Mom. Runner. Coach. Writer.
When I was offered a chance to review the movie My Run, I decided it would be more fun to share it with friends and get their input as well. So last night, three of my best sweat sisters came by for dinner and a movie. After some chili, salad, cornbread, and pumpkin ale, we put the DVD in. It begins by laying the foundation [...]
Let’s start on a winning note–random.org picked #10, Stacey, to win my YMX tee giveaway. Send me an email at misszippy1@gmail.com and we’ll get you hooked up! When I began running I was about 31. Not a spring chicken, but young enough to think that age groups like 40-45 and on up were pretty darn old. I also remember thinking that by the time I [...]
I’m going to don my Howard Cosell hat (anyone old enough to remember him?) and play Wide World of Sports for a minute here, ’cause there was some amazing stuff going on this weekend: Top of the list, of course, is Patrick Makau’s amazing 2:03:38 Berlin world record. He took 21 seconds off of Haile Gebraselassie’s old record, which is a heck of a lot. [...]
Wow–what a cool day I had on Saturday! One of the great things about living in the Mid-Atlantic is that you can hop on a train and be in New York a few short hours later. Saturday morning I was on that train at 7 a.m. to meet up with Lee Saxby for a one-on coaching session. It was all part of the weekend-long New [...]
1. Today the plan was to head to Annapolis to do some kayaking on the Severn River, but the pouring rain is making that unlikely. I’ll run in the rain any day of the week, but kayak? Not so much. 2. My friends are running Ragnar DC today. I was supposed to be part of this team, so a few tears have been shed as [...]
On Saturday, I’ll be boarding one of these: And heading to NYC… …To do a one-on-one coaching session with Lee Saxby. If you’re not familiar with Lee, he’s one of the world’s top barefooting coaches. He’s developed some of the most simplistic ways of explaining proper barefoot running technique. His sessions on Saturday are all part of the big New York City Barefoot [...]
When it comes to running shirts, there’s one feature that puts them over the top for me–pockets. I am not one to wear fuel belts, etc., but I do need to stash stuff, namely gels and keys, on long runs. So when I come across a piece that offers both style and pockets, it has my heart. YMX by Yellowmangives me both features. They recently [...]
This year I’ve joined my neighbor as a health and wellness committee chair at my kids’ school. At first I kind of dreaded the job–like everyone, I’m overscheduled and the last thing I need is to be on another committee. But now that we’re discussing potential plans, I’m pretty excited. We all know that childhood obesity numbers are growing, so anything to help keep kids [...]
Last week RunCompetitor magazine tweeted that speedskater Apolo Ohno had just completed a 1/2 marathon in 1:40:59 (can’t remember which one). They included a quote from his coach saying he could have gone “1:30 or better.” Well, I couldn’t help myself–I responded “then why didn’t he?” Call me a #$%^ if you want to, but one of my pet peeves is when someone runs one [...]
Thanks to all who entered my FitFrappe giveaway. I ran the numbers and Cheryl C. is my winner. Cheryl–send me an email at misszippy1@gmail.com and we’ll get your samples out! A new season seems to be a good time to talk about a few of my current favorites in life. They’re all small, simple things,which to me seem to bring the most pleasure in life. [...]
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