I have discovered something wonderful lately. It’s called the great outdoors. It’s become my latest workout venue and I am hooked. HOOKED! As in as soon as I wake up in the morning, I am thinking about when and how the great outdoors and I can meet up again. Take it outside has become my new … [Read more…]
Most of y’all know that I am a Susan G. Komen 3-Day walker. Some of y’all know that I just finished walking my third Komen 3-Day 60 mile yes, 60 miles is a LOT of miles walk in beautiful San Diego, California. Today I wanted to talk a bit about my adventures this past weekend while I … [Read more…]
Congratulations!!! Many of you ran your first 5k as part of the Shrinking Jeans Ghostly Gallop. You made a commitment, found a training plan, moved up from running only a minute to running for over 30 minutes. That’s a HUGE accomplishement and you should be very proud of yourself. Now that you … [Read more…]
If you’ve read some of my previous posts here at Shrinking Jeans or on my personal blog, you know I’m big on runner safety. When I was given the opportunity to review a pair of Knuckle Lights for our upcoming Holiday Gift Guide post, I jumped at the chance. Here in the midwest, the majority of my … [Read more…]
The frost on the grass and snowflakes I saw a couple weeks ago are telling me that winter is beginning to make its appearance here in Michigan. I’ve had friends a bit farther north and west posting pictures of even MORE snow – so I think it’s time to start talking about dressing for winter … [Read more…]
It’s fall here in northwest Indiana and for the life of me, I don’t see how people live where you don’t get to see these beautiful color changes. I’m sure many of you will say you don’t see how I can live where we have the extreme winters that we can have. I guess it’s all a matter of preference. … [Read more…]
Another month has come and gone, which means it’s time for a new workout calendar! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we thought it would be fun to switch things up a bit! For the entire month of November, you will be planking and thanking your way to a better YOU! Each day, we will plank … [Read more…]
Congratulations!!!! You’ve just completed your first 5k or 10k – very likely the Ghostly Gallop – and you are basking in the post-run glow. What you do in the minutes, hours and days post race can make a huge difference in how you will feel. Race recovery is as important to your training and the … [Read more…]
Ghostly Gallop 2013 Virtual Race Results- How Did It Go? It’s race weekend- woot woot! Many of us runners (and walkers too!) write up race reports after finishing our races. It’s a great way to capture the moment in writing because Lord knows I forget so much soon after it happens. The more … [Read more…]
Approximately 9-10 weeks ago, many brave women (and a few men) started on a journey to become runners. One of the runners in our Facebook group finished her first 5k a couple weeks ago & I couldn’t be more proud. Ann Turner is a 50 year old Communications Officer for Episcopal Diocese of … [Read more…]
Here in northwest Indiana, we saw our first snowflakes yesterday and it was wonderful. I love living in a place that has four seasons. I truly don’t know how people can live where there aren’t. But, along with the snowflakes comes, cold temperatures, big snows and ice. None of those things are … [Read more…]
So, you’ve made it through the Couch to 5k program and you are gearing up for this weekend’s Shrinking Jeans Ghostly Gallop 5k/10k. AWESOME!!!! You’ve put in the work and now it’s time to get paid. There isn’t really anything you can do from a training standpoint in the final week or weekend … [Read more…]
Good morning, Shrinkers, one and all! Can you believe it’s the last week of of our Fit 4 Fall Challenge? Have any four weeks in the history of time ever flown by any faster? I think not! Whether you played along with us on DietBet, or participated on your own, either way your four weeks are up my … [Read more…]
The agent enters her small, windowless office. A manilla folder awaits, placed neatly on her desk. CLASSIFIED the label reads. Instinctively, she quickly looks left, then right, to see if anyone is watching. She moves her breakfast of Greek yogurt and a banana off to the side, takes a sip out of her … [Read more…]
It’s hard to believe, but we started the latest virtual Couch to 5k training program almost 7 weeks ago! I’ve been a resource on Facebook to a group of runners going through this program and I thought it would be fun to get their perspective on how they felt it was going. I asked how far they … [Read more…]