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        <p>My best friend's son, Peter, and fellow members of his golf team recently participated in a <strong><a href="http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/">Wounded Warriors</a></strong> event in Maryland, where they live. He told his mom how moved he was by the soldiers he met, and how proud he was to raise money for such a worthy cause. </p>

<p>On Saturday, you can have your chance to help these men and women who have been severely injured while serving our country. This event is not a golf tournament, though it does take place at <a href="http://www.nisdtx.org/bnhs">Byron Nelson High School</a> in Trophy Club. It's a 5K, which begins at 8 a.m. Have you been outside these beautiful mornings at 8 a.m. lately? Let's just say it's a good reminder why we live in Texas.</p>

<p><strong><a href="http://www.active.com/register/index.cfm?EVENT_ID=1968080&CHECKSSO=0">You can register by clicking here,</a></strong> or by heading out to Trophy Club at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Personally, as gorgeous as these mornings are, I'd just as soon have my registration in hand when I get there. But hey, that's just me. </p>

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<p>It was restored during a kayaking trip with a group called First Descents. The nonprofit organization takes cancer survivors ages 19 to 39 on kayaking trips -- and pays every cent.</p>

<p>Read Nancy Churnin's <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/040409dnlivcancercamp.9c8eda16.html">moving Healthy Living cover story about Amira by clicking here.</a> </p>
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That's my friend Laura on my right, our new best friend Matthew on my left. It's right before the <a href="http://texasmarathon.com/">Big D Texas Marathon</a>. Well, marathon for Matthew; half for Laura and for me.</p>

<p>When you're lined up at the starting line, you feel a bit of camaraderie, a bit of one-for-all-and-all-for-one feeling. Thus our meeting Matthew. He was standing next to me and I asked which distance he was running. "The marathon," he said. "My first."</p>

<p>He'd gone to SMU but lives in Hartford, Conn. He'd come all the way down here to run 26.2 miles. Pretty cool. We shook hands, wished each other luck...and we were off.</p>

<p>Yes, the wind was brutal. Yes, the day quite chilly.</p>

<p>But it was a beautiful day, too. One of those lucky-to-be-alive kind of days, as well as a lucky not only to be ABLE to run, but also to love running. Which, around mile 7 or so, taking a cup of water from a little girl, I felt. I felt it again and again at intersections, thanking the police officers who stopped traffic so we masses could run without fear.</p>

<p>There it was again at Mile 11, being cheered on by the church women at the corner of Main Street and Fitzhugh (or at least close by): "You go, baby! You're almost there! You're doing great!"</p>

<p>I crossed the finish line, ate a banana and drank some water, Then I went back a tenth of a mile to cheer on other runners and look for Laura. The first time I yelled to them "You've just run 13 miles!!" the reality of that hit and, truth to tell, I got a little teary. </p>

<p>Yes, a beautiful day indeed, one in which being alive felt especially good. </p>

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<p>I wore Girl Scout uniforms, and that was about it. OK, one other (as my sister and my best friend both pointed out to me): A blue bloomer thing we had to wear in high-school P.E. class.</p>

<p>But enough about THAT horror. <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/lgarcia/stories/DN-nh_inspireme_0331gd.ART.State.Edition1.4a7d863.html">Click here to read why uniforms matter.  </a></p>
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        <p>After reading about <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/DN-nh_firefighterdiet_0310gd.ART.State.Edition1.1de1684.html">The Engine 2 Diet</a> by Austin firefighter Rip Esselstyn, reader Chris Linblad has decided to give it a try.</p>

<p>Here's what Chris says: "I'm 47, 6-foot-4, was 283 pounds a few weeks ago. Nobody would say I'm fat except me. I used to lift weights competitively; I even tried out for the Cowboys in the 80's.   Body fat was seven percent at best. Since the 00's, I've gone through some trying business events and hardly worked out at all. </p>

<p>"A few years ago I met a wonderful woman and now have finally decided to take better care of myself so I can be around longer.  One of my goals is to lower my cholesterol. Right now, my LDL is 162; below 100 is desirable. My HDL is 22; above 40 is desirable. Total is 242; under 200 is desirable.</p>

