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Sister Spotlight:: Thea
[ 13 ] 03/06/2011

Sister Spotlight:: Thea

Happy Sunday! You all read about the superbly awesome JEN last week, right? Well, this week she is choosing to hand the ‘light over to our very own writer, Thea! I can’t say enough about Thea. Not only is she beautiful with legs that are a mile long, she is one feisty mama with an [...]

Mailbag Monday with Coach Joe — Rest Times and Injury Avoidance
[ 0 ] 10/04/2010

Mailbag Monday with Coach Joe — Rest Times and Injury Avoidance

We have two questions from Sisterhood readers this week about running issues. Keep those questions coming. The first question is well-timed as we’re starting to come up to Winter and the subject will be everyone’s minds. The other question, regarding overuse injuries, comes up all of the time. So let’s get going! Becki writes in [...]

True Confession Tuesday
[ 11 ] 08/17/2010

True Confession Tuesday

It’s Tuesday, and if you’ve been around here for awhile, you know what that means!! If you’re new here, WELCOME! Tuesday’s are True Confession day here at the Sisterhood, which means we all spill the beans on our shortcomings for the past week. No BULL! But wait, you can also confess the victories you’ve had [...]

Mailbag Monday: Sisters Get Their Running Questions Answered
[ 6 ] 08/09/2010

Mailbag Monday: Sisters Get Their Running Questions Answered

Every other Monday here on the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans we’re joined by our friend running coach Joe English. He’ll be answering reader questions from people right here in our neighborhood. So get your questions ready and get set to here some answers to what other people have on their minds. Links within the [...]

Thursday Three, Lessons Learned
[ 4 ] 06/17/2010

Thursday Three, Lessons Learned

It seems like running is all the rage right now! And nothing makes me happier than to see Sisters (and Brothers) out there lacing up their running shoes and hitting the pavement. Running is good for you, it’s fun (once you get past those first seemingly impossible weeks of C25K), and can lead you down [...]

“How To” Series on Running, Common Running Injuries
[ 4 ] 05/17/2010

“How To” Series on Running, Common Running Injuries

We’re continuing our celebration of Sisterhood Running Month and our “How To” series with a post on the most common running injuries. Be sure to check out Part I and Part II of our running series. Running injuries are something lots of us here at the Sisterhood have dealt with as we’ve trained for the [...]

May is Sisterhood Running Month
[ 18 ] 05/01/2010

May is Sisterhood Running Month

May is Sisterhood Running Month! Yeah, we just made that up, but it seemed like a really cool thing to do in light of the fact that Team Shrinking Jeans is closing in on the San Diego Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon. On June 6th, 15 of us will lace up our shoes and hit [...]

True Confessions Tuesday
[ 5 ] 04/20/2010

True Confessions Tuesday

Is it really Tuesday again, already? How was your week? Were you focused and driven? Or did you have a few flubs along the way? Warning! Warning! You may want to cover your eyes right now. I’m feeling a major bitch session coming on. True Confessions of Melissa 1. I have been in a major [...]

Motivation Monday::YOU
[ 2 ] 04/19/2010

Motivation Monday::YOU

When you’re dealing with an injury, or multiple injuries, it really messes with your mind. You’re supposed to be resting up so your body can heal. Resting equals idle body. Idle body equals mind that has way too much time to think about the idle body and how much it’s driving you insane to be [...]