Running

Tuesdays on the Run and 5k race recap

  Tuesdays on the Run Linkup:  (The linkup is hosted by Erika of MCM Mamma Runs, Marcia of Marcia’s Healthy Slice and Patty of My No-Guilt Life.  Don’t forget to visit their sites!!)    The Tuesdays on the Run subject this week is FAVORITE HOMETOWN RACE.  It is difficult for me to choose because I am still a relatively new runner.  I love the…

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Friday Five

Friday Five: My running and blogging anticipations

Friday Five 2.0 Linkup. I confess that this is my first link-up post. Running on Happy and Fairytales and Fitness are the hostesses of the Friday Five 2.0 linkup and it looked interesting, so I thought I’d try it out. Apparently each week they choose a weekly blog topic and invite other bloggers to also write about the same topic – then…

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Running

Houston Marathon weekend and Expo

.  Houston Marathon weekend:  Last weekend was crazy busy here in Houston.  Imagine the city’s biggest sporting event that reaches across the city and spreads out over 2 days.  Marathon fever was here and it was great weather for running. My friend Shelley and I usually run on Sundays but we decided that neither of us would be able to…

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Running

My running goals for 2018

2018 Running goals – Why are my this year’s running goals so difficult to choose?  I have been thinking about what I should do in 2018 to improve my running.  Should I run more?  Should I do something differently?  Should I sign up for more races?  Commit to running XXX miles or kilometers over the year?  I’m so confused… How…

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beginner, newbie runner, Running

New Year’s advice for newbie runners

Newbie runners – New Year’s Advice.  This advice may be helpful for someone who has NEVER run (like me when I started, aka “Newbie runner”) or someone who is looking to add running to their current fitness routine. 1. SHOES (& socks) – do not start running until you have good running shoes. It will be next to impossible to…

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Running

Year of Running 2017

My year of running 2017 edition! Best race experience:  Disney Star Wars Light Side in January 2017.  It was my favorite because my whole family participated in the 5k (with the exception of my SIL who has a medical reason not to run).  Even my mother, who is in her late 70s, did the 5k! Best run:  The day that I…

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Running

Three running blogs that I like

There are lots of running blogs out there.  When I first decided to learn to run, I read lots and lots of them and they were helpful.  Reading the blogs helped me get motivated to run, taught me what things I need to do before running (buy a good bra, get fitted for shoes, etc) and generally learn how to…

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Running

Holiday running isn’t easy

Holiday running isn’t easy.  I just returned from my Christmas holiday and I thought I’d catch you up on how my holiday running went. The first week I kept to my normal running schedule.  We flew to Fort Lauderdale on Monday and I ran on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.  All of my runs were slow and difficult.  I’m sure that…

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