It’s a Saturday morning in May. I’ve got my iPod on, a new cute running top, bright white sneakers and some shades. I burst out the front door of my house on a mission: I’M GOING TO RUN. I’m tired of looking on wistfully at all the local runners with their nicely toned legs as they stride down by the lake like gazelles, sweat running down their backs. I’m headed down to the neighborhood park and I’m going to make myself a runner if it kills me. I tear down the street at top speed with a carefully selected Run Playlist . . . → Read More: Chapter One
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Last weekend, I completed my first half marathon. I wasn’t first, and I wasn’t last. My time was, well, twice that of some of my friends, but in the end it didn’t matter. I checked the ol’ half marathon off my bucket list. I also learned some valuable lessons throughout training and the race itself. Oh, and I got a kick-arse medal. Let’s not forget about the medal.
Before the race:
Want some more evidence that are bodies are capable of achieving more than we think? Katie Felten has just completed her 101 Day Bikram yoga challenge. That one hundred and one days. In a row. Doing yoga in a 105 degree room. I believe that congratulations are definitely in order! Watch her recap of the experience: You can also read about taking a Bikram class as a beginner here. Or why not check out the studio for yourself: Bikram Yoga Milwaukee2084 N. Commerce . . . → Read More: 101 Days of Yoga This weekend I spent a lot of time thinking about goals. More specifically, how my fitness goals have shifted and changed over the past two years. On Saturday, I ran the South Shore Half Marathon with a handful of friends- a really great group of runners who are all at different levels. As for me, I came into the race looking at it as another training run for my upcoming full marathon, but in the back of my head I knew I wanted to break my previous half marathon time from last August (2:04) and hopefully even crack the . . . → Read More: Monday Motivation: Rethinking Expectations Everyone say hi to Stephanie (yep, another one!), a beginning runner and cyclist training for her first half marathon. She’s also in the process of preparing for a big move overseas. Though she may be leaving the Milwaukee area, you can continue to follow her quest to become an athlete on her blog: Trainers and My Bike.
How long have you been running/biking? I have been running for two months now and I started cycling last summer. I was really enjoying cycling but then it started getting cold and dark and that was reason . . . → Read More: Don’t Think, Just Do It . . . → Read More: Mobile App Review – Runmeter by abvio Are you taking steps to live a healthier, more active lifestyle? Want to be featured on Fit Milwaukee? Whether you’re training for a marathon or just trying to squeeze regular workouts into your busy schedule, we want to hear from you! Just send an email to Tracey with your story or idea and we’ll work on how to share your fitness experience with our readers. Fit Milwaukee is about ALL OF YOU so let’s make it happen! *Photo by Sarah Booth.
. . . → Read More: Speak Up! Stephanie is a 31-year-old mother of one 9-year-old girl, a registered nurse, an on-again/off-again smoker (mostly on), and a moderate drinker. She would like to Represent for all of us out there who are, shall we say, more moderate in our fitness goals. Her goal is to keep it real and serve as a voice for those of us who will likely never run a half-marathon, let alone a full, but who struggle to maintain at least a moderate regimen. You can find her on Twitter as @stephjothor. When my best friend, Tracey, told me that she and . . . → Read More: “I Drink, Therefore I Run” In case you haven’t noticed, Fit Milwaukee has become a huge movement in Milwaukee (have you seen the Facebook page? We have more than 550 members). Now, #fitmke has its own podcast! The #fitmkemix is a collection of motivating, energizing (and sometimes relaxing) independent music from across the globe, all put together in a podcast to listen to while you work your bootay off. Think of the podcast as a radio show that you can download to your computer, iPod or other MP3 device. The host and creator of #fitmkemix, Tracy Apps, is a Milwaukee graphic designer, web developer, photographer, drummer and social . . . → Read More: Get into the groove with #fitmkemix |
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