A while back I wrote about starting to use MyFitnessPal.com. I have an update for you and here it comes. I love the ability to put my recipes – that I have no idea how many calories are contained – into their system. I do have some difficulty in determining how many servings are in… Continue reading MyFitnessPal Update
Yes, it is July first. Yes, the year is half over. BUT, there is still six months to go. There is still a half year to come and all the wonderful things that go with that half year are waiting for us. I do, though, want to take a small bit of time to look… Continue reading Half a Year to Go
Strong. Strength. Healthy. Solid. Stable. No, they do not all mean the same thing but they make me think of an active, healthy person. I run. I run a lot. I sometimes bike. I sometimes swim. I sometimes walk. I need to do something else to be strong. This morning I was reading Barbara Grufferman’s… Continue reading Strong
This post may be becoming an annual thing. Last year I posted “10 Things I Love About Running.” This year I am reprising it but in a new manner. Thanks to therunchat.com for the call for these types of posts and to all those sponsoring the contest. There is only one reason I truly love running.… Continue reading Running Love
Week eight of eighteen is in the books and I am looking back at two months of training with a bit of fear and disappointment. I was worried when I realized my 18 week training plan started almost one week before Christmas. Was sure that all the holiday festivities would cause me to mess up… Continue reading Marathon Training
I did a piece a week or so ago about all my plans to try to stay healthy over the holidays. Well, the best laid plans. I am doing most of them but never did get registered for the Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge. Then, I came across a post on Lindsay’s site about a new… Continue reading Elf for Health
I put together a race schedule back in December. This projection was based on races I have previously run and those that I wanted to try this week. Most were local races but some were in other places and were new to me. Unfortunately, I did not get registered for all of those I wanted… Continue reading Races for 2012
April has arrived! I am looking back over all the things I wanted to write about this year at the beginning of the year and realizing I didn’t get many of these writing “projects” done. Now, with a quarter of 2012 behind me, I am going to take a look at how I am moving… Continue reading Quarterly Review
Nicki's Nook 