Being grateful

I went for a run this afternoon. The sun was still out, it wasn’t too cold and I started to think about what it means to be grateful. It’s been hard these days to be grateful, what with the economy being what it is and every day the headlines scream about...

Things are not as bad as you think!

All week I have been complaining about how the cold is preventing me from running outside. True, it’s cold and yes, that’s a barrier to running. But once you bundle up, it’s really not that bad. So today, one of the coldest days of early winter thus...

How focused are you?

With the recent shift in the weather, I’ve taken my workouts indoors. Truth be told, I hate the cold. Plus, I like giving my body a break from running. Even though the title of the blog is “Love Yoga and Running,” in the winter months, there’s...

Is slow yoga good yoga?

I practiced at home tonight. I did about 45 minutes of a very slow yoga practice. I hardly broke a sweat. Are you conditioned to determining the quality of your workouts by how much you sweat?My yoga training was done in a studio where the room is heated to over 90...

A new race!

I signed up for my Turkey day race.Go to www.coolrunning.com and sign up for the first annual Marathon Sports Gobble Gobble Gobble race!It looks like a great way to start a day of eating! Come ON! You can definitely run four miles!