Category Archives: Fitness

2013 Army Ten Miler Recap | I Love That Bridge

And Other Lies I Told Myself To Run A Great Race Lie #1: I don’t believe in carb-loading. I have read many different articles on carb-loading, and I am not convinced that I need to carb-load before a ten mile … Continue reading

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How To Run 8 Miles On A Treadmill

Last weekend was my first weekend at home in a few weeks, and I was looking forward to an 8 mile run on a familiar running route. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. While we were willing to run in … Continue reading

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Trying Tabata Spinning And Pound Fitness At FitSocial

One thing I love about fitness blogging conferences is that they usually have several workout sessions on the program, and often have exercise classes that I haven’t tried before. FitSocial was no exception. In addition to the pre-conference hike up … Continue reading

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Why I’m Not Training For The Army Ten Miler

This is the first year since I started this blog that I haven’t written weekly Army Ten Miler Training Log posts. If I’m honest with myself, I’d admit that’s because this is the first year that I haven’t trained for … Continue reading

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Top Tips For Fitness Blogging From FitSocial

Two weekends ago I attended the Fitness & Health Social Media Conference (FitSocial) in Colorado. Now that I’ve shared about the pre-conference hike up Mount Sanitas and my own pre-dawn runs in Boulder, it is time to share some of … Continue reading

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