With only days to go before my Ragnar Relay So Cal Ultra, running four-5k races in a row sounded like a great idea! Right? Ironically, tiring out my legs, building endurance, and even the whole idea of running a race, resting a while, then running another race, all fit in with my three-week training plan. […]
Total Body Workout for Runners
Happy Wednesday, runners! I’ve got a new total body workout for you! I know that I focus a lot on hip, glute, and core workouts because those are areas that runners really need to work on for improved performance and reduced injury risk. But we can’t forget the upper body either. We’re runners though, and […]
The Key to a Healthy Butt: 5 Tips to Strong Mobile Glutes
A lot gets said about the core, but if you’re a runner, walker, or basically a human being who moves, your butt is one of the most important muscles in your body. Today we’re talking about how to create strong mobile glutes. Increasing the size of the butt is popular these days, but it is much […]
A Tale of Two Races: My Sprouts Mesa-PHX Marathon Race Report
Where do I start? In case you didn’t know or see it on Instagram, I ran the Sprouts Mesa-PHX Marathon last Saturday! You may know that it didn’t go exactly as I’d hoped or planned, though I finished proudly, if somewhat behind where I’d planned. I titled this post A Tale of Two Races because […]
America’s Finest City Half Marathon Race Report
As you may know, I headed to San Diego last weekend to run America’s Finest City Half Marathon. Though I’ve run this race many times, it had actually been 12 years since the last time. As I was training this summer I kind of remembered why I’d avoided it. Summer training is so hard! That […]
So You Say You Hate Exercise
I didn’t become a personal trainer for the huge amount of money I could make. Not for the fame and glory that I could achieve. Nope, I became a personal trainer because I believe in fitness and how much better our lives are if we exercise. Which is good because there hasn’t been a whole […]
