Guest Post from Meggan (friend of Cool J in Minneapolis)A few weekends ago, I was in Kalamazoo to visit my parents. Unfortunately, that meant I had to miss a friend's baby shower that was held that same weekend. I was sad to have missed the event, but fortunately, one of the hosts offered to do a guest post about the shower, so you (and I) can read about all the fun! Now, why would I want a Continue Reading
Weekend Review: I Wanna Rock!
By Cool J in MinneapolisHi! Did you have a good weekend? Run a marathon or half? I know that Green Bay and Fargo were both this weekend, and apparently both were a little steamy.I hope that if you participated in either, that it wasn't too hot to enjoy the experience. The heat can be brutal for 26.2 miles...trust me, I know from experience!It's a gloomy, rainy Sunday night here in Minneapolis, Continue Reading
Friday’s Favorite Fit: TOMS!
By Cool J in MinneapolisHappy Friday, friends!Today's installment of Friday's Favorite Fit is an item that is the right fit for casual Friday at the office....TOMS!sourceToms. Don't you love them? I bet most of you have at least one pair, right? Personally, I believe I have five pairs. But I love them! They are so comfy. Seriously. And I just like the way they look! You can wear them with Continue Reading
Fit Do Race Reviews: Borgess Run for the Health of It Half Marathon
By LL in KCMOOn May 5th, Jess and I ran the Borgess Run for the Health of It Half Marathon in Kalamazoo, MI. We chose this half marathon to run together as we wanted to run with our dad for his first half. We all agreed that it was a good race overall. You would expect it to be, though, since the half marathon has been held for 34 years. However, Jess and I both agreed that we likely would not run Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: TC 1 Mile
By Cool J in Minneapolis2013 marked my third year participating in the TC 1 mile, and this is my second year reviewing it for the blog! You can read last year's review HERE.The Medtronic TC 1 Mile is marketed as "one mile (12 city blocks) of fun," and fun it was! Well, at least it was fun after I was done with my mile- maybe not while it was happening. Painful! It is so rare that a marathoner like Continue Reading
Fitting Debate: Running with Music
By Cool J in MinneapolisLL and I have discussed running with headphones multiple times in the past (HERE and HERE) My personal stance has usually been that music is great when you're doing your long training runs alone (with a consideration first for safety), but I would never wear them on race day.My personal stance temporarily changed with the Marathon-to-Marathon in Iowa last spring. I brought Continue Reading
Friday’s Favorite Fit: BIC Bands!
By Cool J in Minneapolis Happy Friday friends! Today's edition of "Friday's Favorite Fit" is an oldie but a goodie- BIC bands! I wrote about my love of BIC Bands ("Because-I-Can") last May as well, in this post but I think it's time to bring it up again for any new readers. These awesome headbands actually stay in place, and they keep your hair back, just the way you want it when running. I Continue Reading