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Her Brother’s Race

by | April 25, 2023 | Fitness, Running | 1 Comment

When my mom, Diane, called me mid-February of 2019 and said she was going to run the Knoxville Marathon for Uncle Denny the end of March, my first thought (and probably comment 😳) was to the effect of “I really don’t recommend that, you haven’t even been running!” It...
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RnR DC Half Marathon Recap

by | March 20, 2023 | Fitness, Running, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

13th 13.1 👊 💥 👊 It’s been a hot minute since I felt this great after a race. While it just may have been my slowest half marathon ever, I signed up for it when I was having random chest pains. So completing this one means a) I was cleared of any heart issues before...
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5 Ways to Run Faster

by | October 18, 2021 | Fitness | 0 Comments

More than 20 years ago, a Marine Corps sergeant during NROTC morning physical training said to us: “The only way to run faster, is to run faster.” My young self was like, yea, but how??  After many years, I can tell you, I can run my 1.5 mile run for my semi-annual...
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At Home Workout #8: Family Fitness Fun

by | April 17, 2020 | Fitness, Mom Life, Wellness | 0 Comments

Friday Family Fitness Fun! This week we set up for the first of five of our Healthy Kids Running Series races #healthykidsvirtual. I used google maps to get the landmarks on our street for their distances, and we will have some "practice" and on Sunday take our...
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At Home Workout #7: Family Fitness Fun

by | April 10, 2020 | Fitness, Mom Life, Wellness | 0 Comments

Friday Family Fitness Fun! Or any day of the week! Use 1 or 2 dice, let your little count the dots, and do the workout below! Click the image for a brief video demo!Family Fitness Fun #3: If you don't have two different colored dice, roll one at a time.  The first...
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At Home Workout #6

by | April 8, 2020 | Fitness, Mom Life, Wellness | 0 Comments

A reminder that walking can soothe the soul, clear the mind, and help lower your stress hormone, cortisol.  Click the image for a brief video demo! Instead of focusing on strength training, today I'm focusing on internal training! Not to overuse the term selfcare, but...
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At Home Workout #5: Family Fitness Fun

by | April 5, 2020 | Fitness, Mom Life, Wellness | 0 Comments

Friday Family Fitness Fun! Or any day of the week! Let your littles create an obstacle course, and you follow along too! Keep track of times for some friendly competition. Click the image for a brief video demo!Family Fitness Fun #2: All you need is a little one with...
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At Home Workout #4

by | April 1, 2020 | Fitness, Wellness | 0 Comments

Strength Training without weights Click the image for a brief video demo!Strength Training with bodyweight!!! No equipment requried PART 1: This is one series of movements for one rep! Reverse lunge, bring your leg back to plank, complete a push up (or you can...
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At Home Workout #3

by | March 30, 2020 | Fitness, Wellness | 0 Comments

Strength Training without a lot of weights You can modify to make more challenging or less with the equipment you have at home. Click the image for a brief video demo!Strength Training! You'll need at least one kettlebell or dumbbell that you can press overhead 5...
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At Home Workout #2: Family Fitness Fun

by | March 27, 2020 | Fitness, Mom Life, Wellness | 0 Comments

Friday Family Fitness Fun! Or any day of the week! Include your littles (or even your teens) for some family movement. Click the image for a brief video demo!Family Fitness Fun #1: You need a partner and a ball to complete this fun fitness activity with your family!...
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RnR DC Half Marathon Recap

by | Mar 20, 2023 | , ,

13th 13.1 👊 💥 👊 It’s been a hot minute since I felt this great after a race. While it just may have been my slowest half marathon ever, I signed up for it when I was having random chest pains. So completing this one means a) I was cleared of any heart issues before...

5 Ways to Run Faster

5 Ways to Run Faster

by | Oct 18, 2021 |

More than 20 years ago, a Marine Corps sergeant during NROTC morning physical training said to us: “The only way to run faster, is to run faster.” My young self was like, yea, but how??  After many years, I can tell you, I can run my 1.5 mile run for my semi-annual...

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