Here at the Sisterhood, we’re always looking for ways to encourage you to get up and get moving! Last week, Kelly of Joggermom, contacted us about her Virtual Joggermom Marathon, and we thought we’d share the details with all of you! Head on over to the Shrinking Jeans Facebook page for more details on how [...]
Good morning, Sisterhood! Thea has chosen Heather A. for the spotlight this week and I must say she is very deserving. She and her husband, Ryan, rocked our Olympics last month and were a force to be reckoned with! From Thea: She is an amazing mom of 4 and athlete who is training for her [...]
Last week, we got to know Joanna and this week she is passing the privilege on to Colleen! Colleen is our very own Social Sister and we just love her! Name: Colleen Blog: www.thefitbee.com Twitter: tryn2bfit Age: 27 Hometown: Boston Tell us about your family. I have my peanut she is 18 months old and [...]
It’s time! It’s time! We are taking registrations for our 2nd annual Team Shrinking Jeans! We are training to run or walk the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll half-marathon on June 5th, 2011. We will also offer the full marathon option for those of you crazy people who are interested in doing all 26.2 miles. [...]
Straight from Roo: I was floored when I saw I was picked for the Sister Spotlight. I’ve been around the hood here for a while and there are so many sisters that have been inspirational, helpful and motivational to me. I truly love them all. They may be my online friends but I call them [...]
Have you ever dreamed of running a marathon? Well, Kirsten just recently made that dream come true for herself when she crossed the line after 26.2 miles in the Disney Marathon on January 9th, 2011. Now Kirsten shares with us, the oh-so-important lesson, how to avoid killing your family when training for a marathon! She [...]
Last week we announced our plan to train for the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 marathon on June 5th. We can’t wait. There is nothing better than hanging out in real life with the Sisters and Brothers we know so well from online. Read all about it here. Now listen, we really, really, REALLY [...]
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 [...]
I can’t wait for this week’s race reports! I know a lot of you were out there giving it your all! We want to hear all of the knitty-gritty details! Leave nothing out! Come back, link up to your post down below, and let us be inspired!
Let’s hear about those races you’ve finished this past week! Link up below. Inspire us.
It’s Tuesday! Time to read those beloved race reports! Link up below. Be inspired.
Each and every week, one of our Sisters is chosen by another Sister to be highlighted in the Sisterhood Spotlight. Last week, Beki was our featured Sister and that means she gets to pass the torch on to another deserving woman this week! I must add that I wholeheartedly agree with her choice, as this [...]
The winner of Galloway’s Book on Running is Audrey and the winner of Marathon: You Can Do It is ”Gmstep”. Ladies, please email lisa@shrinkingjeans.net with your home addresses so that I may get those books in the mail to you. Congrats! Are you a beginner runner? Expert runner? Never ran before but thinking about it? [...]
I am reposting this from earlier in the year! I know there are a lot of you who are doing the Couch-to-5K program or who have previously done it, and we would love to hear from you!! If you are anything like me, then you try running for a few minutes, huff and puff, can’t [...]
I know we have tons of runners in the Sisterhood, and even more wanna-be runners (like myself!), and we are all capable of walking. There is no better motivation than participating in an event for a good cause! Everywhere you look, you can find 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, and even marathons and they are often [...]
