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Even kids have bad runs
June 11, 2012 by 44 Comments
Friday night I’m pretty sure I earned my parent of the year award. I took my daughter to a cross-country race that turned into more than a half hour of misery. Let’s back up–I have run three 5ks with her now, all of which she has enjoyed and managed to do with nary of step of walking. I told her about this cross country series [...]
Yes or no to soy?
June 9, 2012 by 33 Comments
If you’ve been reading long enough, you know that for a short period of time, I experimented with a vegan diet. I tried it, but for a variety of reasons, decided that it wasn’t right for me or my family. However, I did get exposure to alternative forms of protein during this spurt, soy being one of them. Over time I’ve adopted a well-rounded approach [...]
The best training you’re not doing
June 8, 2012 by 41 Comments
Everyone has heard of heart-rate training and plenty of people go through the efforts of finding their training zones to optimize their workouts. There’s a lot of validity to that kind of training, but there’s another heart-rate method that just might warrant even better results. Trouble is, it’s not for the impatient. I’m talking about the Maff method, developed by Phil Maffetone, an applied kinesiologist, [...]
The runs of summer
June 7, 2012 by 26 Comments
Summer as a runner often means opportunities to try new routes, new races, new places. I know for me summer always comes with a few trips–to the beach, sometimes to the mountains, and often to visit friends or family for short get-aways. Each one of those trips gives me an opportunity to hit the pavement or trail in a new locale. This summer’s no different, [...]
Tomorrow
June 6, 2012 by 23 Comments
I’m going to get up at 5 and hop on the trainer for a Spinervals ultra conditioning session. Then I’ll get the kids off to school. Then I’ll lace up my Altra Zero Delilahs and go for a hilly six-mile run. And then, I’m gonna smile… …low hematocrit levels, tired legs, LASIK, and especially, dermatologist, be damned! Related Posts:Dear dermatologistLASIK one year laterI wear [...]
Dear dermatologist
June 5, 2012 by 50 Comments
They say that doctors make the worst patients, but I’m here to challenge that. I’m guessing runners might make the worst patients. I know that later this week, I am going to be a bad patient. You see, yesterday when I visited you to have a little spot removed from my thigh–just as a precautionary move–your assistant told me that I shouldn’t run for two [...]
Monday Miscellany
June 4, 2012 by 42 Comments
I’m loving my new 20/15 vision but am definitely getting the itch to go out and train. A few more days… In the meantime, I’ve got some fun stuff going on. I told you a couple of months ago about the photo shoot my friends and I were involved in for a local women’s magazine. The issue came out the other day and I think [...]
I wear my sunglasses at night
June 1, 2012 by 42 Comments
Who’s old enough to remember that one? Was it Cory Hart who sang it? Anyhow…got my LASIK surgery done yesterday and I am indeed sporting the sunglasses 24/7, inside and out for two days. Small price to pay, though, because I can see! It’s pretty strange, actually, to be able to see so well without contacts or glasses. Everyone told me I’d come home from [...]
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