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<p>Why am I smiling after a 13.1-mile run? Not merely because I finished, but because of whom I finished with. </p>

<p>That's my nephew Ben, who paced me every step of the way at the <a href="http://rocktovictory.com/">Rock to Victory </a>Half Marathon. No race has ever gone so quickly.</p>

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        <p>The only uniform I ever wore was a green dress with a badge sash -- and that, as little as I could get away with. Admittedly, having a mother as the Girl Scout leader made that pretty difficult.</p>

<p>Today, running past the soccer fields at UTD, I was taken aback by the preponderance of uniforms, which I guess I'd never paid much attention to. But there they were, on kids of all ages: White with black numbers. Purple with gold numbers. Red with blue numbers. Knee pads. Various accoutrement.</p>

<p>And I thought, how cool. To wake up on a Saturday morning and eat your Cheerios and pull those shorts over your legs and that top over your head. To know that across the city or right down the block, your teammates were doing the very same thing. And within an hour or so, you'd be recognized as the Lions. Or the Tigers. Or the Bears (oh my).</p>

<p>My son has a track meet today. And while there's often the late-night question -- <em>Did you wash my uniform?</em> -- he usually keeps up with it pretty well. </p>

<p>Once in awhile he rolls his eyes cuz the shorts are shorter than he'd like them to be; nonetheless, he smiles as he does so. And he's pretty darn proud to put that uniform on. To shake his arms to loosen them, to take exaggerated bent-knee steps to warm his muscles. To go out and long jump or triple jump or run the 100- or 200-meter. </p>

<p>To look around the huge, color-filled field and be able to spot his teammates in an instant. To root for them as they do him. </p>

<p>Yes, inside those lookalike uniforms are hearts that beat separately. But just as importantly, those colors of blue and gold and white, plus the matching socks and spikes, remind my son and his friends that they're part of something greater: A team.</p>

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        <p>Get some exercise and help a kid in the process. Kids and families can support Make-A-Wish kids with life-threatening medical conditions by participating in the March 28 Race for Wishes, a 1-mile fun run/walk and 5K walk/run sponsored by Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas, an organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Participants can register <a href="http://www.northtexaswish.org/">online</a> or from 6:30  to 8:30 a.m. the day of the event.<br />
 Saturday March 28. 1-mile from 8 to 8:30 a.m., 5K from 8:40 to 10 a.m. Stockyard Station, Fort Worth. $20 early registration, $25 day of event, $10 ages 5-12, free for Make-A-Wish kids. 817-336-9474. <br />
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<p>Lately, I've been running early in the morning. A woman I'm training for the <a href="http://www.bostonmarathon.org/">Boston Marathon</a> has to get to work early, so we're up and on the streets at 4:30 a.m.</p>

<p>Through our groggy selves, we do our best to keep conversation going so we don't think about our warm beds or how far we have to go.</p>

<p>This morning was cold, but with a clear sky. I saw the <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/kvmagruder/bcp/aster/general/dipper.htm">Big Dipper </a>and pointed it out to her. Then I told her about a past love that brought me to Dallas in 1983. The star formation was one we promised each other that no matter what happens or where we end up, we could always look at the stars to see the other person.</p>

<p>The conversation covered most of our six miles. But I felt naked at the end of the run for baring my past and soul.</p>

<p>That girl from 1983? She married a buddy and moved to Chicago. I stayed and kept running, running, and running.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/lgarcia/stories/DN-nh_inspireme_0303gd.ART.State.Edition1.4a7926d.html">Click here to read more about time's brevity, its infinity, its challenges. </a></p>
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<p>Sometimes, yeah, we have a crummy run. Or a bad day. Or a grumpy workout. And we think, "bleechhh."</p>

<p>And then we read <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/022709dnspohsnovaksfront_hp.9135a12.html">Barry Horn's story </a>about Cody Novak. The <a href="http://www.prestonwoodchristian.org/">Prestonwood Christian Academy</a> basketball player and senior has a rare and aggressive form of cancer. And an outlook that bursts through the shadows...which somehow changes ours as well.</p>

