Category Archives: Exercise

Women Skip the Gym? Duh!

Posted on January 3, 2018 by renbog

I saw this article this morning that said 65% of women avoid going to the gym for fear of being judged. The article went on to explain the myriad reasons women avoid the gym, everything from not looking fit enough … Continue reading →

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Is This a Thing?

Posted on November 11, 2017 by renbog

I have a confession to make. Since the Chicago Marathon on October 8, I have run exactly 7 times. I went back to Weight Watchers and have hardly counted my points. Fortunately, I have not really gained any weight because … Continue reading →

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Marathon Recap 3 — TNT: Dynamite!

Posted on November 4, 2017 by renbog

When I ran the Chicago Marathon last month, I ran for a charity — the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which meant I got all my training from Team in Training. I had a number of charities I could choose from, … Continue reading →

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Marathon Recap 2 — I Wish

Posted on October 26, 2017 by renbog

Before I start writing this, I feel the need to offer a disclaimer of sorts: I completely understand why things are in place the way they are for the Chicago Marathon — I am not complaining at all about this … Continue reading →

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Marathon Recap 1: My Story

Posted on October 13, 2017 by renbog

Running the Chicago Marathon was such a momentous event for me, that everything I want to say will need to be broken up into more than one post! So this post will just focus on the experience of running a … Continue reading →

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What I Didn’t Know but Probably Should Have

Posted on September 4, 2017 by renbog

This marathon training thing has been quite an education, and I’ve still got a month to go. Here are some things I have learned along the way, things I guess I didn’t know but probably should have: I am sick … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Training for this Marathon

Posted on August 13, 2017 by renbog

If you know me, then you know I’ve been training to run the Chicago Marathon since May — because it seems like running is all I ever talk about. I half jokingly tell people that I’m boring to talk to … Continue reading →

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Running Musings

Posted on June 21, 2017 by renbog

I started my training for the Chicago Marathon at the beginning of May. It has been a bumpy ride so far, but I keep on chugging along. As I was working on my 4 miles this morning, I realized that … Continue reading →

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To Train or Not to Train

Posted on January 31, 2016 by renbog

I spent this  morning looking at some half marathon training plans. I am already signed up to run the Chicago Half Marathon in September, but I have been kicking around the idea of running the Chicago Mich Ultra Half in … Continue reading →

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Snow Running — My Observations

Posted on December 30, 2015 by renbog

And hold on to your hats, folks. I’m gonna say something nice about snow. I did my first real run in the snow this morning. Yes, my very first 5K was in the snow, but to be honest, I hardly … Continue reading →

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