A few weeks ago, Saucony sent me a pair of Virratas from their Natural line of running shoes. I posted my initial review and fell in love with them. Since then, I have put about 80 miles on them so I wanted to give a follow up review after some mileage. 1. They still …
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When I first started running a few years ago, I had no idea how much it would alter my life. Nor did I know how I would go through various stages in frequency, intensity, distance. In some ways, running is ever-changing but in some ways it’s a constant force in my life. No matter how …
Throughout the past few years, the name Cathe Friedrich has been mentioned frequently and with the highest praise. I knew she was THE standard for home workout DVDs but that is about all I knew. A few weeks ago, the entire 10-disk set of her newest series, XTrain arrived at my door. Within the first …
When Fitfluential presented the Ambassadors with the option of joining the latest Diebet, I jumped at the chance. I’m still slowly losing about 1-2 lbs a week, so why not get paid for it? As I posted earlier, my previous 2 DietBets were very successful. I lost almost double my “goal” percentage and …
No that’s not a half-marathon. That is the first WOD for the CrossFit Games of 2013. Last night, the official first workout was announced and it’s a doozy. Complete as many REPs as possible (AMRAP) in 17 minutes. A round is detailed below. For me, I might get some decent reps, but I would …
The start of 2013 has been life-changing for me. I had no idea on January 1st that I would be here 3 months later singing the praises of things like the Whole30, Paleo eating, unbelievable gains in CrossFit, effortless running, and DietBet. The words “diet” and “bet” gave me a pause at first. It is …
You’ve heard all the claims. You’ve read the articles and seen the commercials. You’ve talked to your friends who promise an instant BQ if you just ditch the heavy clunky shoes and go minimal or even fully barefoot. So now you think maybe it’s time to try out this new thing called “minimalist” running. …
I’m a Type A type of girl. I like things to make sense and when they don’t, I get stuck until something changes. Until I change my approach, my attitude, my direction OR until the circumstances change. I’ve been stuck for a few months. I knew something wasn’t right with my health. I knew there …
This is perhaps the most brutal home workout I’ve done. Ever. That includes all the P90x workouts, the Insanity workouts, the marathon training runs on the dreadmill, and clearing wood timber for a building project. And because I had SO MUCH FUN (when I could breath enough to think about it), I’m sharing the workout …
In the past few weeks, the new gym has grown more and more each week! The first day, we had medicine balls, PVC pipes, and the bars + plates. Now we have a complete new Rouge pull-up system. No longer do we have to stagger start times so all the monkeys don’t knock each other …
Since I’m sicker than the monkey caretaker on Outbreak, I thought I would share workout from 2 weeks ago. It’s been a couple of weeks since we got into the new gym, but here are a couple of pictures from the first morning workout. The new space is fantastic! I’m amazed at how quickly this …
This past Saturday was our CrossFit Breast cancer fund raiser, Barbells for Boobs. Our box raised over $1,000 for Mammograms in Action. This program is strictly for funding preventive screenings and tests including biopsies. It is for those who are left out of the parameters of most insurance companies. Many insurance companies will not pay …
There are quite a few characteristics about CrossFit that draw you in and make you want to come back for more. Whether it’s the group dynamic, the gut-wrenching workouts, the daily challenge to make yourself “better than yesterday”, or maybe the quick results that you definitely can see and feel, CrossFit IS the best fit …
Early morning classes took some getting used to. I do consider myself more of a morning person because I would rather go to bed at 10pm and get up at 4, put on coffee, and finish studying, finishing that term paper, or finish getting the real job homework done before going to work. When I …
This has been a very slow posting month. I don’t know if it’s the heat, the need to lay low after my morning class, my usual July hibernation before school starts, or just plain unmotivated to write. I think it’s probably all of the above. But, I have been keeping up with my CrossFit class. …
I love going to my early morning class at the gym. I don’t mind getting up early, shuffling half asleep to throw on clothes, and yawning my face off during the 30 minute drive to class. The Morning Crew is a great group of die hard CF fans who define “determined”. Sometimes, I refer to …
The first day back to school after spring break is a L_O_N_G one. It seemed like the day would never end. We had sleepy kids, yawning teachers, and stacks of paperwork a mile high on our desks. We are now in full zoom mode until May 20-whatever when we bid farewell to the school year. …
Last night after the workout for today was posted, I actually laughed. The only thing that kept going through my mind was…”a deck of cards is 52…a deck of cards is 52”. Then I got a little excited about it. This one is new to me and it sounded insane. I was looking forward to …
After a two week hiatus to immerse myself in the joys of strep throat and sinus infection, I went back to CrossFit. I missed my morning workouts! I knew that I might have a hard time depending on the workout. My lungs are not happy, but neither am I when I’m not running or crossfitting. …
That’s the story of my life this week. No running. Too busy trying to get well. I’m not panicking or anything. I still have a few weeks until my first half of the spring season. Never mind that my training plan is a new one that I’ve never tested. A plan involving less running and …