Running is missing something...or two somethings.
Author: LizSmithCoach
Meditation
Meditation appears to reduce my anxiety. Here's my story and where I learned from.
I actually ran this morning…with some challenges
Running adventures in a unique vacation spot.
The Trilife on vacation
We are glamping in California. It's tons of fun...but we are in the desert and actually had frost this morning! I couldn't bring myself to get out for a run in the early morning and it didn't happen later. (Seeing a tarantula on the road...a real live wild one, may have contributed to it. Or [...]
Heart rate monitors
After poor experience with a chest monitor, I found a band that can fit on my forearm and read heart rate.
Eating out is entertainment
It's good to be honest about the fact that eating out is a form of entertainment.
Making the most of long (and even short) workouts
I used to listen to music running, but for at least the last year I usually turn on a podcast or an audiobook. I love the feeling that I'm accomplishing two things at once and often learning a lot. I still use music for strength and some interval workouts as well as go earbud free [...]
Heart rate testing data and my experience training with my personalized numbers
Explaining the results of lab tests for heart rate and describing my experience with the data (love it!).
My lab testing experience to measure heart rate zones
A description of my experience getting a ventilatory threshold test (to calculate heart rate zones).
Finding heart rate zones for accurate heart rate training
A look at my experience with ways to calculate heart rate training zones.