One of the most popular topics I hear about regularly from runners and triathletes is strength training: Can strength training make me a better runner or athlete? How often should I be strength training? What exercises should I do and when? How can I improve my core? To help us answer these questions and more, […] Read more
Signing up for a new race always brings me a jolt of excitement. Every race is a chance for a new experience, new goals, new travels, new friends, new lessons learned and new victories. It doesn’t matter what happened during our last race or the one before that. Every race is a fresh chance to […] Read more
“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” ~Joseph Priestley Every new week is a fresh chance to do our very best, give our all and do the things we say we want to […] Read more
Here at runladylike.com, Fridays are all about sharing the inspiring stories of fit people who motivate all of us to be better tomorrow than we were yesterday. My Friday FITspiration series profiles runners, triathletes and casual exercisers who are making choices every day to be as healthy as they can be – in both huge […] Read more
When it comes to running (or swimming and biking), we’re in a constant state of competition. Competing against the clock. Our Garmin. Mother Nature – heat, humidity, wind, rain. Self-doubt. Nerves. The person next to us. Ourselves. During the last 2 weeks, I’ve been competing against life. You may have noticed I haven’t shared my […] Read more