report
We headed out Friday afternoon as soon as Thing 1 came home from school. After sitting in more than our share of weekend commuter traffic, I was happy and relieved to arrive in Madison just under the deadline for packet pickup. The packet guy assured me “the only hilly parts of the course are the [Read More]
To All Who Are Toeing the Starting Line
As summer wanes and fall draws ever nearer, I hope that all of you who committed to running a race this coming season, whether you stepped out of your comfort zone and signed up for your first 5k, challenged yourself with a new distance or took a risk on a marathon for the first time [Read More]
Tips for Combating Childhood Obesity
Let me preface this by saying I’m certainly no expert, and the only “credential” I have is that I’m a running coach and mom with full-time responsibility for the feeding/activity of my kids. Nevertheless, I thought I’d share some of the things I do to help keep Things 1 and 2 in robust health. Like many [Read More]
Mental Toughness: Sweat and the Biology of Bliss
I am in the throes of party preparation once again, the final of my family’s “triad of summer birthday celebrations” Thing 2 is turning 4 shortly and I’ve spent the better part of this week searching for the perfect lemon cake recipe, stuffing the pinata, and amassing large quantites of food/drink/favors/games necessary for the big [Read More]
Nike Women’s Chicago 10k Race Report
I’ve noticed in previous race reports I’ve referred to people wearing black as “a threat”, looking “menacing” etc. Personally I’ve never raced in black. I usually go for something cool, meaning light in color to best reflect the all-too-often overheating rays of the sun, something hi-viz, the better for the Team to spot me, or [Read More]
Carrboro Four on the Fourth
At last we are back from our summer “vacation”, celebrating hubby’s birthday and visiting the in-laws in North Carolina. While there I had the pleasure of participting in Carrboro’s Four on the 4th, you guessed it, a quick 4-miler thru residential streets. I last did this race 2 years ago and shocked myself by snagging [Read More]
In Pursuit of the Running Trifecta–5k Race Report
Here is my 5k race report from the weekend. First let me say that before this race on Sunday, I hadn’t run since Tuesday’s interval effort, which was cut short because I felt like crap. So, stressed by Thing 1’s party preparations and still ailing from some nagging chest congestion, my endorphin-starved self had some [Read More]
Revenge of the Old Bags: A 10k Race Report
Here is my 10k race report from the weekend. It was already in the 70s and very humid when I woke up. At 5am. But it’s just a 10k right? I can run that thru anything. No worries. I left the team at home with hubby for father’s day and headed out solo. Like I [Read More]
