By Cool J in Minneapolis(Forewarning- Cool J does not keep her cool in this post. I apologize in advance if I offend anyone!)The other day I was explaining to an acquaintance that I was doing some physical therapy for my IT band, which is an overuse injury from running. I was venting a little bit to her about the frustrations of a running injury, to which I received a blank stare. Then, this Continue Reading
Fitting Debate: What Constitutes as a Rest Day?
By Cool J in MinneapolisMy sister Erin is training for a spring marathon (Green Bay!). She did THIS GUEST POST last year about the challenges of training for a marathon with two young kids. Additionally, (just like me), she struggles with IT Band Syndrome. Therefore, along with the time she has to allocate for running, she needs to find time to do enough cross-training, core strengthening, Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: Get Lucky 1/2 Marathon
By Cool J in MinneapolisThis morning, I ran the Team Ortho Get Lucky 1/2 marathon. I did a preview of this race HERE. Remember the nice sweatshirt I wrote about? Nice sweatshirts!There was also a 7k race at 9 am today, which is quite popular (11,000+ runners) but we had 15-17 miles on the marathon training schedule, so most of the spring marathoners in the Calhoun Beach Running Club Continue Reading
Fresh New Fit: Kona Kases!
By Cool J in MinneapolisI just cancelled one monthly subscription (to Ellie- if you missed it, read about it HERE, HERE, and HERE) And now it’s on to the next subscription!My friend Meggan gave me the heads up about Kona Kase – a monthly subscription of a completely different sort than Ellie.Rather than fitness apparel, Kona Kase is a monthly delivery of “awesome Continue Reading
Failed Fit: Farewell “Ellie”….
By Cool J in MinneapolisI just can't shake this monthly fitness apparel program! I thought I had cancelled it, but apparently, I had already been charged for one final shipment. So in the interest of full disclosure, here is my final shipment:Ellie brand pants: I like the stripe down the side, and they are pretty comfy Ellie brand top:I like the funky back, but I'm not a fan of Continue Reading
Fresh New Fit: Swimming Laps…
by Cool J in MinneapolisAll these snowboarding pics...what about the RUNNING, Cool J?It's true. I barely ran in Big Sky! It was all snowboard, snowboard, snowboard, all day, every day. We would head to the mountain right away every morning, and be there until the lifts closed. The long days on the mountain, combined with a few late nights, meant that I just wasn't feeling an early wakeup. I mean, Continue Reading
Guest Post: Fitting Fitness: How to Balance Your Love of Concerts with Training for a Marathon
Guest Fit by Mason Let's welcome Mr. Mike Mason to the blog! Mason and Jess at Amore Victoria Mason is one of our most loyal readers. He also monitors the blog closely for grammatical errors. We appreciate it! You may have seen his name and face before, as he has appeared on the blog many times. Mason has run many marathons and has been a member of the Calhoun Beach Running Continue Reading