It felt great too! I’ve been running now for about a year and I still had one thing in my head that was a mental block – running for 1 mile without walking. I don’t feel like I need to do it fast, I just need to do it – and I finally did. Setting out on a colder summer […]
Truth be told…I have a sweet tooth. While some people may be motivated by the beer at the finish line, a nice Oreo milkshake sounds great to me! I ran across Maggie from Runnin’ For Sweets that lives in Western Michigan and shares a similar appreciation for sugar induced comas. She has a few running tips for beginners that I […]
Every day we wake up and decide what we want to do during the next 12 to 16 hours. Will you decide to run today? Are you becoming an expert at coming up with excuses to get out of running? We all have them, some of our reasons not to run are funny, some are good excuses for not running, […]
Tell Mercator that, he runs around all day long with short legs. Today was the Portland Corgi in the Pearl walk, with hundreds of corgis swarming downtown portland.
I Get Sore When I Run Me too, it’s called working out and getting your body in better shape! When you start out a new physical activity, whether it’s running or other sports, your body is going to start engaging muscles that you haven’t used in a while, or ever! Soreness and aches are normal, stretching will help, but you […]
If you’re like me, you probably have a hard time sticking to running – it’s hard! Not only do you have to plan to run, but there are plenty of distractions that happen along the way. I think that one of the biggest problems with starting off running and feeling like you’re ready to quit is doing too much too […]
Runners run for all different reasons. For some, it’s a great outlet to get out of their element and just be by themselves and reflect on what’s going on in life, and of others, there are clear physical benefits from running. Increase Confidence & Physical Ability Running is hard to do, it takes mental and physical toughness, but when you […]
When I started running the first pair of running shoes that I bought was a brand called Altra. I hadn’t heard of it either… but it looked like a great shoe to try! I have wider feet so Nike shoes are just not going to cut it for me. I tried the Altra Torin Zero Drop Running Shoe and I […]
Hi! I wasn’t a runner either. This is my journey of understanding how to run, getting in shape, and joining the running community.
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