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You can run even if you don’t look like a “runner” and you can enjoy running even if you aren’t a “runner” and you can be a runner even if you don’t enjoy it all the time. #runasyouare #runningforanyone #IH❤️TErunningThis year feels SO DIFFERENT at my 5th #WCS2023 Women Coaches Symposium.Running when you can’t really run… I’ve been doing 10min “runs” in my basement. Normally the weekly track run is my one quality workout a week. So many times this morning I thought about not going or about quitting. Instead I ran with a much slower pace group and I’m so glad I did!Don’t confuse years with forever or never.
Tag Archives: fitness
Use The Ladder
“If I can’t _______ then it’s not worth it.” Is one of the biggest pitfalls in sustaining a long athletic life. It could be a certain pace, distance, weight, or time. But the thought is that if it’s not a … Continue reading
Posted in Enterprise, Fitness
Tagged athletics, coaching, fitness, goals, training, Type 2 Fun
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A blister and a race.
To continue illustrate my dedication to Type 2 Fun I have two announcements. One, I have a blister. I think it started two weeks ago. When I biked 45min in too many pants because it was below zero and my … Continue reading
My Eating Habits and Slow Cooker Tacos
When I was a young girl some parent at my school asked me what I ate for breakfast. He was curious because my dad was the incredibly fit cross-country running and track coach. I was a successful competitive swimmer. He … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Kym Cooked
Tagged athletics, breakfast pastries, chicken, Chicken Tacos, cilantro, cooking, fitness, food, food pyramid, healthy food, running, training
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The Buddy System
I needed guilt, and obligation, and shame, and poking, and pushing, and commitment. Sometimes that’s what it takes. It takes a village… for me to get a workout. No really, I’m not a superwoman exercise queen. Living well is … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, friends, goals, running, training, training buddies
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Crawling Back On
Three weeks ago I confessed to being off the exercise wagon. Sometimes I’ve actively been chasing it down. Sometimes I just feel like I’m being dragged by my tether. It’s been inconsistent and I’m still looking for the hooks that … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged athletics, challenge, disappointment, expectations, fitness, goals, racing, running, training, yoga study
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Booted off the Wagon
I didn’t fall off. It wasn’t an accident. I was pushed. I was on a roll with my lifting routine. For a good while I had settled into a sufficient training schedule. Then commitments other than triathlon racing started throwing … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged athletics, fitness, goals, kymsfavorite, lifting weights, racing, running, strength training, training, triathlon
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Training for the Trainer
I needed a push. I like strength training. I’m not very good at making myself do it. I over think and second guess and then just don’t do it. I’m pretty good at planning and doing things with mileage. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged athletics, fitness, goals, handstands, lifting, muscle ups, personal training, weights
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YWCA Endurance Sports Social
Hello Twin Cities Friends! I know so many of you have done, would like to do, or are doing such amazing things. Wouldn’t it be great to come together in one place to celebrate our awesomeness or aspiring awesomeness? Sometimes our personal … Continue reading
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Tagged athletics, Endurance Sports, fitness, goals, inspiration, Social, YWCA
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How bike commuting works for me
It was the summer of 2009, Will totaled his car and didn’t replace it. That’s how I ended up being a year round bike commuter. I certainly didn’t choose it, but there’s something about new love that makes you gung-ho … Continue reading
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