Always Looking On The Bright Side

I definitely think of myself as a glass-half-full person who’s always looking on the bright side. 

Blizzard Of 2016 - Looking On The Bright Side

If I shovel the driveway, the snowplow will come!

I have a positive outlook on just about everything. A hilly race, an impossible workload, a mountain of snow to shovel–nothing gets me down. I may bitch and moan, roll my eyes, or share a snarky comment to relieve stress, but I will put on a smile, pull out my can-do attitude and get the job done. Continue reading

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Ten Minutes To A Stronger Core

When I looked over the workouts for Laura’s 21-Day Runner’s Reset, I didn’t think the core workouts would be a big deal. I usually do a strength workout 2-3 times a week, and it usually includes a few minutes of planks. I was looking forward to the variety of the workouts, but I wasn’t expecting them to be so challenging. Little did I know how much work I need to do to have a stronger core!

Exercises For A Stronger Core

For a stronger core, do each move for one minute
then collapse when you’re done. 😉 

The main core workout for the Runner’s Reset is this 10 minute workout from Allison at SweatFlexShine: Continue reading

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Five Ten Mile Races In Washington D.C.

If you read my race recaps, you can tell that my favorite race distance is the ten miler. I know many people prefer half marathons, but I think they are about 5K too long!

Ten Milers In Washington
Lucky for me, there a lot of great 10 milers in the Washington, D.C. area, and they are scheduled just far enough apart so I can do all five of them.

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Choosing Between Quality And Quantity

“Quality versus quantity.” That phrase is so ingrained in my psyche that I can’t hear the word “quality” without thinking of its quasi-opposite, “quantity.” But do we have to choose between quality and quantity? And if we do, is quality always the right choice?

Quality and Quantity

It’s not like quality and quantity are really opposites, or mutually exclusive, or at either ends of a seesaw. But we often are asked to prioritize one or the other. Continue reading

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Committing To A Healthy Vacation

When I figured out that the first week of Laura’s 21-day Runner’s Reset coincided with my vacation, I almost backed out. I mean, who wants to commit to eating healthy foods, cutting back on sugar, and following a new fitness program while on vacation?

healthy vacation reset
But the more I thought about it, the more the timing actually made sense. We would be staying at a condo, so my food choices would be limited to whatever we bought at the grocery store and whatever I ordered when we went out. (No fully stocked pantry or leftover Christmas chocolate to tempt me.) We would be skiing all day, but I would have time in the morning for the shorter core/strength workouts Laura suggested. Maybe the different environment would even make it easier to break some of my bad habits ….

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