For some odd reason, my slightly sarcastic review of the Gatorade G Series is one of the more popular posts on this site. It brings in A LOT of search engine traffic. It’s also brought in some snide, rude and flat-out mean comments. The ones that are completely off-base have …
I went public about my eating disorder on this site (and to many friends/family) during NEDAwareness week a year ago. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. It was a hard decision, I often feel that it would be better received if I said that I was addicted to prescription pain killers …
After this most recent race, I need a break… both physically and mentally. I’ve been stressed to the max lately, and while running should be an escape from that stress, in some ways it has added to the stress. The pressure I’ve placed on myself to try to run certain …
I received an email from a local grocery store about the weekly e-coupons available. As usual, I took a glance at them although I rarely choose to apply any of the “deals” to my shoppers card. (Usually the coupons are for twinkies and extreme nacho cheese tortilla chips and baby …
Stretching can be an important part of your fitness arsenal. It can help relieve muscle tension, keep muscles flexible, improve posture/balance, flush lactic acid from muscles and help prevent injury by relaxing and lengthening muscles. But that’s only if you do it right! If you’ve ever been to a race, …
Recently I had the opportunity to try Fluid Recovery, a fruity-flavored recovery drink for post-exercise consumption. I have a friend who is a rep for the company, he gave me some sample packets of their Tropical Escape flavor. We’ve also had some of our Tuesday Night Fun Runs at Fleet …
After each of my long runs now, I take an ice bath. I had never done that before training for this marathon and I think it makes a huge difference in how I feel after covering a distance in the double-digits. In fact, I actually look forward to it after …