58 days.

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(running tights + running shoes + sporty long sleeve = POSER misfit)   Once upon a time, in a land where it was hotter than a motherfucker something really hot, there lived a woman who loved the iron. A twenty year long torrid love affair kind of love.   And yet, on those nights when sleep eluded her, she often pondered the seeming freedom of being a runner. The yanking on of ... Continue Reading

Breaking all the rules.

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The golden rule of vlogging (aka video blogging) is never to exceed two minutes. We're all busy.  We're all skimming rushed.  You lose your audience. That important message presented I give you some long ass vlogs Kelly Olexa and I filmed at Blog World. Indeed they're (fingerquote) too long (unFQ), but despite the fact we've broken the rules the videos are jam-packed with ... Continue Reading

MizFit, Jackie Warner, Alison Sweeney, Dara Torres, Amanda Beard…

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(If I rocked photoshop there would be a hilarious image HERE of us all hanging out) One of my favorite quotes is:  Show me the friends and I'll show you the woman. (no idea who said it & good ole Google proved no help. anyone know?) Ive found this true throughout my life. It was true in high school when my friends may have been less than desirable (you know, from a parental point of view) ... Continue Reading

Skip it.

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(my re-found love is now always ready & waiting by the front door)   I frequently lament how I dont love the cardio. I do it (for my heart and for my daughter.  Im a firm believer once we become parents we forfeit the option of losing our mojo). Yet everysinglesolitaryday theres a huge internal debate that goes on before I do. You'll *never* hear me say I dont wanna hit the ... Continue Reading

I cried during yoga.

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Ahhh people. Ive rambled ad nauseum about my struggles to find my new kindergarten-groove. Far less than feeling sad & alone & untethered without my sidekick Ive found the newly shortened days (bus pick up at 8a & hardstop to the work day at 330p) have caused more frazzle than floundering. As a result Ive focused less on exploring new passions than I planned/otherwise might ... Continue Reading

MizFit training: biceps, triceps, & shoulders.

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Now I'm curious: do you have a specific arms workout? would you share? I want your arms. First?  Totally not my plan when I blogged about the sleep question on Monday. Next? Thank you. To my parents' chagrin Im renown for saying what amazing intellectual genetics they gave me but the structural/physical? Not so much. When I taught swimming lessons for kids I clearly recall a number ... Continue Reading

What’s the point of compression sleeves?

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For those of you who may not know, this is a compression sleeve: (Im lobbying for a TATTOO-pattern Misfit Sleeve!) I already knew I loved me some Zensah compression apparel. I love my Zensah compression skirt & sports bra: I adore my PINK Zensah compression tank-top: I'm painfully aware (literally & metaphorically) I'm not a hardcore runner----yet I'd become uber-curious ... Continue Reading

**cue confetti shaped like triceps**

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Subtitle: No Tornado. No cry. Ahhh People. Ive been derailed from the workouts PLAYouts over the last month or so. It has been hotter than the proverbial Mo Fo in the ATX and, quite frankly, I chose (theres that word again) to follow the Tornado's pre-K lead and do what she wanted to do. We colored (that didnt work the triceps). We painted our nails in bright circa 1980s flashy colors ... Continue Reading

“Mama, you need to start running.”

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(this is my kind of running) The Tornado & I were out ambling around Austin recently when she stopped abruptly, turned, looked at me and stated: Mama, you need to start running. Needless to say, since this sentiment was shared in her not soft five year old voice, it garnered more than a few horrified looks. Horrified and, if I interpreted them correctly, Oh Ive been there, ... Continue Reading

Should women lift weights? (guest post)

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(Why no. I didn't train with the Angry Trainer, but I would have if he'd lived nearby!)   For the last twenty years I have listened to women complain that lifting weights will give them big muscles, that it will make them look like a man, and have sat by and watched as they have neglected a very important aspect of any fitness program - strength. I've seen numerous fitness “gurus” ... Continue Reading

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