by Cathy Leman | Apr 5, 2013 | Healthy Lifestyle, Inspiration, Motivation, Risk Reduction, Running
Who knew? Well I knew. Sort of. It is really a challenge to blog DAILY! That was my goal for this project, but since I’m already three days behind. . . . Here’s a recap of days 25, 24, and 23. I actually can see how this “realistic” blogging... 
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 | Oct 13, 2011 | Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation
Like it or not, Facebook and all of its colloquialisms has woven its way into our vernacular. “Friending” is an especially ubiquitous FB term. Suddenly we’re “friending” and “unfriending” people left and right. Some friends we... 
by Cathy Leman | Oct 1, 2011 | Fitness, Motivation, Running
It almost seems like a lifetime ago, but in reality, just three weeks have passed since I ran the Chicago Half Marathon on September 11. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect (look at those blue skies), from packet pickup on Saturday to crossing the finish... by Cathy Leman | Jul 1, 2009 | Fitness, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Inspiration, Motivation, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
I’m probably one of the few people on the planet that doesn’t watch The Biggest Loser. In fact, I’ve never seen the program; except that one night when I watched for about 10 minutes, but that doesn’t count. There are a couple of reasons why I...