Category: Body

So It Goes

Sad news, folks. I pulled myself out of the Hannover Half Marathon this week.  Despite the difficulties I’ve been having during my attempts to recover from the Berlin Half and get ready for Hannover, I had a relatively normal training week last week and had high hopes of at least enjoying the race.  But during my run …

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Planks

I first found out about planks over at Life After Bagels (via Travel With Emily).  Basically, it’s an exercise aimed at increasing your core strength — of which, I have none.  In my 20’s, I could get away with running quite a bit and not paying attention to my core.  But now in my mid-30’s, …

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30 Days of Yoga Wrap-Up

You might remember that back in May, I signed up for Marianne Elliott‘s 30 Days of Yoga for people too busy to do yoga.  I’ve been following Marianne’s blog since her days as a UN peacekeeper in Afghanistan, admiring her openness and honesty about such challenging and emotionally taxing work.  I was intrigued by how …

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