Now that we’re into the new year, many people are making resolutions and looking to take their fitness challenges to new heights. This week’s Mailbag Monday question is a good one on that theme. Now many people may read this question and think, “what’s the big deal in moving from a 5K to 10K”, but [...]
In a post last week, I wrote about some easy New Year’s resolutions for runners can take — baby steps, if you will — that will help make them better runners. This week, I wanted to take another look another problem that runners often have with their New Year’s Resolutions: making resolutions that aren’t specific [...]
It’s time for the Editors’ Weekly Round-Up, where I (or Melissa) share some of the fun, interesting, and important things I’ve come across during the week. Did you know that September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month? Well it is. Did you know that Ovarian Cancer is called the silent killer? It’s true, but there are [...]
It’s time for our bi-monthly feature here on the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans: Mailbag Monday with Coach Joe. This week we have two running related questions for the column. Keep those questions coming! Question 1: To cross-train or not to cross-train Amy writes in the with the following question: Crosstraining? Seriously? Do I have [...]
We’re excited to announce Coach Joe English, our Virtual Team in Training Coach for Team Shrinking Jeans, will now be a regular contributor here at the Sisterhood! You can send your questions about running to support@shrinkingjeans.net, we’ll pass them on to Coach Joe, and he’ll post his answers as part of Mailbag Monday every two [...]
We are in the middle of celebrating our self-proclaimed Sisterhood Running Month, around here at Shrinking Jeans, and it’s going wonderfully. So many women, and men, have stepped up and Run a Mile with us, and others are finally dipping their feet into the proverbial running waters. For us at the Sisterhood, it feels like [...]
