Monthly Archives: November 2011
Would You Like Liver With That?
I was watching something last night that brought to mind a story. It was one of those times where you remember something that you had thought you had ‘forgotten’ about until some weird brain-spark dug up this nugget; I then … Continue reading
Filed under cultures, food, friends, running friends, Uncategorized
A Runner’s Reality — The Ever-Constant Annoying Aches and Pains
Fun fact: virtually anyone who’s been running for at least a few years is always in some kind of pain. Not the everyday grinding it out, ‘that was a tough run’ type of pain, I mean in the sense of … Continue reading
Filed under injuries, running, running friends, training
Baby, It’s Gettin Cold Out…Runners Beware
Is winter here yet?! Well, at least for me I’m saying it’s cold out! (I know, I know, I’m a big weather weenie and acknowledge that I don’t even have a ‘real winter’ compared to most states!) As with our … Continue reading
Easy days mean EASY
Yesterday was all about pushing yourself through intervals and today is all about the RECOVERY day…read as: easy day. Here is where people can make one of the TOP mistakes in training: going too hard on their easy days. This … Continue reading
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Intervals and Hard Workouts…Don’t Avoid Them, Lie to Yourself and You’ll Love Them
Interval workouts. Speedwork. Running hard. Pushing until your legs are on fire and your lungs burn. Sounds like so much fun, right?! I’ve said before that there is a difference between running and training. Hard workouts are the difference. They … Continue reading
Filed under intervals, motivation, running, tips, training, Uncategorized
On the Ever of the NYC Marathon, it’s Worth Remembering That…
I’ve gotten sucked into NYC Marathon hype…not unduly of course because I think there are plenty of things to be excited about. Is it strange that I’ll post all of this and I’m not even running the race? Oh well … Continue reading
Filed under marathon, races, running friends
Words of Advice to Some Gym-goers
At times, going to gyms makes me both laugh and sigh. Have you seen some of the crazy things people do or WEAR at the gym? I’m torn between wanting to laugh out loud, risk looking like a rude wack-o, … Continue reading
Filed under tips
When You’re in a Pinch You Have a Decision to Make
“But my biggest fears come from things like, what happens if I have to, like, go poop? I mean, what do you do? Really. Do you stop or do you just do it?” This comes from Lauren Fleshman as her … Continue reading
Filed under marathon, running, running friends
Are You Faster Than a Cow?
Okay, so did that get your attention? And so are you? Nahh, I actually just wanted to post up a design a made for a local training group who took part in the Urban Cow road race. But it got … Continue reading
Filed under body confidence, body image, friends, motivation, running, running friends
Switching Gears — Turn a Stale Run into a Better Run
My last few runs I was feeling flat. Just sluggish; you know the feeling, like you can’t exactly pinpoint why you’re running a particular pace and it’s feeling a lot harder than it should. I was bemoaning this (what, me … Continue reading
Hello! My name is Cait, I'm a freelance writer and artist who is more than a little obsessed with running. The Arty Runnerchick is dedicated to connecting with other runners and those sweat obsessed through words and art!