This week, I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics and we’re talking about what we think about rest days. Well, let’s define rest days first. There seems to be a consensus that everything between no exercise at all to lighter exercises and active recovery days can...
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This week, I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics and we’re talking about how we stay motivated to run? I am usually a pretty motivated person in general, so finding motivation to do things (be it exercise or other hobbies) often comes pretty natural to me....
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As you might recall, I was talked into my first running race by a friend 5+ years ago. I thought it was a one-time thing, until it wasn’t, and this is how my running journey started. Ever since I started running, I’ve tried to talk other people into running. (We...
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This week, I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics again. We’re talking about how we’re fitting our workouts into a busy work week. The most important thing for me is having an exercise routine. If you set aside certain times for runs or other exercise sessions,...
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Inspired by Lisa’s post, I am sharing my running lessons during these strange Corona times this week. I probably don’t have to repeat how strange the last few months have been for all of us. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been under a shelter at home order for almost...
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In runner circles, the first Wednesday in June is known as Global Running Day. Every year, runner’s pledge to run miles to celebrate the joys of running. But there are bigger things going on in the world, and so Brooks Running (@brooksrunning), who’s holding their own virtual event, have changed...
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This weekend, I was supposed to run the American River Parkway Half Marathon with my friend Tanja. A couple of months ago, I had talked Tanja, a self-proclaimed NON-runner (but avid cyclist), into putting a half marathon on her bucket list and signing up for the walk option of this...
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It’s not too late to recap my running year 2019, or is it? This was my 5th full year as a dedicated runner and I felt pretty good about my running year. Overall, it was a slower year than before. I ran fewer miles and fewer races, but I stayed...
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