“Life is short. Always choose happiness.” For 2014, the theme of my year was simplicity, balance, and happiness.  I chose to let go of people and things that dragged me down and embraced the ones that mattered most. I slowed down with my life and read more books, took more trips, and stopped to smell the flowers.  I went back to basics and reduced my swim and bike and ran, then ran some more.  It was a good year and I am truly grateful for all the blessings of 2014. (Click on the bold links if you wish to read the full blogpost) (more…)

I’m getting old!  Waaah!  I take good care of my body, I eat clean as often as I can, and I do my best to work hard while managing my stress levels.  But, I must admit, I still feel the effects of aging on my body.  I can’t run as fast as I did 5 years ago.  It takes me a bit longer now to recover from a hard run.  And, worst of all, I feel flabby!  As my dear Sister said, at our age, we must now work very hard to get rid of our wing arms and mommy bellies!  And so, this month of December, I thought it best to get a headstart on my New Year’s resolution: to get stronger and leaner! (more…)

From my shoes to yours, I wish you had a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year ahead! I’ve been blogging a bit less and enjoying the holidays with family and friends.  That doesn’t mean that I’ve stopped running though.  In fact, there’s a lot more running now with all the free times we have on our hands.  I wish it was Christmas all year! (more…)

I attended the 1-day Workshop of premier NYC Sports Physio and running consultant Francis Diano on Race Preparation and Injury Prevention last December 20. It was, by far, one of the best talks on running and multisport that I’ve attended. Here are the top 15 tips I learned from Francis that can help us all improve at our sport… (more…)

We are now accepting online orders for our popular Forty Freakin’ Two shirts!  Woot woot!  If you still haven’t shopped for your running friends, this is one great gift idea. (more…)