Your 12 Week 5k Training Program, Week 2 It’s time for week two of 5k Friday! This plan will help you train for and run (really run!) your first 5k! (Missed week one? Click here to get started!) I hope that you are feeling pretty good. Any aches and pains? If so, make sure that […]
5k Friday: Your 12 Week 5k Training Program, Week 1
Are you ready to rock 2015? Do you want to change your life, lose weight, get fit, feel amazing? I’m here to help you do just that. Note: While this is primarily a training program for first time 5kers, starting with Week 2 I will include a plan for runners who have completed a race […]
Life at the Gym: Asics Gel-Fit Sana Review
I am one of those lucky people who get to spend more than half of their life at the gym. I work there. I work out there. I teach classes, I go to classes, I…well, you get the idea. I’m at the gym a lot, and I’m on my feet a lot. For years I […]
A Multi Purpose Speed Workout
As most runners know, doing some kind of speed training can really help your race times improve. Interval training can improve your VO2 Max, increase your lactate threshold, correct your form, and is an important part of your strategy to improve your overall running performance. Many speed workouts are goal specific. Generally speaking, your speed […]
Hiking to the Summit. And Other Fun Stuff
Snow Summit that is. In Big Bear. Hiking to the Summit Alan and I went back up to Big Bear over the weekend to visit our friend Cheryl, who lives about a quarter of a mile from Snow Summit, the big ski area there. Obviously there is no skiing going on right now, but the […]
It’s Time to Rock and Roll!
Are We Ready to Rock and Roll? I say this way too often, but damn! Time flies. When I first decided, back in January, to sign up to run my first marathon in over eight years, this date seemed so far away. Yet now, in two more days, I’ll be standing at the start line […]
