Summer is fast approaching. Hooray! Time to break out those Chubbies and kick back with a glass of chilled rosé or throw together a casual game of sloshball. It’s also a time when a lot of us are traveling – weddings and long awaited vacations are top of mind this time of year. Airfare, rental cars, hotels, wedding … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fitness
Microclimate March in Marin
This past Thursday we started thinking about what the weekend would hold and agreed that it was time for a hike. Tricky thing was deciding where to go since we are still clueless about anything that’s not inside walking distance from our apartment, with the exception of wine country, for obvious reasons. We finally confirmed a trail within an acceptable … Continue reading
10 Static Stretches for Runners
In a recent blog post, I eluded to having dysfunctional hips. Poor running form, extended periods of sitting at work, pelvis misalignment, and really bad stretching habits has led to a history of hip tendonitis, iliopsoas hip snapping, and piriformis syndrome. The worst part is that I have only myself to blame. It doesn’t take … Continue reading
Newtons and Neuromas
In the spring of 2009, while living in abroad, I developed a disturbance in the balls of my feet. Imagine running on a trail and getting a pebble trapped between your sock and the insole of your shoe. Except you can’t shake it out. Annoying yet tolerable. That’s how it felt … at first. Before … Continue reading
To gym or not to gym?
Last September Daniel and I ditched our gym memberships scoring an extra ninety bucks a month plus like a million bucks in gas money to and from the sweat box. Our old gym was precisely twenty-seven minutes from our apartment. An hour at the gym + an hour in the car = bleh, not worth … Continue reading
Puppy Steps
We took our dog, Charlie, to the vet in the fall. He’d gained almost 10 lbs since his last visit, and we hadn’t even noticed. Sneaky puppy. As biased parents we think he’s perfect, but the scale doesn’t lie. He has a sweet face, though, doesn’t he? His weight gain was a catalyst for us … Continue reading
long run, longer race recap
If I were asked to describe my marathon experience in one word, I would say “OUCH!” Since one has censored my speech (yet) I have plenty more to say. Let’s start with the night Saturday night. After the awesome blessing at mass we made the trek back to the Hale Koa Hotel via one of … Continue reading
St. Augustine and Pre-race Swag
The other day I called upon the saints for some divine intervention on my hip. Today I got a couple of blessings. First, I got some education on KT tape and Phiten technology at the pre-race expo. After sporting some new phiten stickers and KT tape all day, I have to say I feel a … Continue reading
Patron Saint of Hips
Some of you may know that I have a very special friend and guardian angel, St. Anthony. He’s quite good at locating my lost belongings, but he hasn’t been much help with my healing my hip. Therefore, I am calling upon the patron St. of hip ailments tonight. Is there such a Saint? I wrote … Continue reading
It takes a village…
…to pull Christmas off this year. Heritage Village to be precise. We haven’t even finished our Thanksgiving leftovers, but Santa doesn’t seem to care. Christmas will be here in a flash, and the above is as much as we have done to get ready. Except for this: Decorating tonight was a joint effort. Originally, I … Continue reading
