It's Tuesday, which means it's time for another installment of Tilda Tuesdays! Today, I am sharing a few tips for running in the heat with your dog. Part of why we selected the vizsla breed for our first dog because we knew they are supposed to be great running companions. It's true- Matilda loves to run, and she's a great running companion. However, in the heat of summer, I do have to be Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Wedding 5k and Running in the Humidity.
It's Sunday, so it is time for the Weekly Recap at the Right Fits! Let's start with fitness... What's happening in fitness this week? Last week, my recap included a lot of running but not a lot of cross training. This week was a little more balanced. Monday: 1 hour long barre class at The Barre in the morning and then 7 mile run with the Calhoun Beach Running Club. I had a 20 minute tempo Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: How to Select Your First Marathon.
So you've successfully completed your first half marathon, and you're thinking it's time to move it up a notch. Or, maybe you watched a friend run a marathon recently, and thought to yourself, "I want to do that too!" You're thinking it's time to cross "Complete a Marathon" off of your bucket list. The problem is...how do you decide which marathon to do? There are a lot of factors to Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesdays: Grooming Your Vizsla
Hi all, and welcome back to Tilda Tuesdays! If you're coming here for running advice, I'll be back with more running posts later this week. But Tuesdays are officially all about our vizsla Matilda. Today, let's talk about grooming! One really great characteric of the vizsla breed is that they are a very clean dog that needs minimal grooming. They only shed a tiny bit (we don't even notice). But Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A New Race Tank Option and Lots of Running…
Hello, hello! It's Sunday again, which means its time for a weekly recap of what happened last week at the Right Fits in fitness, fashion and fitness fashion! Here's what's happening in fitness fashion: Let me tell you about this Addidas Sequencials Fitted Tank. I have this tank in purple and yellow...here's a pic of both: In the left picture, you can tell I have the side zippered pocket Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: Hyland 7 Miler: The Endless Summer Trail Run Series
Last Tuesday night, I ran the last trail run of the Endless Summer Trail Run Series (not so endless after all, eh?) This summer, I ran the French 5k and the Lebanon Jensen 10k. I missed the Lebanon Schulze 7 mile, and now did the Hyland 7 miler this week. I wish I would have been able to participate in all 4 of the races in the series, but 3 out of 4 isn't bad. At each race, you get a Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: Managing Race Morning
Today’s Fit Tip Friday is all about managing race morning (and a little about managing the evening before race day) Race morning at Flying Pig...Be sure to get a picture or two, even with a random stranger! Most likely on race morning, your stomach will be full of nerves. The big day is finally here! I have completed 16 marathons, but I still get nervous on race day. Yes, Continue Reading