Recent content by Elaine Keller

I was thinking about her this morning and googled the marathon she ran but then realized I didn't know her last name!! That's just great! I hope she recovers quickly. I remember after my first marathon I could barely walk for a week!!!

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I have several running books and my absolute favorite is Hal Higdon's Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide. I get adrenalin rushes when I read it! Also, you can't go wrong with a subscription to Runner's World. And, you can check out the Runner's World website for any and all training plans...

I'm so, so sorry. In C.S. Lewis book A Grief Observed (he lost his wife to cancer) he said he was very surprised by how much grief felt like fear. I like what Wendy said when she suggested that instead of being afraid all of the time try to live as if today might be the last. I sort of...

I ordered the Rythmic Step, IMAX, Max Intensity Cardio DVD. Last week I recieved in the mail one VHS Max Intensity Cardio. The packing slip correctly showed the DVD that I ordered. I don't need or want a VHS of anything. I want the DVD that I originally ordered and apparently have been...

I'm in Grover Beach (right next to Pismo Beach, 15 miles south of San Luis Obispo). Count me in if it's not too far away!

I got a Polar S120 for Christmas. It doesn't do a whole lot but it does what I want it to do. You should take Sarah's advice and check out the website she mentioned. I've ordered a couple of things from them and they have the lowest prices I've seen. No shipping, no tax and the items arrived...

I'm not sure what I'm congratulating you for but I can see that the other women really admire you for whatever it is! Sending congratulations your way based on that alone!

Lucky are my favorite jeans. I like a relaxed fit since I hate tight clothes and I prefer mine with a low rise.

When I do my grocery shopping I hit Trader Joe's first because the prices are better than anywhere else. For instance, Mcann's steel cut oats are $3.00 less at Trader Joe's than the chain grocery store I got to. Even Kashi Go Lean is a better deal than at Costco. I tried the fat free Fage...

The last week I take it easy (or what seems easy after all that training!) with a couple of easy 3 to 4 mile runs and that's it, no core work, no weight work.... In the morning on the day before the marathon I jog a couple of miles to stretch my legs and to try to get rid of the nervous energy...

I think a good New Year's resolution will be for me to come up with a new user name! Something a little more creative THAN MY REAL NAME!!! Believe it or not it's really, really hard to assign myself an alias. Anyone have suggestions???

I got: a pullup tower (assistance optional!:-) ) a heart rate monitor a lighted makeup mirror that magnifies 8X (didn't ask for it but I must have complained enough about not being able to see to put my makeup on (my eyesight started to go from perfect to bad in the past three years)...

WOW Nancy! I didn't know I could be so proud of someone I don't even know!:-) What was the way you found to get even MORE fruits and vegetables in your diet? I'd hate to think I'm missing out on a super duper diet trick! For me the year was pretty routine in all areas but that is a good...

I could probably benefit from some heart rate education since I thought that my heart rate would match my perceived level of exertion. I was wrong and so that means I've got to buy more stuff! Sarah, I agree with you about the interval thing. I have not yet worn my monitor while *running*...