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Rules for trails and paths

Katie had mentioned in a comment about what was proper etiquette for multiuse trails and paths.  This is separate from riding/walking in the streets.  Too many times, people get on a path and just do whatever they want, not realizing there are rules you should follow to prevent inconveniencing others or worse, causing an accident.  [...]

To run or not to run, that is the question

So cold this morning.  So cold!  It was minus 5 degrees and I was not wanting to go out in that weather, so I stayed home instead    I figured I would either do a rest day or ride the trainer later.  No running today, and I will address that below. So, I made up [...]

What’s blooming today and vegging out.

Ah the weekend. Fridays are never crowded at the gym. Guess nobody wants to work out on Fridays? Had a protein drink and then biked in. I decided to take it easy on the legs today with a race coming up Sunday. Exercise Set/rep/weight Muscle worked Stiff-legged dead lifts 3 sets of 10 with 45# [...]

Running FAQ

I got a lot of questions about my running, so like with the weight lifting post, here are my all my secrets How did you start running/How long have you been running? I started the Couch to 5K program in April of 2008.  Here is the post where I talked about my running evolution last [...]

Let the countdown begin!

Thank you for all the nice comments on the Locks of Love post! Sunday is the start of my work week – and the official countdown to vacation can begin!  WooHoo!!  (Can you tell I am excited??)  I realized that since we stopped biking on Sundays with the cold weather that I have a very [...]

4-miler and Chipotle!

Woke up to a sunny morning, and I thought a nice outdoor run was in store, but would do it after breakfast.  Had a comforting bowl of banana oats topped with PB2 and apple butter!  This was delicious! Then I checked the temperature.  26 degrees.     I really had to talk myself into going out [...]

My running progression

Woke up to a cloudy and rainy morning. Think it was the remnants of Hurricane Bill bands going by.  Still kind of humid!  We went for bagels and I forgot my camera!  Probably a good thing because we had some difficulties with service and ended up leaving where we went to go to Panera Bread.  [...]

8-miler, running thoughts and ice cream

Well – last night was ice cream at Friendly’s!  I got a happy endings sundae with butter crunch ice cream and peanut butter sauce. It was very good and I enjoyed every bite!  Plus it was nice just to get out of the house for a while. So, this morning was the 8-mile jog!  Here [...]

5 miles and Day 2 of challenge

I ran 5 miles today!!! I have never run that far before. The most I have ever done is 4 miles. The Y was closed today for Memorial Day, so I just went outside to run. It was a glorious morning. I had a small preworkout snack of a date with peanut butter (yum)Note my [...]

Bracing for winter…. brrrrr….

We normally go out for bagels on Sunday morning for breakfast. There are various places we go to, but decided to go to Starbucks for something different. Being early in the morning, the pastry case was chocked full of goodies like donuts, muffins, and Pumpkin scones. I wavered a tiny bit, but then got the [...]