injured

February 26, 2011

I have been plagued with calf pain and what seems to be posterior shin splints for about 6 weeks now.   I made the common mistake of running through the pain when it first started and inevitably, I ended up having pain not only while running but it got to the point where I had [...]

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the weather outside is frightful

February 2, 2011

I should’ve known that we would have to pay for last week’s spring-like weather.  I ran 16 miles last Friday under the sunniest of skies, 60 + degree temps in my shorts with a feeling of spring time in my step.   Friday seems like a distant memory  now… as I sit in my warm [...]

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Hood To Coast: The Movie

January 12, 2011

Everyday People.  Extraordinary Journey The Hood To Coast premiere and one and only showing was last night: 1.11.11.    The movie played in theaters nationally and fortunately one of the showings was in a theater right up the road from me.   The stars aligned and my husband and I were able to take a [...]

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music

December 21, 2010

Some time ago I wrote a blog post about my tunes.   I was pretty passionate about the need for music to run.  Things have changed  a bit since then as I’ve learned to enjoy some music-less long runs and I’ve definitely learned to enjoy Barr Trail without the iPod:  no music  on the mountain! [...]

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running toward the end of 2010

December 9, 2010

The end of another year approaches and we are busy with family gatherings, shopping, end of year projects and finals for the kids, squeezing in a few runs and races.. and of course planning for 2011.    Mark and I committed this week to running the Colorado Marathon .  Let’s hope for a do over [...]

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Compression

November 19, 2010

I’ve noticed many runners wearing compression gear on the roads and trails and at various races.  And after my excruciating calf-cramping experience in LA, I was intrigued. A quick Google search reveals that compression technology boasts many benefits for runners including increased blood flow and oxygenation to the legs, reduction in muscle vibration, decreased fatigue… [...]

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LA Rocks!

October 29, 2010

The Beans set out for the airport in the pre-dawn hours Saturday morning for LA with our shirts loudly proclaiming “LA Rocks” and we made sure that it did!  Saturday was our travel day.  Planes, trains and automobile for sure!  Landing in LA, we enjoyed lunch at a place called the Veggie Grill (vegan heaven [...]

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Sports Authority Sucks

October 28, 2010

I’ve been working on my LA Race/Party report this afternoon but I am going to have to put it on hold for just a moment to share a story.  This is my story of why Sports Authority sucks. Back in April, I was wandering through the local store looking for some running clothes for the [...]

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and into the Fall

October 15, 2010

End of summer and into fall have been crazy busy – as it usually is this time of year.  The kids are back in school, involved in a multitude of activities and I started a great new job at the Colorado Running Company’s new north location.   Life’s been full and good and just recently I [...]

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Summer 2010

September 21, 2010

Last day of summer and it is another beautiful, sunny day in Colorado.    We’ve really enjoyed a gorgeous summer this year (when we weren’t complaining about running in the heat) and it’s really hard to believe that a year ago, I was Incline-ing in the snow! Looking back at this summer, I realized how busy [...]

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