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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I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics again this week and we’re talking about how we warm up before a run. I know, many think of a run as a ‘warm up’ for other sport activities. I definitely have done ‘warm up runs’ when I played...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2019 I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics again this week and we’re talking about how we budget for races. First I’d like to say, when I picked up running, I...
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It’s Tuesday again and time to link up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics about all things running and workout related. Today we’re talking about our running and race pet peeves. Oh how fun, because come on, we all have them. Running Pet Peeves + Cars turning right at...
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I am linking up again with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics and we’re talking about taper time before races. The first time I trained for a long-distance race, I thought I had to follow the training plan to the T, and that included taper time. Even though I wanted...
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It’s time for Tuesday Topics again and I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida to talk about our favorite running shoes! It’s probably the most important piece of “equipment” that runners have and I know people have a lot of opinions about their running shoes! My first pair of running...
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{via Unsplash} Well, summer is definitely here in the Central Valley of California and it is hot. It’s imperative to stay hydrated every day of the year, of course, but it’s especially important in the summer and even more important if you’re active in the summer heat (like we runners...
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I am linking up again with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics again today and we’re talking about new running product that we’ve tried this year. I had to think about this for a minute, because as much as all runners love to try new products (am I right?), I...
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As you know, because I mentioned it a few times here and there, I have recently started going to cycling classes. What you don’t know is that I had thought about going for months already, always changing my mind last minute and promising myself “next week, you’ll go”, and then...
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I have to confess that when I started running about 5 years ago, I was really bad at cross training. Sure, I’d do a warm up before and stretching after each run (hey, which should count for something!), but as I was just finding my way into a new fitness...
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