A Fit Life

Do You Typically Follow Some Type of Formal Running Plan?
Image(s): FreeDigitalPhotos.net Over the years, I have slipped into and out of formal training plans depending on my running goals. I trained for two marathons by following Hal Higdon’s plans; I’ve trained for numerous halfs and shorter races by using a variety of plans or making up my own based on my current level and [...]
Fit Kids

Teaching Kids Good Eating Habits, Tip One: Feed Them What You Eat
Image: rakratchada torsap / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I believe one of the best pieces of advice another mother gave to me long ago, which had nothing to do with the usual stuff (breastfeed or don’t, time out or not, co-sleep or no way) was to feed my daughter what my husband and I were eating. When her [...]
Puking in the Public Library; Tom Ka Gai; and Running – But Not in that Order!

Saturday started out fantastically (is that a word?). I drove to the gym and had a great run on the dreadmill while watching HGTV, followed by a great stretching session on the mats (something I normally don’t take time to do) and a cool shower in the gym’s bathroom. I was stoked, because, for once, [...]
Mamamarathoner’s Ramblings
- Do You Typically Follow Some Type of Formal Running Plan?
- Teaching Kids Good Eating Habits, Tip One: Feed Them What You Eat
- Sometimes You Need Speed Work; Sometimes You Need to Rest: Running & Life
- Obesity in Children: Bad Parenting, Poor Choices, A Combo of Both or Something Else?
- Vomiting in the Public Library Bathroom; Tom Ka Gai; and Running – But Not in That Order