Melissa, Oh?

Okay, I can’t hold off on talking about running any longer. If you’re not into working out, feel free to skip this one. But it’s been a while since I’ve given an update, so here goes:
I’ve been lazy this winter. Not as lazy as I was before I started “really” running, but lazier than I [...]

Three reasons:
1. Amy:
2. Whitney:
 
 
3. Heather:

I have gotten some criticism about writing too much about exercising, and I was told one of my posts even resembled an REI catalog (which it so did.) So I have been curbing the workout talk, but when I read the above posts, I am so full of pride for my friends, such [...]

So I thought I’d log my weekly calories during the 6-week calorie burn challenge TrySports is hosting, that I first mentioned here. Week 1 results are here, Week 2 is here, Week 3 here, Week 4 here, and Week 5 here. If you haven’t already, come out and do the challenge with us - all you need [...]

So I thought I’d log my weekly calories during the 6-week calorie burn challenge TrySports is hosting, that I first mentioned here. Week 1 results are here, Week 2 is here, Week 3 here, and Week 4 here. If you haven’t already, come out and do the challenge with us - all you need is a heart [...]

Because it’s not boring at all! Chris made it. He made it. And I got to taste it this past weekend for the first time. I’ll let him tell you about the process he and his friends went through for the first beer they made and the second one. But I’ll tell you that when [...]

Ok, I know I talk about working out waaaay too much on this blog, but this weekend was an extraordinary one so I just have to mention it.
The running
First I raced a 10K with Kevin, who totally kicked my butt (by 10 minutes) as he probably will with all races in the future. Exercising has [...]

Soooo … as you know, I’ve been running a lot lately. A lot. And I’ve been writing about my running a lot because – well, that’s what’s taking up my time. But one of my loyal readers (Jeff) was kind enough to point out to me that I was blogging “an awful lot” about running [...]

I had to take a breather from yesterday’s post. I mean, you want to spend your day reading about running or actually have time to go out and do it? So here I am today with more “Things a person that doesn’t know much officially has learned about running”: 
Water
I used to think the rule was: don’t get [...]

Wow, working out is hard work. And I’m not just talking about pushing yourself to improve endurance, speed, motivation. I’m talking about all the other stuff that goes along with it. We’ve all heard of  target heart rate. What the heck does it mean when I’m running down the street trying to set my race pace? What [...]

So I ran another 5K last weekend, the third in the Frosty 5K series. This one was at Freedom Park. But this wasn’t “just” another 5K – this was the first race that my brother, sister and I all ran together. And that made it amazing.
I should mention that my sister, Jenny, is 5 months pregnant. [...]