Posts tagged ‘running’
Happy National Running Day!
That’s right, June 3 is National Running Day. Click on the National Running Day site to find a local run, or just put on your sneakers and get out there!
Race Your Face Off!
Warm weather means race season, kids. This time of year, there are events every single weekend. So lace up your kicks and get out there!
The Walk To Defeat ALS: June 7, Saddle River Country Park, Saddle Brook, NJ, 5K (3.1 miles). Contact bollman@als-ny.org for more info.
New York Road Runners Mini-10K (6.2 miles): June 7, Central Park, New York, NY. Sorry guys, but this one is women only!
Montclair YMCA Run: June 7, 2-mile and 10K (6.2-mile) races, Montclair, NJ. Call 973.744.3400 for more info.
Tenafly 5K (3.1 mile) Run and Rolo Dog Walk: Tenafly, NJ. Contact info@tenafly5k.com for more info.
NYRR Dash And Splash: June 13, Central Park, NY. 10K (6.2-mile) race followed by a pool party at Lasker Pool — before it opens to the general public!
NYRR 10th Annual Father’s Day Race Against Prostate Cancer: June 21, Central Park, NY. 5 mile race, plus kids’ races.
Achilles Hope & Possibility 5 Mile: June 28, Central Park, NY. Run with disabled runners of all kinds and see what true grit is really all about.
Glide Is Good
My thighs, like the best of friends, are very good at keeping in touch. Those among you who are curvy, zaftig, bountiful or otherwise bodacious through the hips know what I’m talking about when I say that chafing in that area can bring a girl to tears. All it takes is a sweaty day and a long walk in a skirt. In college, my friends and I used to call the condition “Jane Blaze,” as in, “Why are you walking so funny?” “Because I have a serious case of Jane Blaze.”
When I started running, Jane was my constant workout companion. I tried wearing traditional running shorts and spent the bulk of my run trying to halt their constant migration north. As the fabric rose, my skin rubbed against itself, and nobody was happy: Not me and definitely not the innocent bystanders who had to watch me tugging on my drawers every few steps.
I switched to bike shorts and things got a bit better, but my running life was revolutionized the day I was introduced to Body Glide. Ladies, in the annals of Things That Make Our Lives Easier, Body Glide ranks right up there with Spanx and paid maternity leave. It’s that good. The anti-chafing balm comes in a package that looks like a stick of deodorant. Before you work out, you take off the cap and rub the stick anywhere that you have usually chafing or blister trouble. Poof! Your hot spots are banished.
Even members of the Thighs Don’t Touch Club can reap the benefits of Body Glide’s goodness. It’s awesome under bra straps, on heels to prevent blisters, beneath the girls to stop them from rubbing against your rib cage. You can find Body Glide at sporting goods stores like The Sports Authority, and you can check it out online here. I get nothing out of promoting this product, but if I can help even one of my sisters in sweat elude that wench Jane Blaze, that’s payment enough for me.
It’s A Group Thing: Do The Du Outdoors!
All of this warm weather (and a chat with Stephanie, one of the cool chicks who visits Haul Buns!) has inspired me: My next small group training will be Do The Du Outdoors! We’ll do a half-hour Spinning ride on the bikes inside Feminine Fitness, then 20 minutes of walking/running work in the area surrounding the gym — just like a duathlon! Ten minutes of cool-down and stretching will finish off the 60-minute class. You’ll burn calories, build endurance and have a great time in the great outdoors while you do it! The six-week session will meet at 5:15 a.m. Thursdays (May 21 & 28, June 4, 11, 18 and 25). Cost is $60, no cancellations or refunds. For more information, or to sign up, contact Kim by mailing haulbuns AT gmail.com (I’m not writing out the address, because I’ll get too much junk e-mail!).
Space is limited! Sign up now!
Ooh, Racy!
Here’s another upcoming race for those of you with the itch to run or walk with a crowd of others and get a free tee shirt for your troubles: The Diabetes Foundation’s 5K Run/Walk in Cliffside Park, N.J. The 3.1-mile course begins at Cliffside Park High School at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 17. For more information, click here. To sign up, click here. And let us know if you’re going to participate!
The Race Place
More race stuff for you racy ladies: Registration is open for the following runs/walks in New York City:
City Parks Foundation Run For The Parks (4 miles), Sunday, April 5, in Central Park
Homecoming Scotland Run 10K (6.2 miles), Saturday, April 11, in Central Park
Run As One (4 miles/ 1.3 mile health walk), Sunday, April 19, in Central Park
Revlon Run/Walk For Women 5K (3.1 miles), Saturday, May 2, beginning in Times Square and ending in Central Park
Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Rock & Run On The River 5K (3.1 miles), Sunday, June 7, starting at Pier 84 along the Hudson River
Good causes, good goals, good times with other runners and walkers! And don’t forget the free goodie bags!
Haul Buns 