http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog A diary of the Running Entrepreneur Tue, 19 May 2009 12:16:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Go check out the new site! http://sarahstanleyinspired.com and bookmark it! All content will be on this site from now on! ENJOY! :) http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/05/19/visit-my-new-site/ Just wanted to let you know that......... I am the FITLife columnist for Tech Life Post! http://bit.ly/DKLXf Make sure you suscribe via RSS feed or email! http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/05/06/news/ Q: do you start the week off by thinking that "this is the week I am going to not eat junk food, cut out sugar, drink more water, say no to coffee, and workout 5 days a week"? A: raise hands :) Ok, so, why do "we" fail with our GREAT intentions? ... http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/05/03/dietgoals-part-two/ So, I received a LOT of feedback on my "shoes, yay or nay part 1". Let me first clear a few things up :) #1) I love bare feet! I grew up a barefoot girl and my feet were tough from walking on any surface (yup, had a few nails and ... http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/05/03/shoes-yay-or-nay-part-two/ Since I could not blog LIVE during my training ride this morning, I am going to recap my experience for you here:) enjoy!! :) Woke up this morning to pouring RAIN and I don't mean a little drizzle either:) I have to admit that riding in the rain is harder for ... http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/05/03/thoughts-on-50-mile-bike-ride-in-the-rain/ We are all familiar with the WORD diet. It is probably the first word we learned about but never spoke. We watched our families, friends and others talk about how they needed to eat healthier or eat a pint of ice cream, then regret it later. Or making sure they ... http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/04/29/diet-diet-diet/ Part one on SHOES Recently, there have been some articles on "running" shoes.....so I figured I may as well add my 2 cents worth:) In the articles, there are 2 sides of the fence, running barefoot (or a "barely there shoe") or wearing footwear. Both have good arguments. Running barefoot may get ... http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/04/24/shoes-yay-or-nay-part-one/ As I have been talking with my friends this week about my 50 miler this past Saturday, I realized I left out some funny parts....maybe it takes a few days to get the brain working right again? LOL!! :) As I was running with TWO things that had a battery, I ... http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/04/22/other-thoughts-on-my-fifty-miler/ Today's question has to do with shin splits, a common problem that can be easily avoided! If you have questions about the below, let me know! :) #1) Shoes! I am going to write a whole article on this alone, but footwear is VERY important in helping prevent shin splits & other ... http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/04/22/shin-splits/ later today I will be writing about some common running questions....do you have any that you would like answered? Send them to me & I will answer them to the best of my ability!! AND.....running is only a part of life, what other questions do you have about things in life? ... http://sarahellenstanley.com/blog/2009/04/22/running-questions/