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How fast can YOU run in pain?
I have stood at the bottom of the mountain. With a stoic pause and clinched teeth, I… ran around the damn thing! That’s what you do when you have bulging lumbar discs! I joke, but not to make light of … Continue reading
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After the marathon…
If you are looking for advice for what kind of recovery time you need after a marathon, you don’t have to look far. Seems everyone has an opinion, a differing opinion. Which makes it difficult to decide how to approach … Continue reading
Best Benefit of Running!
My body feels beat up! That means I am doing all of the right things to prepare myself for April 16! I have a group of incredible running friends who help me stay focused and help me remember why I … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Marathon, fitness, friends, marathon running, Motivation, relationships, running, shamrock marathon, Virginia
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Boston Training:)
It is an interesting transition between training to qualify for the Boston Marathon, to actually training to run the Boston Marathon! What an incredible journey in which I have solicited so many opinions and received many unsolicited opinions about how … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Marathon, fitness, Glen Allen, Henrico, marathon, Motivation, prioritize exercise, Richmond, running
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Running/Jogging/Walking Warm-ups
My informal poll of distance runners came up with this result: No one warms up! We all just roll out of bed, drive to our destination and start running. Is that good or bad? If you aren’t getting any injuries, … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Fitness category, Glen Allen, Health category, Henrico, marathon, Richmond, Running category, warm-up
Tagged Boston Marathon, fitness, Glen Allen, health, Henrico, marathon, Motivation, prioritize exercise, Richmond, running, stretching, warm-up
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Managing Stress in our Daily Lives
Raise your hand if you think you have so much to do that you don’t have enough time to do it all. Okay, now look around and notice that almost everyone has a hand in the air. Now get over … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, Glen Allen, health, Henrico, Motivation, prioritize exercise, Richmond, Stress, Virginia
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Fitness and Patience
Do you find yourself repeatedly setting lofty, unrealistic fitness goals, only to give up on them after a few weeks, maybe a month? If so, you are certainly not alone. I hear stories like this quite frequently. Someone gets all … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, fitness, Glen Allen, health, Henrico, Motivation, prioritize exercise
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Enter…Humidity
Finally, my body feels healed and ready to train for my next running event. What a glorious feeling to get up early and get ready for a run! For so many weeks, I have NOT enjoyed sleeping in, but have … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness category, Glen Allen, Health category, Henrico, marathon, Richmond, Running category
Tagged Boston Marathon, fitness, Glen Allen, health, Henrico, marathon, Motivation, prioritize exercise, Richmond, running, Virginia
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Goal Setting Works!
Wow! What an exhilarating experience actually feeling like I was racing a marathon! The Shamrock marathon in Virginia Beach was a flat course, but the winds made up for the lack of hills. The course was entertaining for me for … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Marathon, fitness, Glen Allen, health, Henrico, marathon, Motivation, prioritize exercise, Richmond, running, Virginia
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