Living in the Danville and San Ramon area gives you access to some excellent parks. When you have nearby parks, there’s more of an incentive to get out and enjoy the outdoors more often. Learning more about the area’s parks and their amenities will provide you with the incentive you need to enjoy everything. […]
Fitness & Exercise
Spare the Air Days
California is a beautiful state, and there are numerous efforts to help preserve its natural environment. Part of the awareness of keeping the air clean for residents comes with knowledge that California is the country’s most populous state. Initiatives that encourage carpooling, public transit, and biking are popular in the Bay Area. Good Reasons to […]
Inspiration – Actionable Ideas
Yesterday I wore an old race shirt because I read about an idea on Facebook. The idea was simple. It asked runners everywhere to show their support for the Boston Marathon by wearing an old race shirt. The one I chose to wear was my first Nike Women’s Half Marathon shirt from 2005. I wear […]
Revise and Reclaim Your 2013 Goals With a Vision Board
Create a vision board to reclaim your health, fitness and overall wellness goals. I first heard about vision boarding from a former co-worker. The topic came about during a difficult and yet opportune time in my life. I had just gone through a horrible breakup that left me feeling stranded and confused. I managed […]
Three Tips for New Year’s Resolution Success!
Cheers to you! Cheers to me! Cheers to everyone! Tonight will be the night you toast the end of 2012 and vow “to do this” or vow to “not do that”. Perhaps you will vow that in 2013 your resolutions will finally be successful. Perhaps you will promise yourself to do better at keeping your […]
Is Age Just a Number?
A news story about a 100-year old man, Fauja Singh, who became the oldest person to complete a marathon is an internet buzz. Singh earned himself a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the oldest man to finish a marathon on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Marathons chew up and spit you […]
Why I keep coming back…
When I turned 30 I decided to make a bucket list of things to do. I decided my list would be more concept oriented than specific. Instead of writing down “Enjoy an October moonlight gondola ride in Venice”, I opted for “Run a Marathon.” Any marathon. Little did […]
You might be a marathoner if…
Some do it to cross one off the bucket list. Most do it because they love running. And yet others do it for a cause: breast cancer, diabetes, leukemia and lymphoma. Completing a marathon or half marathon is an amazing experience, one that has kept me coming back for more. Why do I do it? […]
Shake your “chico state”!
My fiancée and I went to our first class on Latin Dance tonight at our local community college. We figured we would retain more in a semester class rather than signing up for lessons weeks before our wedding. So what was the first class like? FUN, FUN, FUN! Our instructor was a little […]
5 steps to blast your fitness goals…and/or clay pigeons
Last week and this past weekend was a test. A test of how well my planned mini-resolutions will hold and, literally testing my new gun. Santa came packing this Christmas and delivered me my very first shotgun. I was speechless. And yet, oddly excited at the same time. So last week my fiancée and I […]
3 reasons to go play in the mud
Exercise. For some it is a love affair and for others it is love/hate affair. I love it when I’ve been on a roll and I hate it when I feel like I’m starting from scratch again. However, the benefits you gain from regular exercise far outweigh any negative feelings I may have about it. […]
Race day goodie-bag definitely has goodies
On Saturday, September 19, 2010 I ran the Pleasanton Back-to-School 10K. This is one of my favorite runs because the course is challenging with its rolling dirt hills and there’s the goodie-bag! This run is sponsored by the Northern California Food Broker’s Association to benefit the members of the Northern California Association of Sales and Marketing Companies (NCASMC).