Love Your Skin: Suncreen and Summer Running
Like many women, I love some summer sun. The warmth on my skin, the outdoorsy color, the sound of beach waves crashing in the distance as I lay stretched out on a towel or lounge chair. Sun is fun,...
View ArticleThat’s not Sweat, That’s Liquid AWESOME
Girls don’t sweat. Just like they don’t burp. And they don’t fart. And they always smell like roses. And they are made up of sugar and spice (especially us Salties) and everything nice, right?...
View ArticleFive Ways to Welcome Summer
American author Tom Robbins once wrote that summer weather can often feel like “an obscene phone call from nature.” He’s got that right! Like a lot of you, my Baton Rouge running group and I “got the...
View Article5 Things That Are Harder for Runners to Do in the Summer
Yeah, it’s the summer! No more complaining about each run producing a load of laundry! We forgot about Yaktrax! It’s the time of year when all we really need is to cover our naughty bits, throw on a...
View ArticleMy Favorite Summer Post-Run Mocktails
I know you all have been there — one of those sweltering summer runs where all you can think about is a nice, cold post-run drink. Well, the end of summer is not yet in sight, so I thought I’d share a...
View ArticleDon’t Chase The Pace: Exertion-Based Training
In keeping with the theme of tips for heat-wave training, I think summer time is a perfect opportunity to work on running by exertion level. Heat and humidity can often confound attempts to stick to a...
View ArticleAcclimate to Summer Heat to Improve Performance in Fall Races
Most runners loathe running in the heat. Don’t even talk to us about humidity. It sucks. We hate it. We do everything we can do avoid it. With very few exceptions, the only runners I know who...
View ArticleThe Essential Guide to Salty Summer Running
It’s that time of year again, ladies! Whether you’re welcoming summer with open arms or hissing at the sun and shrinking back into your air-conditioned sanctuary, we’re with you all the way through...
View Article5 Last-Chance Activities for Your Summer Running Bucket List
Every year, as summer approaches I write a list of all the awesome amazing things I hope to accomplish. And every year, near the end of July I start feeling panicky that summer is almost over and I’ve...
View ArticleThe Kids Are Out of School! How Am I Supposed to Run?
It doesn’t feel this way during those years, but when our kids are babies running is easy. You can put them in a stroller and go. When they go to school running is easy because, well, they’re in...
View ArticleMango’s training log 6.11.17 – Summer Training Secret Weapon
I have, I think, a bit of a summer-training secret weapon. I’m a complete wimp about cold weather, a nervous Nellie when I run in slush and snow, and the worst at wind sprints, emphasis on the wind....
View ArticleSummer Running Is the Freaking Worst
Summertime is grand: lemonade in the hammock, family vacations and cookouts, lazy days and not a care in the world. Huh? Whoever says sh*t like that isn’t a runner. When I turned my calendar to July, I...
View ArticleNew Report Shows You’re Not Hallucinating, Just Dehydrated
It’s hot. It’s humid. I’m in the southeast so from May until August, at least, this is the norm. Sometimes longer than that. Training for a fall marathon, reciting the mantra “humidity is the poor...
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