Author: Cathryn Free
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What No One Tells You About Gratitude
I just checked my July miles. I like to keep track of my miles just to observe data and monitor my progress. Plus, I get a kick out of slowly seeing my improvement over time. For the month of July, I have successfully run 17 miles. That’s right, SEVENTEEN. Just a couple months ago, I…
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How to Deal with an Injury
Every night, as I sit on the couch and read or watch TV, I prop my foot on a small ziploc bag full of ice. It’s wrapped in a small, thin, old kitchen towel, but within moments I can feel the chill seep into my heel. I hope it provides the pain relief and healing…
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5 Ways to Stay Active on Vacation
Ah, summer. The wonderful time of trips and vacations and fun. It’s the time when people leave their normal life behind and go someplace exotic for a break from their regular lives. But if you’re anything like me, you may worry about the break from your regular workout/training routine but don’t want to be bound…
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5 Reasons to Start Cross-training
The other day I sat in the doctor’s office, listening to his advice and guidance. It had been about a week since I last ran. I’ve been struggling with a heel injury for the past couple of weeks and I finally went to the doctor. He strongly encouraged me to start adding cross-training to my…
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10 Ways to Raise Healthy Eaters
The other day, I was having a standoff with my oldest child. He was supposed to eat one blueberry and one raspberry before he could get up from the table. Two berries total. He sat there for an hour and a half before he finally did. No amount of cajoling or encouraging was working. It…
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Garlic Broccoli
Garlic broccoli. I’ll admit, the name doesn’t sound fancy, does it? I’m not that fancy of a person, so I guess I don’t come up with fancy recipe titles, but trust me when I say this recipe is GOOD. So good, it’s my stand by veggie recipe when I don’t know what else to make.…
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Trust Enough to Jump In
I watched as my oldest son sat on the side of the pool, hands nervously fidgeting in front of him, tears in his eyes, and a cry on his lips. He didn’t want to be there. I tried to encourage him and instill confidence in him, to give him the strength to jump in, but…
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4 Workouts to Increase Running Speed (And You Don’t Need a Track!)
After my marathon debacle, I decided to switch my focus for a while. I had been emphasizing slower distances and building mileage instead of increasing speed. This summer, I’ve decided to switch focus and try and increase my speed by adding workouts. Problem is? I’m not actually a big fan of running circles around a…
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5 Ways to Raise Active Kids
Every couple of days, after my run, my boys join me for a run up the hill in front of our house. The total distance is about .3 of a mile, not far at all. My oldest sprints off and crushes the hill, while the four-year-old and I bring up the rear. Their little feet…
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Do You Have a Runner’s Body?
This past weekend I ran a small 5k to benefit the school where I teach. While it was small, it was a lot of fun, and the boys and I had a blast. One thing stuck out to me though, that I’ve thought about many times: your size doesn’t matter in running. Every body is…
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