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Cleaning out a garden after last week's freeze. Getting it ready for planting next month. And listening to the raucous songs of sparrows and mocking birds all around while I was working on the garden
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Running in and of itself is not the issue. What is your overall lower body strength? Are you wearing the right shoes for your foot? Do you have good core strength? Do you have good hip strength? Do you have good flexibility in your lower body? What surface do you run on? Do you run the same route every day or do you vary…
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For years I took pride in a flat belly, vowing I wouldn't have that belly pooch, as my sister calls it. But then journeying through menopause at the same time as losing a job and injuring my back, there it was, the dreaded pooch. I gained about 15 pounds over a 2 year span. Menopause is behind me, as are about 10-11 of the…
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Find a physical therapist (or physiotherapist if you live outside of the US) and have him or her assess your shoulder condition. The trouble might be coming from your shoulder, or it could be coming from your neck. Carting your bike up and down those stairs puts a load not just on your shoulder, but on your neck as well. A…
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Hi, I haven't run a race alone, but a few weeks ago I walked a 10K alone. My friend wasn't able to get the day off, and I had registered assuming she would join me. My co-workers were all running the race, so they would be far ahead of me. I was nervous to do this alone, as in prior years I always had friends to walk with.…
