by Cathy Leman | Apr 25, 2013 | Cooking, Fitness, Food Finds, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Running
48 hours from now, I will have completed my half marathon. I can’t believe it’s so close! Essentially, I’m finished training – completely. At this point, there’s nothing else physically that I can do to get stronger, faster, or fitter. I... by Cathy Leman | Apr 23, 2013 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Running
Taper week continues. Today I ran the shortest distance that I have run in months – a mere 3 miles. I’m not saying “a mere 3 miles” to downplay how challenging running 3 miles truly is. . .it’s just that when you’ve been logging... 
by Cathy Leman | Apr 22, 2013 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Running
It’s been only 1 week since the Boston Marathon bombing, and it has been for me, as it has for countless others, a week of tremendous emotion. When I ran my last long run on Saturday, it was such a beautiful day, and a beautiful run, but Boston loomed. As I head... 
by Cathy Leman | Apr 21, 2013 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Running
Yesterday was the last long run I’ll do before the big event – now a mere 7 days away. My plan was to run 10 – 12 miles, depending on how I felt. In the end, I ran 13.18. And I felt great. Several things contributed to such a strong run. In no... 
by Cathy Leman | Apr 19, 2013 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Running
As a running dietitian (or a dietitian who runs), of course I can’t overlook the nutritional component of training. I wrote about nutrition here http://eatwellgetstrong.com/blog/?p=677, and included a recipe for the most amazing waffles. I hope you’ve had... by Cathy Leman | Apr 18, 2013 | Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Running
So excited – got my bib number today. That’s the number I’ll wear during the run, and what I need in order to pick up my race packet at the expo. It’s an IDENTIFIER. . .4 numbers that determine my runner identity (for 13 miles). At this point,...