By Cool JHappy Good Friday! Do you have the day off of work today? Unfortunately, I do not, but lucky Dusters does (I’m hoping he does a little cleaning and laundry, if-ya-know-where-I’m-coming from…)So, if you have been reading the Right Fits at all over the past few months, you’ll know that I go through some frequent (yet passionate!) phases with different fitness class obsessions. There was my Continue Reading
Fresh New Fit: Kona Kase Follow-up
By Cool J in MinneapolisTwo weeks ago, I posted about a Fresh, New Fit- Kona Kases! My friend Meggan highlighted this new monthly club to me, and I signed up for a three month subscription to check it out. I was excited to find that my first box arrived a few days ago. I thought it wasn't supposed to arrive until mid-April, so extra points for early arrival!The orange box was a bit Continue Reading
Featured Fit: An Interview with an Elite Runner: Jenna Boren
By Cool J in MinneapolisIf you're like me, you LOVE the interviews in Runner's World with elite runners. I find it fascinating to hear about how these amazing athletes first got into running, what they eat, how they work out, and more. It's nice to hear that they struggle with injury, motivation, etc, just like us middle-of-the-pack-runners!I love these types of interviews, and I hope you do too, Continue Reading
Failed Fit: The People Who Tell You Running is Bad For You.
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