I know everyone is talking about the latest app on their smartphone to track workouts and compete with friends, but I’m totally old school and prefer traditional paper and pen. I loved Lauren Fleshman and Roisin McGettigan-Dumas’ log book, Believe. It looked professional, was compact enough to fit in my purse and had just enough space to track goals for a six month time span. The duo took everything that worked with their original logbook…
Product: Believe Logbook Authors: Lauren Fleshman and Roisin Mcgettigan-Dumas Cost: $17.95 (Amazon) I love that every day is an opportunity to start over, reassess, set new goals and aim for continual improvement. We’re all a work in progress and I’m even more so than the average Joe, so I jumped at the opportunity to get a little help in the self-development area. I’ve admired Lauren Fleshman for years, encouraging women to be strong and confident from…
Book: Hit Reset: Revolutionary Yoga for Athletes Author: Erin Taylor Release Date: May 1, 2016 Purchase: Amazon ($14.74 as of this posting) “You’re reading a book on yoga?” my wife asked, surprised. I am not particularly flexible, and while I’ve made some earlier attempts at trying yoga as a supplement to running, I’ve never managed to stick with, other than occasional downward-facing dog poses. To some extent, I may have been intimidated by the dizzying…
Which state has the best runners? Well, it depends on what you mean by “best,” but according to this Runner’s World column, Oregon is #2 overall. We’re #1 in “runs per person.” Data comes from RunKeeper. (Why is Massachusetts #1? Well, RunKeeper is based in Boston, so you can do the math.)
Pro runner Lauren Fleshman recently wrote one of her totally honest, soul-baring columns in Runner’s World, in which she described the emotional angst she felt when she read a negative comment about her appearance at the 2014 NYFW Oiselle Show (where Fleshman, Kara Goucher, and other signed runners modeled the women’s clothing line). The comment was: “She looks like a man.” Fleshman’s reaction: I clicked on the comment box at the bottom and watched the cursor…
* So, um, there’s a new trend(?) in sports recovery drinks. At first, I thought maybe this was some kind European trend, but the two guys who are quoted in the story are from the New York area. Anyway, it’s breast milk….
All of us face many struggles when it comes to fitting in more exercise. Be it injury, 40-hour work weeks, or busy family schedules – there always seems to be a reason to where lacing up and taking off doesn’t seem all that probable.
