. . . after a bad race I'm talking about how to recover mentally, not physically (I covered that recently in this post here). Today I am joining up with the Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy to share five ways to find your mojo again after a bad race. One point … Continue reading 5 Ways to Find Your Mojo . . .
Friday Five 2.0
5 Ways to Recover Better
I truly believe that recovery is almost as important as training when it comes to racing. Today I am joining up with the Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy to share five ways to help speed up recovery after a race or hard run. Won'tstopcan'tstop I totally get it: you've run the … Continue reading 5 Ways to Recover Better
Start spreading the news: Spilling over tea/coffee October 2017
As in, NY is done. Mr. Judy has been giving me grief over the fact that I hadn't yet done NY for ever (I live in NY, if you didn't know that). I'm so happy that I was able to share it with 9 running friends -- some old, some new; a little sad that … Continue reading Start spreading the news: Spilling over tea/coffee October 2017
Dear Fall: 5 Things I want from You!
It's the first day of Fall and I decided to go off script for the Friday 5 and write a little letter to Fall and ask it for a few favors. Today I am joining up with the Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy to share the five things I'd like to … Continue reading Dear Fall: 5 Things I want from You!
5 Ankle Mobility Resources for Runners . . .
. . . to check out I never gave much thought to my ankles. They never bothered me. Until they did. In 2016, about 8 years into my running "career", suddenly my ankles hurt. Bad enough that I had to tape them. I saw my chiropractor, I saw a physical therapist, and I was gifted … Continue reading 5 Ankle Mobility Resources for Runners . . .
5 Reasons to Blink
These days it seems everyone has a GPS watch that is also a heart rate monitor (HRM). Everyone, that is, except me. Actually, I'm pretty sure that there are other active people out there that don't have HRMs -- but would like one, if it were comfortable and easy to use. Today I'd like to … Continue reading 5 Reasons to Blink
Yay for Procrastination!: Spilling over tea/coffee September 2017
It's been a frustrating week -- no wait, kind of a frustrating month -- and so I have a lot to spill over my cup of tea. And yes, normally I'd link up tomorrow, and I was working on a normal Friday Five post, but it needs a bit more attention and I'd already started … Continue reading Yay for Procrastination!: Spilling over tea/coffee September 2017
5 Ways I keep My IT Band Happy
ITBS: Illiotibial Band Syndrome. Stress fracture might be one of the most feared runner injuries, but ITBS is right up there with stress fractures. It can linger a long, long time and opinions on how to treat and/or cure it vary widely. I have struggled with it, and the truth is, while it's been rather … Continue reading 5 Ways I keep My IT Band Happy
5 Steps to Increase Your Mental Toughness
Mental toughness. We all want it. We all know we need it. We all know it can mean the difference between a good run and a bad run. Yet mental toughness remains tough! I'm a firm believer that what you believe, you achieve. It may not happen on your schedule, but if you keep believing … Continue reading 5 Steps to Increase Your Mental Toughness
5 Reasons Runners Need Gyms
Runners gonna run. Runners like to run. Runners often won't do the things that will keep them running. You know: strength training, cross training, balance work, foam rolling, etc. And sometimes runners pay the consequences. If you belong to a gym, it's far easier to make sure you're not a one trick pony -- the … Continue reading 5 Reasons Runners Need Gyms
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