Many of you have asked about my plyometric interval workout. Being a Run Less Run Faster girl, crosstraining is important to me and plyo intervals have been a part of my workout since the beginning of time. What are Plyometric Exercises? A variety of fast, explosive movements designed to build muscle power, endurance and develop the [Read More]
How I Qualified for Boston at the Grand Rapids Marathon
Many of you have asked about the marathon where I qualified for Boston. Although it was my intention to blog about my BQ journey, the procrastinator in me won out and my blog wasn’t born until just after I achieved that first BQ. I wrote a race report though, which until today, has not been [Read More]
Boston Marathon FAQs
The Boston Marathon is coming up fast! I’ve received so many questions regarding the marathon (thanks for asking, I am flattered!) I thought it only right to share them here. Are the Newton Hills really that big? It all depends what you did leading up to them. Did you hill train well? Did you hill [Read More]
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Barefoot Running
This post contains affiliate links. Especially after reading Born To Run, I’ve tossed around the idea of barefoot running. I’ve worn Newtons for 3 years now. I even got these puppies last spring. My first foray into barefoot running though, happened before I got my Vibrams. Silly me planned on simply belting out a couple [Read More]
How to Avoid Vacation Weight Gain
Vacation time: We all love it but its not so easy to eat healthy when we’re away from home. Believe it or not, it IS possible to enjoy vacation AND avoid the weight gain that often comes with it. Week 3 of my Veggie-Centric diet is complete Week 1: -2 Week 2: No weigh-in due [Read More]
If You Put Kale in Your Smoothie…
If you put kale in your smoothie… Make sure you’re very careful. Because just as you’re enjoying the last bits of it’s green deliciousness the phone may ring. And if the phone rings, you must answer it. Because it could be the school nurse or one of your kids telling you she fell in gym [Read More]
March Madness Half Marathon
March Madness Half Marathon/Cupcake Marathon Race Report I watched the storm approach on Accuweather. Almost 2″ of rain was forecast, accompanied by 40mph winds. Should I stay or should I go? I could have made a strong case with plenty of reasonable excuses for skipping. But I knew I’d be ticked if I skipped the [Read More]
Racing Weight Book Review
When I heard about this book last year, I bolted out to get it as I enjoyed Matt Fitzgerald’s book Brain Training For Runners as well as his magazine articles and respect what he has to say. Lets put it this way: If I were assembling a calendar of running luminaries, it would probably be [Read More]
Zensah Sports Bra Review
My first experience with Zensah was in Boston last year. I was agonizing over the weather and what to wear (what else is new?). Tank? Sleeves? when I came upon the Zensah booth at the expo. I ended up wearing a tank with some Zensah arm sleeves that I rolled up and down as conditions [Read More]
How to Avoid a Training Plateau
Whether it’s fast or slow, productive or destructive, each of us is on a certain track. The decisions we make day-to-day ultimately determine where our life heads over the coming weeks, months and years. I thought about where I was at this time in previous years. Answer? In the thick of Boston training. One year [Read More]
