I work out because…… The last few weeks, including today, the way I would fill in this blank is NOT the way I want it to be. To be honest, I would say *because I have to, not because I want to and some days I don’t work out at all*. My last race was […]
oIt’s Tuesday and time for another round of Toot Your Horn! However, I thought I would change it up a bit and combine this with a few true confessions of my own. It looks like this…. 1. True Confession- I didn’t run much last week. In fact, I didn’t do much in the way of […]
You are a runner. Or maybe you are returning to running. Or you are doing Couch 2 5K. Maybe you are training for your first half marathon or full marathon. Maybe your spouse is a runner, maybe he isn’t. Maybe he is supportive of your endeavor, maybe he isn’t. When I met my husband back […]
I understand accidents happen. I understand something tragic can happen in a split second. I know it happens. I read about it in the news. It sucks. I feel sad. I wonder *why*. But then something happens that I can totally imagine happening here in my world. A mother of three children, a runner, out […]
When you roll out of bed in the morning, what’s the first thing you do? Me, I check my phone. I know, BAD. However, once I have the kids off to school, I either exercise or run, OR get ready for work. Some days, my body is tight and ache-y from you know, sleeping and […]
We are kicking off our Couch to 5K Virtual Program. What is Couch to 5K? It is a 9 week training program geared to take you from the *couch* (not running) to running a 5K. Each week consists of three *run* days. Each run day has a warm-up, intervals of walking and running, and as […]
If you are new around here, you will quickly find out that we have a strong running community. In fact, some of you that have been around for a while might think us runners as a crazy, fanatical, *talks about running all the time* group. We aren’t. You might feel like you don’t belong to […]
From Our Family to Yours….. Since I have your attention, as brief as it might be, I want to thank each and every one of you for choosing the Sisterhood as a daily read, for sharing a little bit of you here with us, to inspiring US with your weight loss, your new fitness journeys, […]
Did y’all enjoy reading our Ultimate Runner Gift Guide + Giveaways Galore? Well it’s time for us to officially announce the winners- scroll down through each gift to see who the winners are. Winners have been emailed already with next steps. If a winner does not get back to us within 48 hours, then another […]
Ho ho ho! Or maybe I should say run, run, run? For the second year in a row, we running sisters here at Shrinking Jeans have pulled together the Ultimate. Gift. Guide. for. the Runner. It is epic. It is massive. It is chock full of awesome products for runners, complete with product information, photos, […]
I have to admit that I just throw my gym stuff in any ole gym bag I can find and then I GO. There is no thought to the bag I use except *will it hold everything I want it to hold*. The old bag I am currently using is beat up, bulky and certainly […]
Over the last four years, I have run multiple 5k’s, 10k’s and half marathons. Here are a few observations I made during my last race, a Turkey Trot 5 Miler! If your race happens to include hills, it really helps to train on hills. Sometimes you have to stop thinking so much and just run. […]
See this pretty running shoe? And this one too? They are the same shoe- the New Balance v1400 Racing Flat- and I am in love with it. Period, the end. That’s all I have to say about this shoe review- I love it. How’s that for details? Actually, when asked to review this a racing […]
If I had to choose one word to describe how I feel right now, it would have to be *overwhelmed*. Raise your hand if that’s you. I have too much on my plate and I am drowning. Something needs to give or my mind just might explode. I went back to work permanent part-time when the kids […]
It’s been over a month since we tooted our horns- I think we are overdue, don’t you? Personally, I know it’s much easier to confess the *bad* but sometimes, we to shout the good, you know what I mean? Also, I have some very good stuff to toot! 1. Since August 5th, I have lost […]