Follow This Mother!
Anne Luck-Deak, mom to 2-year-old Domani, found solace and strength in running after losing her husband Joe to colon cancer in December 2011. This Jamesburg, N.J. mother runner, 35, just completed her second half-marathon—the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in Washington, D.C.—and has big plans for tackling 26.2 this fall.
Best recent run: The day after Boston I did an early morning run along a familiar loop in my parents’ neighborhood. I did the loop twice to make my 11 miles, my last long training run before the Nike Women’s Half in DC. From my first step until my last I felt strong and I felt connected to every other runner in the world…
Hump Day Giveaway: Saucony Kinvara 4
When the Superbowl comes around, I care about just two things: good guacamole and the ads. What can I say? I love a great, creative campaign. I can’t remember who won the game this year, but I totally still laugh when I remember Amy Poehler asking the Best Buy salesperson if he would read 50 Shades of Gray out loud to her in a sexy voice.
So I was so psyched to hear about the latest campaign from Saucony: kickassimus. Just brilliant.
This yet-undiscovered muscle is a perfect campaign to launch the newest version of the Kinvara 4, Saucony’s groundbreaking shoe that has fanatics around the globe…
What Would Another Mother Runner Do?
In this recurring feature, we’ve met Christy, who faced the dilemma of running midday in her work bra–or none at all; we’ve followed Kelin after she slipped on a banana peel at Mile 20 of a marathon (true story!); and we’ve debated with Lisa whether or not to drop out of a race. Today’s it’s time to turn the camera around and focus it on…me.
A few months ago, Daphne, my seven-year-old daughter, was super-keen on going running with me. She and her twin brother went running with me a few times last summer, but it had been a few months. She’d played soccer all fall and Daphne is made of muscle, so I knew she was good for at least a mile…
Sarah’s Vancouver Marathon Playlist
On Sunday afternoon, as I was putting together this playlist, my 11-year-old daughter, Phoebe, took a break from arguing with her brother to ask me suddenly, “Momma, what’s your goal for your marathon?” An astute question from a child I feel doesn’t pay much attention to my running exploits. “3:38-4:08,” I replied. “No, wait, my goal is for my knee to let me run strong.”
To that end, I put together my usual style marathon playlist: inspiring lyrics, song titles, or band names (check out the first band) in the first quarter, then getting progressively faster and more upbeat as it goes along…
Training Tips from Two in the Thick of It
Sarah and Dimity trade training tips as they both stare down starting lines: Sarah is set to run the Vancouver Marathon in a mere week, while Dimity now has less than two months to go until Ironman Couer d’Alene. They share secrets on how to keep workouts—and yourself—feeling fresh. Some of the advice is even packaged in easy-to-remember snippets, such as, “Need a day, take a day,” and “If you’re shoes aren’t working for you, ditch ’em and switch ’em.” Thankfully, the conversation does not erupt into the word Sarah learns how to pronounce.
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