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The GO! St. Louis race in April 2013 wasn’t my first choice. I had originally planned to run the Christie Clinic race in Champaign, Illinois. I’d heard it was a nice course, flat, and it ended at the football stadium … Continue reading
Danette Watt
There are several exercises that everyone can benefit from — pushups, lunges, squats and crunches. All of these require no equipment except our own body weight, so there’s no excuse for not doing them. I’m a bit of a stickler … Continue reading
Who would think climbing stairs could be competitive? But I guess anything can be turned into a contest. Competitive stair climbing started back in 1977 when 15 competitors ran up the 1,576 steps of the Empire State Building. Now, many … Continue reading
Do you have a support system in life? It makes our journey so much easier when we have people who encourage us and keep us moving forward. I got to thinking about this when I flew to Rochester, Minnesota the … Continue reading
Do you get enough protein in your diet? You can when you use a whey protein powder. Protein is one of the basic building blocks of the human body; it helps us maintain muscle mass while we’re losing weight and … Continue reading
I’m beginning to collect an array of books about running. Here are three that I’ve found very helpful. Chi Running: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running (Danny Dreyer) I first picked up this book after a conversation with a … Continue reading
I’ve practiced yoga off and on since I was a teen back in the 1970s. When a yoga center opened in town about six years ago, it was “on” again. For a time, I was going to a class several … Continue reading
I’ve only been running about 2-1/2 years but it didn’t take me long to realize that runners have races they run regularly and races that are on their “dream” list. This year, I’ll be able to start my own “annual” … Continue reading
No one forgets their first time. Sizing each other up. The tension that builds beforehand. The excitement. The racing heart. The sweat. The exhilaration when it’s over. No one forgets their first time – competing that is. I had competed … Continue reading
We all have blogs and websites we”ve discovered around the Internet. Here are a few I’ve come across that I enjoy. I hope you do too. 1. Ex-Navy Seal Phil Black created an exercise deck of cards called Fit Deck. … Continue reading