It’s July 1 and it’s safe to say that we are in the thick of summer running. Here in the south, temperatures have been around 90 degrees every day but the real killer is the humidity. All three of my runs this week have been 80+ degrees and 80% humidity. Talk about sweaty! I literally [...]
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How to Break Out of a Running Rut
February 24, 2020 { 5 comments }This post is sponsored by Zappos. I received the following message from a client recently and I wanted to write a post about it ever since because I know she’s not alone. “I need inspiration. Here is how I feel about running: I used to LOVE it, now it scares me. I don’t know what [...]
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TomTom Spark Cardio + Music GPS Fitness Watch Review
April 1, 2016 { 17 comments }I have been running with the same antiquated GPS (and gigantic!) watch that I’ve had since I started training for my first marathon back in 2008…until about a month ago when I got a major upgrade with the TomTom Spark Cardio + Music GPS Fitness Watch! Let’s start with a high level overview of all [...]
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Dressing for the Race
October 13, 2011 { 5 comments }How’s your week been? Mine has been really great but it’s been rainy and gross in Charlotte. I am so ready to see the sun again. One or two days gray rainy days are nice but it begins to wear on me a bit after it goes on for multiple days. That said, I do [...]
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Warm Weather Running: The Gear
June 1, 2011 { 41 comments }It seems not so long ago that the running community was training for Spring races through the dead of winter and dealing with cold, dark runs and streets covered in snow. Well, those days are behind us now. I went for a quick run after work today before I had to teach BodyPump and temperatures [...]
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Cold Weather Running
November 8, 2010 { 25 comments }The arrival of November has brought cooler temperatures and shorter days. It was 31 degrees here in Charlotte this morning and dark by 5:30 p.m. This presents some challenges for running. Gone are the days of throwing on shorts and a tank and hitting the road. The time has arrived to break out cold weather [...]