Being active has nothing to do with exercise. It’s about moving around when you wouldn’t ordinarily be moving around.
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It’s Okay To Take A Break From Fitness
Mental and physical rest days are important to reaching your fitness goals.
What Are You So Afraid Of?
The one thing that destroys any chance at fitness and weight loss success more than anything else is fear.
Why I Run: To Eat
I run because I love to eat. I love tasty things, and the more I run, the more tasty food I can nosh on during the day.
Running Bucket List: Greece!
You can run on the original Olympic race track. AND the road that the marathon is named after. Sign. Me. Up.
How to wash running shoes (and how not to dry them)
Can I wash my running shoes? Yes! Just don’t put them in the dryer.
Making Bad Choices
Today is a beautiful day--the middle of November and 61 degrees at 5:30am. I woke up, got out of bed, and put on my coffee and oatmeal. This is the routine that I follow on any day that I get up and run. Except that today, I didn't run. I sat on my exercise bike,...
Race Recap: Sandia Mountain Shadows Trail 10K in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Last week, I went to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a conference. I figured that since I had never been to New Mexico before, I should take full advantage of my trip and see what I could see. Given my penchant for running, I figured the best way I could sight-see would...
Running is…
Running is a lot of things to a lot of people. This is what it means to me.
Motivation for Faster Running
I ran the fastest 10k I have in years because I was afraid I’d be late to work if I didn’t.

