By Jess in MinneapolisThere are some mornings where you just cannot get up early, but you also have something going on after work. You need to squeeze in a workout...so what other options do you have?How about the lunch hour?This can be a tough time to work out, particularly if you try to go for a run or take a hot yoga class that mandates a post-workout shower. That extra "getting-ready" time can Continue Reading
Friday’s Favorite Fit: RUN MSP
Minneapolis is a great city for a lot of reasons, but one of the biggest reasons I love this city is that it is such a runner friendly place. I know that I might be a little biased, but I’m really not the only one that feels this way. In fact, Minneapolis/St. Paul gets ranked over and over again as one of the best running cities in the nation. Just check out a couple of the Continue Reading
Featured Fit: Tips for Runner Safety.
By Jess in MinneapolisYesterday morning, I joined my friend Kelly for a morning run. It’s quite dark in the mornings now, but she was carrying a knuckle light. We were running along easily, catching up on the weekend’s events, when out of the dark shadows a man popped out at us and said, “Help me, help me! I’ve lost my glasses!” His presence seriously startled Kelly and me, and I responded quickly Continue Reading
Weekly Recap and the Calhoun Beach Running Club Capitol Run!
By Jess in MinneapolisSeptember is here, and fall is creeping up on us. I bet most of you are tapering now if you're doing a fall marathon. Cheers to the taper!My first week of the taper panned out pretty well. Here are the details:Monday: Yoga! Hot Power Fusion at Corepower Yoga at St. Louis Park with instructor Joseph. Felt amazing!Tuesday: 8 am miles soloWednesday: Surly Furious Continue Reading
Friday’s Favorite Fit: The Best Reusable Water Bottle!
By Jess in MinneapolisLast summer, I signed a pledge at the Minneapolis Aquatennial Festival to only drink tap water for a year.Did I keep that pledge? Well, not 100%. There have definitely been times that I have purchased bottled water in the past year. (When I do purchase bottled water, I recycle. No sort, Minneapolis, woo-hoo!)For example, last Saturday, during that horribly hot long run, Continue Reading
Friday’s Favorite Fit: Knuckle Lights
Jess in MinneapolisFriday's Favorite Fit is the knuckle light!Its sad to admit, but unfortunately it's already dark enough again at 5:30 am to necessitate busting out the knuckle light. Seriously! Fall is creeping up on us too quickly. Dark running is here and its only going to get worse. Knuckle light season is back already! Fortunately, the knuckle light is really functional, which makes it this Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Welcome to September!
Jess in MinneapolisHere we are entering the last big week of training for the Berlin marathon before the taper. Poor Dustin is struggling with athletic pubalgia, so keep your fingers crossed that he can still run the race. I told him he could always just run with me! We've never run a marathon actually together (though we've traveled to plenty marathons together), and I think it would be a lot of Continue Reading