Only 4 weeks until Grandma's Marathon! Check out this video to get excited! https://youtu.be/hSIWxtMWCsA How quickly this training flew by; I guess because it's been so much fun! I always love the training, but this season has been a blast. No matter what happens in 4 weeks, I have really enjoyed training...and I'm excited that I have set PR's in the 5k, 8k, and 10k! Hopefully that bodes Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: Why Runners Should Try a Barre Class
If you have been reading the Right Fits for awhile, you know that I'm a fan of barre classes. I think they are a great workout for both runners and non-runners a like. Yet there are a lot of reasons why you should try a barre class if you are a runner. With their focus on strengthening core, butt, and thighs, barre classes might just be what the doctor ordered to prevent running injuries. In Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: Why You Should Join a Run Club. Or Not.
I often post about how much I love my run club. I don’t go there as often or consistently as I used to, but I am always glad when I do. So many great memories over the past four years have involved the run club and the friends I have made there. So, you probably know that I’m a huge proponent of a run club. If we ever had to move to a new city, the first thing I would do is find a run Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Curio Dance and Tips for Hiking with Your Dog!
Happy Father's Day! I hope you had a great Sunday. I'm back with a weekly recap from the second week in June! What's happening in fitness fashion? How about THIS cute running shirt from none other than Costco? My friend Kelly has it, and I think it's so cute. Subtle stripes and a longer cut, and of course at a price that Fits the Bill! What's happening in fashion? In fashion this week, I Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: You Know You’re a Twin Cities Runner If…
1. You miss the Metrodome…for running in the winter 2. You are all too familiar with the hills of Summit Avenue or the hills of Kenwood Parkway. 3. You know where "the bunny" is. You also know how far it is to run to the bunny from your house and back. 4. You have come to expect road closures around the chain of lakes every Saturday/Sunday in the summer because there is Continue Reading
Fits Do “Race” Reviews: Surly Furious Five Mile Run
Jess in MinneapolisLast Wednesday, I had planned to have a cross training day by taking a kettlebell class at Balance Fitness. However, when my friend contacted me to let me know that she had signed up for the Surly Furious Five Miler that evening, but she now had a conflict, I couldn’t let her spot in the small 50-person-event go to waste. So I did what any good running friend would do, and Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: A $5 Race?
Jazz hands to reflect our excitement for the Ron Daws 25k! You read that correctly folks- five dollars! I shouldn't even be posting about this race because I think its a bit of a runners' secret. So here's the plan: just tell all your frenemies to go pay $70 for the Team Ortho Get Lucky half marathon (plus $10 to park at the race and $10 to park at packet pickup), and Continue Reading