Monday: 50 minutes light progressive run (still tight from Saturday) Tuesday: 8.3 miles 7:40-8:00 Wednesday: 30 min recovery Thursday: 8.3 miles w/ 2 miles fast (6:25, 6:21) & 5x 1 min fast, full jog recovery (5:35-5:55) Friday: 45 min progressive 8:00-7:24 Saturday: Off … [Read more...]
Weighing in via @MegganFranks
If you clicked on the link to my blog thinking that I was going to tell you how much I weigh post-baby, I'm sorry I misled you. I was going to write about the "weight" issue, pregnancy weight, and post pregnancy weight and why I think we (men, ladies, humans) make more of a deal about it than we … [Read more...]
Alyssa Milano Expands Touch Brand to Include a Maternity Collection
Alyssa Milano is expanding her Touch by Alyssa Milano brand to include its first collection of maternity wear. Touch originally launched in 2007, offering female fans a wide array of fashion-forward, sports-licensed apparel and accessories, across all major sports leagues. The debut … [Read more...]
How Sports Can Prevent More Fergusons
Russia’s Natalya Antyukh and I have competed against each other many times on the biggest of stages. We respect each other as competitors, and when the race is over, we know the best woman on that day won. (August 31, 2011 – Source: Michael Steele/Getty Images AsiaPac) We are all well … [Read more...]
Athletes and Back to School: 8 Things Parents and Coaches Can Do To Make It Easier
Note: I originally published this a few years ago but find it very helpful to revisit at this time of the year! Our kids go back to school soon but many of our mid-west friends have kids who go back to school this week. For us the first week of school is also the first week of practice on the … [Read more...]
Game On! Campers Making Sports News: Congrats to Lexi S
Congrats to Lexi S for completing her first 5K on July 26, 2014, running in the Big 10 race. According to her proud parents, she ran in the spirit of her Game On! team Wisconsin, which by the way also happens to be her dad’s alma mater. So proud. … [Read more...]
Pregnancy running log week 31, 32, 33 via @MegganFranks
One unfortunate event occurred during week 32...I am now unable to handle running on the road. The ligament pain when logging miles outside is just too much for me, plus the humidity is so high right now I struggle to breath throughout most of the run. Therefore I will be stuck with the treadmill … [Read more...]
The Great Dilemma: Public Schools vs Private Schools via @LashindaDemus
The twins are on a swim team that practices at a private Jewish school in town. Of course, we parents have lots of different conversations while watching our kids practice together. One of the topics that came up the other day is whether to send children to public or private school. Most of … [Read more...]
Pregnancy running log 7 months via @MegganFranks
This week was a challenge. My husband was gone from Sunday-Saturday to Eugene for NCAA Track and Field Championships so running was (sort of) the last thing on my mind. I was more concerned with how I would manage single-parent mode all week at just a few days shy of the 7 month mark. By 3pm … [Read more...]
Working Parents who Travel: Get Some Face Time via @LashindaDemus
The Twindigs’ birthday is June 5th. This year, after being sick with an infection the weekend before, I decided it was best to withdraw from the Rome Diamond League meet on June 5th and celebrate my babies’ birthday while getting my strength back. We went to Legoland and had a … [Read more...]