by Cathy Leman | Apr 7, 2013 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Running
Cooking Up Some Energy Today was a day off from exercise. With last week being so unusual (traveling over the weekend, a late-night weeknight event), and yesterday morning spent running a full 12+ miles, today I needed to catch up on the homefront. Because. . .three... 
by Cathy Leman | Apr 6, 2013 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Running
The Benefits of The Buddy System Since it’s Saturday, it’s a long mileage day, and I’m happy to report I got in 12 (and then some) miles by 10 am. The last two Saturdays, one of my good friends has joined me for the first half of my run. Last week we... 
by Cathy Leman | Apr 2, 2013 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Inspiration, Motivation, Risk Reduction, Running
One day closer to the race, and one day closer to running the FULL 13.2 miles. Because I was traveling today, I took a planned rest day. One-two rest days each week are super important for increasing your chances of crossing the finish line of ANY race injury-free.... 
by Cathy Leman | Apr 1, 2013 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Inspiration, Motivation, Risk Reduction, Running
27 days from now, I’m running my second 1/2 marathon. As a way to maintain my commitment to blogging regularly, and to serve (hopefully) as a bit of inspiration to others working toward a fitness goal, I’ve decided to chronicle my last few weeks of... by Cathy Leman | Jan 15, 2013 | Fitness, Heart Health, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
Everyone knows the U.S. is caught in the steely grip of a flu smackdown. I’m not saying “epidemic”, because the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) stops short of calling it an epidemic; using instead, “widespread”. With New York’s... by Cathy Leman | Nov 8, 2012 | Fitness, Nutrition
My poor blog. Unused, out of date, lonely. What can I say? There’s no excuse for such treatment, outside of a to-do list where “blogging” consistently lands at the bottom. Which is unfortunate, because a blog is a voice. And voices are meant to be...