By Cool J in MinneapolisWe're starting a new feature for Fridays....Friday's Favorites! We'll post random shots of new favorite fits from the week.My favorite fit this week:"I RUN THIS BODY" t-shirt!Courtesy of a fellow running blogger, "Mile Posts- A Blog About All Things Related to the Sport of Running", this t-shirt is super soft and has a great fit- a bit feminine/tighter in the right places Continue Reading
Functional Fit: A Creative Solution for Your Key on a Run
By Cool J in MinneapolisOne of my favorite running companions is this pretty lady, Ms. Matilda Sloan!(Read a few previous posts about running with your pup HERE and HERE)More recently, I have posted about the puzzle of what to do with your key when out for a run.(Read those posts HERE and HERE)My hairstylist/facebook friend/occasional blog commenter (thanks Kol!) saw my post, and sent me the Continue Reading
Fits Do Product Reviews: Nathan Wrist Runner
By Cool J in MinneapolisHi friends! How is your week going so far? My week is going swimmingly. It's a cutback week for marathon training, which is definitely a welcome reprieve for my tired legs. Last night was our only workout of the week: Yasso 800's. What are Yasso 800's? Read all about them HERE. Basically, you run a 1/2 mile in your goal marathon time. So if I want 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
Fits do Product Reviews: Nathan Wristrunner
By Cool J in MinneapolisMy Nathan brand wrist runner arrived today! I can't really review it until I run in it, but for $7, seems like a win. It has a reflective strip for those dark morning runs, and a secure zipper pouch.Matilda liked it too. Continue Reading
Fit Fanatic: “The Hill” Workout
By Cool J in MinneapolisJust stopping by for a quick hello, after a late night of hills with the Calhoun Beach Running Club.I have a love/hate relationship with a hill workout. The hate? Why is it so damn hard? Why doesn't it get any easier? Why am I moving so slowly? Did someone make this hill longer?But it's not just the actual hill workout that stresses me out. It's the whole day leading up to Continue Reading
Failed Fit: Losing Your House Key on a Run.
By Cool J in MinneapolisAWESOME UPDATE TO THIS STORY. The key has been found, and is safely inside our house.How was your Easter? Did you spend it with your family? Go on an Easter egg hunt?With neither my family nor my husband's family nearby, we were on our own for this holiday. After sleeping in a bit, we decided we should go for a quick run to exercise Ms. Matilda. Apparently, Tilda doesn't Continue Reading