Live Fit and Sore

Month: July 2010

  • Success any way you look at it today!

    I think you will start to notice a theme in my posts this summer — I am not particularly at my best working in this heat and humidity. I just am not working at my peak level – and my sinus infection seems to be clearing out – which is not necessarily the greatest experience……

  • Results are in

    68th out of 90 racers.  I’m pretty happy with my standing – first trail race, heat, humidity, bee stings, asthma sinus infection — and still finished proudly. I would have been proud to just finish to be honest! http://www.rarecrossfit.com/fitness/the-rare-crossfit-5-mile-trail-run.html

  • Dr. Joseph Mercola: America’s Deadliest Sweetener Betrays Millions, Then Hoodwinks You With Name Change

    Dr. Joseph Mercola: America’s Deadliest Sweetener Betrays Millions, Then Hoodwinks You With Name Change. Aspartame is the most controversial food additive in history, and its approval for use in food was the most contested in FDA history. In the end, the artificial sweetener was approved, not on scientific grounds, but rather because of strong political…

  • RareCrossfit 5 Mile Race

    I am still fighting off this cold and combine that with how sore my body is from yesterday’s race = skipped my workout this AM.  I was planning on going as usual but when the alarm went off, I moved a little bit and realized that sleep was what I needed. I am launching a…

  • Crossfit Trail Race – July 18

    Here are my pals Cheryl and Lidia as we gear up for the xfit trail run that we did today. The info about the race said it was a 5 miler but those with garmins said it was more like 5.7 miles. I could tell while I was running it that it was more than…

  • Take Them A Meal!

    What a great, great idea. I know this would have come in handy when Scott was sick. In December of 2007, a close friend of ours collapsed from the sudden onset of a heart condition. The phone rang day and night because family, friends and neighbors wanted to help by bringing meals to her husband…

  • 10 nutrition powerhouses for kids

    Get your kids addicted to these colorful, tasty, nutrient-packed superfoods, like blueberries, cocoa, cinnamon and more. It’s a fact of life: Chips, cupcakes, and lots of other not-so-nutritionally noble foods are going to find their way into your child’s mouth. Heck, if left to their own devices, a lot of kids wouldn’t eat anything that…

  • The RARE CrossFit 5 Mile Trail Run

    RCX5TR – RARE CrossFit Blog. I’m nervous about this one. It’s my first race like this and what if I don’t have the strength to do it?  It’s on Sunday morning – bright and early! Wish me luck! The RARE CrossFit 5 Mile Trail Run (RCX5TR) has the same focus as all of the Fred…

  • Best Hospitals 2010-2011: the Honor Roll

    THE HONOR ROLL No. 1: Johns Hopkins Hospital Location: Baltimore, Md. Points: 30 Specialties: 15 No. 2: Mayo Clinic Location: Rochester, Minn. Points: 28 Specialties: 15 No. 3: Massachusetts General Hospital Location: Boston, Mass. Points: 27 Specialties: 15 No. 4: Cleveland Clinic Location: Cleveland, Ohio Points: 26 Specialties: 13 No. 5: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical…

  • The End of the Best Friend

    The End of the Best Friend – NYTimes.com. A Best Friend? You Must Be Kidding But increasingly, some educators and other professionals who work with children are asking a question that might surprise their parents: Should a child really have a best friend? Most children naturally seek close friends. In a survey of nearly 3,000…