The Tao of Me

So one thing I didn’t mention in my SFM recap is that I ran the last 7 miles with a numb foot.

I’ve been having lower left leg problems. At first I didn’t know what it was. Shin splits? Calf strain? Achilles tendonitis? You get the idea of the general area that I’m talking about. And [...]

When I went in for my RMR test, I scheduled a complete Fitness Assessment, which I completed last week. I was surprised the number of things that I was evaluated on. Here’s the list of tests and my results:
Resting Heart Rate
The Resting Heart Rate establishes a baseline measure of cardiovascular fitness. This number is also [...]

After much researching and advice from fellow runners, I set out to my local Road Runner’s store to get some new running shoes. Three months of failing to break in my New Balance 1225’s convinced me that it was find a whole new shoe.
It’s been a few years since I’ve gone through the run / [...]

For being a Monday, yesterday was a pretty great day for me! Good things just kept happening all day long!
I started the day having to skip my morning run. Normally I’d be pretty grumpy about it, but this time, I had good reason. I had an 8 am appointment with the nutritionist that my health [...]

About a month ago, I wrote a post on the Health Coach that I have through work that’s part of my insurance benefits. Well yesterday was my monthly check-in session that I had forgotten all about! It was such a nice surprise to get a phone call from my Coach!
We reviewed my fitness goals which [...]

I’ve taken Yoga classes for about 4 years now and had a love/hate relationship with it. I know that flexibility is the key to aging so I love it because its good for my body and a good balance of the other workouts that I do, but I hate because sometimes its so painful to [...]

The first run of 2010 is finally in the books!

After 2 days and 7 movies, a few football games and a “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” marathon, I finally peeled myself off the couch and headed to the Cascade track for my first run of 2010. Actually, it was my first run in 27 days, [...]