Earlier this year I had the chance to sit down with with Gabe Maricich, Apparel Expert for Brooks, to learn about each shoe in their current line. Today he's answering all my questions to give you the inside scoop on product design and much more. I hope you enjoy this Q & A as much as I did! Where does Brooks get the majority of their design ideas? Honestly, ideas, concepts and … [Read more...] about Running Gear: The Inside Scoop on Brooks
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The Richmond Marathon: The Short Version
When you wake up on any given day and lace up your running shoes, you never know what kind of day you're going to be handed. Good runs come and go. So do bad ones. It's the eb and flow of any runner's life. You just hope and pray that the bad day doesn't land on race day. And when it happens on race day, after a nearly flawless training season disappointment is inevitable. In retrospect the … [Read more...] about The Richmond Marathon: The Short Version
Soundtrack of My Workout: {Welcome to Plan C}
On Election Day, I'm reminded of where I was four years ago. After years of dreaming, I finally had my "dream job" working in the wellness department at a large corporation. When I started grad school, I had two goals in mind: Plan A: Marry a rock star, move to NYC, personal train clients in the morning as a hobby job so I could spend the rest of my day taking care of our one child. Plan B: … [Read more...] about Soundtrack of My Workout: {Welcome to Plan C}
Richmond Bound
Let's talk about the important things first. If you need help spreading the word about volunteer opportunities in the areas hit by Sandy or know of specific needs, please contact me via, email, FB, Twitter or leave a comment somewhere on my blog and I'll do what I can to spread the word. Hopefully, my 11,000 twitter friends can help spread the word also! Stuck at home nursing a bad cold, I've … [Read more...] about Richmond Bound
No Title Necessary
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt I don't even know what to say, but I feel like I need to say something. First off, I am relieved that the marathon has been cancelled. I believe that the intentions behind continuing with it were good. I feel that the powers that be believed the marathon had brought people together in the past and it would do it … [Read more...] about No Title Necessary
Support the Relief Efforts
"Like attracts like." In my younger days when I was dealing with some big demons in my life all my friends were dealing with similar issues. Somehow in spite of our craziness we formed a support group and gave each other what we needed. Now all grown-up and having dealt with those "issues", we've grown apart yet still have an unbreakable bond. In my 30's nearly all of my friends (including my … [Read more...] about Support the Relief Efforts