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Continue reading →: To practice pacing or to suicide-pace and drop, that’s the question
I am a bit addicted to a few blogs so my Google Reader and Pocket apps are pretty much all I pay attention the 12 minutes I have in the train. I have a few blogs I always read, no matter how old they are, and I have them all…
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Continue reading →: Running Biomechanics Tips – What is Proprioception and why is it important?
Proprioception is your body’s ability to sense its movement and position in space. The lost sixth sense. Imagine running blindfolded. Or with numb feet. (done and done!) Most of your sensory information during a run comes from proprioception. Your visual and auditory senses will help you guide your run, but 70% of what…
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Continue reading →: what my new 38s looks like
Yesterday was my birthday. This is what I looked like: Is that what the new 40s look like? I really never thought that would be me this close to 40. This was the first time I ever raced on my birthday, and I had a moment, standing there by the…
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Continue reading →: My (Running) “Karmic” System
Eat a little better (Just trying kind of counts). 10 points Cook your own meals. No processed stuff. 5 points. Sleep more. Stress less. Run happy. 25 points. Stop running when you feel like it. 5 points. Go as green as possible -Make your own cereal bars. Bring your water bottle to refill. Reuse. Share.…
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Continue reading →: Social Media: how it can break your heart
You might know I have been blogging at Runners World for over 4 years… I have more than tons of love for all that has brought me and nothing else but love. When I announced, two days ago, that I was moving my blog here, I had to hear it all,…
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Continue reading →: Moving on from my RW blog after over 4 years: NOT EASY
Remember this post I put up a few weeks ago about Letting Go? Well, it was not about this, but I seem to have issues with that stuff (letting go issues, commitment issues, not wanting to eat healthy issues, etc, etc, but who is counting?). It’s not easy. I made…
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NYC Half 2013: Biggest “FINALLY” ever!
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Continue reading →: NYC Half 2013: Biggest “FINALLY” ever!Well, the NYC Half happened. And I haven’t blogged about it yet. Strange, right? I don’t really have much to say and, by now, I am sure everyone heard about how happy I was with my finish time. I put it out there, a month before, that, for the first time ever, I had a…
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Continue reading →: Who Will Win? Guess my Finish Time in the NYC Half this weekend!
Just like we did before my last marathon, it’s time to place your bet again… Some of you were really close last time:Fivestarks was just 4 seconds away and got crowned! Rules: whoever gets closer, wins, If there’s two identical times, the first poster wins! Make sure if you include seconds…
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Continue reading →: And… some major news!
Some of you might already have seen it in FB, but it’s time to share with all + ellaborate..! After 18 months at Team in Training, I am moving on (can you believe how time flies?). It was truly an experience. I made a lot of new friends, managed all…
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Continue reading →: My first HASH RUN! Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore!
After the Hot Dog Challenge FAIL on Saturday, my stomach was a mess all day. The next day, same thing, plus a headache. Yuk. I decided to stay put and sleep it out, maybe I would not run Sunday… (as if!). I checked on Helen’s 5K (which she KILLED with…
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Continue reading →: NY Rogue Runner’s Hot Dog Challenge Report: Don’t bite off more than you can chew…
(sorry if you’re eating while reading this. Or, actually, don’t eat while reading this) If you know me at all you know I like to run, AND I like to eat. So, when my friend Baker reached out on Friday to tell me they didn’t have any female competitors in…
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Continue reading →: NYC HALF in 16 days: is time to freak out yet? (plus a few more questions)
Well, TOO late! I saw Peter’s newswire on RW, which made it all a bit more real The rest is here http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/nyc-half-chance-ritz-shine-sweet-spot-distance I totally think my name is Ritz all the time… Ah, okaaaay. Why is it I always start getting nervous before a half or a full with just…
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Continue reading →: Letting Go
We all have goals and dreams and things to run to. But we are often stuck with something that is holding us back. Even if our goal is more important. Even if we are super motivated. Even if we are running forward at full speed; there might still be something…
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Continue reading →: Millrose Games 2013: rain of records!
Howdy everybody!!! I’ve been a bit busy lately but I didn’t want a long time to go by without sharing my experience at Millrose this past weekend. Sidebar: in case you’re not familiar with Millrose Games: The Millrose Games is an annual indoor athletics meet (track and field) held on the first…
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Continue reading →: Nick. Symmonds.
hi ladies… you know what I am talking about, right? Right? Saturday I was at Millrose and I will tell you all about it later, it was super fun, but the oh moment, for came, came after the best of the best of the night, which is always the Wanamaker…
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Continue reading →: GiveAway!!! Have you seen these MilestonePods that track your mileage?
I found a neat new gadget that could be pretty useful: the MilestonePod. It tracks your mileage so you know when to change your shoes. Some of us are a bit… ehem, type-A, and use megaspreasheets to track miles on shoes or something else but this thing could make life very…
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