By: LLI'm pretty sure that all runners can relate to these. Thanks to E for sharing and to TheRuniverse for the borrow. Murphy's Law for RUNNERSIf the road you are running on becomes narrow, that is the point where two cars coming from opposite directions will appear.When running hills on a windy day, you will always encounter a headwind while running uphill and a tail wind as you are Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: The Runner’s Rule Book
By Cool JLL gave the D-man this perfect book for his birthday:Though his birthday was in July, she gave him the book this past weekend in the Dells. It is a highly entertaining book for runners, and I plan to 'share' several of its chapters in future posts! But I definitely want to "source" this, so please, please, please go pick up your own copy! The author is Mark Remy, along with the Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Just Shut Up and Run
By JessieAs we have mentioned several times by now, LL and I were in Big Sky, Montana over the past 4 days. We had three full days of skiing/snowboarding on the mountain, with one day of rest (i.e. shopping and Norris Hot Springs).This morning, our alarms went off at 3:00 am, for the drive back to Bozeman for a 6 am flight.Unfortunately (though fortunately for those who still had another day to Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: The Need to Cross-Train
By: LLCross-training...do you do it when you are training for a race? For many, cross-training is the easily neglected piece of their training routine. Instead, you might opt for another run or give your muscles the day off to recover from a considerably hard run the day before. Unfortunately, neither of those two options will give you nearly the significant boost that you will get from at least Continue Reading
Fit Fanatic: Mantras for Motivation!
By JessieLast night at run club, we did a hill workout. It was dark and chilly...and definitely not easy!The warm-up route was about 2.25 miles, and then each hill was about 0.8 miles round trip. Dustin and I both did 5 repeats, and then the 2.25 cool down home, for a total run of around 8.5 miles. There was a good turnout of runners for a “random” hill workout, so it was nice to have the support Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Motivational Signs
By JessiePart of the magic of the marathon is the support of the fans. Dustin and I travel for a lot for marathons, so we don't always have familiar faces in the crowd. But even strangers can give you that extra boost along the course. And I especially enjoy the fun signs!While running, I am always on the look out for funny signs. Humor can take me much farther than Gu or Gatorade! Continue Reading