Its been a great summer, cool like much of the US! I've been wearing mostly the Ashby tops all summer and love the new colors. Over the past few months are family has been busy with baseball for our son...lot of travel and hard to get my traditional running regiment in. I have tried to supplement with easy miles early in the morning and water runs in the afternoon. Its...
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Summer Running
My New Favorite Top: The Dallas … a Firestarter Review.
Absolutely love the new spring line. The Dallas Hooded shirt has been my go to shirt all week during my kids spring break. Its light weight and easy to pack but plenty warm when you need to add an extra layer for a run on the beach or a dinner with the family. The classy look makes me feel sheik even on a few hours of sleep! Last night i went on my first run with my son. At 10 Daniel...
The Reviews are in
The last month has been brutal with the heat and humidity. My last two races were almost impossible due to horrible condition with hot temperatures and humidity. It gave me a great opportunity though to test several of my clothing items. The black 59 boy short is still a huge favorite! Please make some more. The Sabrina Singlette has been perfect for removing the...
A little help from a friend.
One of my good friends has become my coach. I have always had great coaches. But I was so delighted this year not to have one and not to be accountable to anyone. But I was really just kidding myself. Jim Bitsko has been a mentor, friend and running partner for a while. And he would often council me on what I was doing wrong. I'm really a bad listener. Around late April last...
Running Lessons Well Learned
It's been a great season and as it comes to a close I am thinking about all I learned this year about the sport and running. First to be successful as an athlete you need to love it. And to train well you need to be fully recovered. As an older athlete I think I use to push myself to get workouts in, use an oxygen tent, get a massage, do Pilates, etc. When I cleaned my schedule,...
