By: Cool JBased on my condensed 9 week training for the Memphis marathon, I was scheduled for 20+ miles today. And I had to do it alone (pretty much- I did have company for the first 4 miles). Need to know how to survive 20+ miles on your own?Here's what you need...1) A route. My run club coach mapped out a nice 20.5 mile loop around the city. It was so nice of him to do this, and Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: T-Giving Turkey Trot
By: LLEven though not everyone in our family is addicted to enjoys running as much as Cool J and I do, each year our family hosts its own Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day. It all started four years ago when my parents' town had their road race the weekend before the holiday. That did not deter us. Instead, we mapped out a route, set up signs, set up "water stations," and held our inaugural Continue Reading
Fresh New Fit: Power Extreme
By: LLIn my quest to find fun, new fitness trends to start incorporating into my routine (which had me in a slump after years of the same old thing), a friend of my husband's gave us P90X (or Power 90 Extreme). Whereas this program has been available since 2004, it is a "new" fit to me since I have never tried it. Yes, over the past two years, I have had more and more friends get into the 90 day 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
Creating Fits: Displaying your Fits
My dad loves woodworking. Pretty much anything wood-related that someone in my family discovers my dad will make it - and he will probably go even farther to give it some extra detail or flair. This includes, but is not limited to, cedar chests (which are ideal for storing wool sweaters), book shelves (tall, narrow, short, wide), jewelry boxes, shoe organizers, you name it. I think that he Continue Reading
Fitting Debates: Marathon Training Ideal for Weight Loss?
By: LLThe director of my local running club brought up the issue of losing weight while training for a marathon. He asked the general question to all of us whether or not we believed that a marathon was the proper training method to lose weight. Looking at the run club members, you might think so, since everyone is relatively thin and in good shape. Yes, many of us have areas that could use some Continue Reading