<p>Cody hopes to feel well enough to at least watch his teammates today. They're playing Houston Christian in a state championship semifinal playoff. </p>

<p>"Not being able to play," he told Barry, "it would mean everything to be there."</p>

<p>Cody's a great kid with a gorgeous smile, a huge heart, and an attitude that puts life in perspective.</p>

<p>"I'm not scared at all," he says. "But there are days when I feel I am in a pit of hell. But life has been a blessing. God has a plan. There is no reason to ask why."</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/022709dnspohsnovaksfront_hp.9135a12.html">Read Barry's story by clicking here.</a></p>

<p>Watch a video by<a href="http://www.hsgametime.com/dfw/videopage-257.html?nvid=336132"> clicking here.</a></p>
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<p>A month or so ago, we put out the question: "Who or what inspired you to get fit?"</p>

<p>We heard from quite a few of you; we finally decided on four to feature as a cover story in the section on Tuesday.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/DN-nh_whyexercise_0224gd.ART.State.Edition1.2400df4.html">Read about Chris Phelan (pictured), Claire Oliver, Scott Piepenburg and Wendy Wilson by clicking here.</a></p>

<p><a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/win-a-book-with-your-what-got-.html">Read some more stories by clicking here. </a></p>

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        <p>If those EIGHT Oscar wins for <em>Slumdog Millionaire</em> left you wanting to join the Bollywood dance, have we got a workout for you.</p>

<p>BollyArobix, with continuous, rhythmic body movements designed to raise the heart rate, strengthen the lungs and work out the large muscle groups, burns 500 calories in 50 minutes while you dance to a pulsating Bollywood beat. </p>

<p>Local instructor Kavitha Victor says she has a "good feeling" that after <em>Slumdog</em>, the craze for a Bollywood-inspired workout is growing. In any case, she adds, her classes are filling up fast in her two locations in Plano and two in Lewisville and she's thinking about expanding to Coppell or Irving. Check it out <a href="http://www.bollybeatz.com/classScheduleUSA.htm">here</a>.</p>

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<p>So how about you? Do you or do you think you want to try getting a staircase workout at work or at home? And if we were to have a staircase event in Dallas, what building would you choose?</p>
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<p>Use a can of soup for weights: a regular can weighs about 2 pounds. When you're ready to step things up, use water bottles, which can weight about 3 to 4 pounds. </p>

<p>Clean your house. An hour of cleaning burns about 200 calories, right on par with  walking and jogging. </p>

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        <p>We all ponder matters of the heart on Valentine's Day. But if you want to save a heart, think about making sure defibrillators are readily available in public places and that people know how to use them. Check out this <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/13/heart.attack.AED/index.html">inspirational CNNHealth.com story</a> about Gary Terry of Hurst, chairman of the American Heart Association's Texas chapter, who worked hard to get defibrillators installed -- and ended up being saved by a defibrillator in the Austin airport that the AHA had installed just eight months earlier.</p>
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        <p>Perusing the info that has passed through FBHQ on this fine Wednesday, forthwith the knowledge we have chosen to impart: </p>

<p><strong>1. Blueberries! Tomatoes! Kale!</strong> Yes, we know every time you turn around, you're hearing about a food that you (yes you) have to eat now (yes now) in order to have a halfway decent life (at the very least!) <br />
We're suckers for such info. <a href="http://slideshows.health.com/slide_shows/10389/slides/11726">Click here to read what Health magazine calls the Superfoods You Need Now. </a>Hint: we just told you three of them.</p>

<p><strong>2. How do trainers train? </strong>American Council on Exercise (that's ACE to you & me) tells us just that. Yep, we (heart) numbers: <a href="http://www.acefitness.org/article.aspx?CMP=EMC-HET_0109&itemid=2556">Click here to find the Top 9 Tips of What Trainers Do.  </a></p>

<p><strong>3. Enough about the other white meat. What about the other dark?</strong> Admittedly, we're not much of meat eaters at all. So when we heard about this (courtesy of a certain running partner who shall remain nameless), we um....felt a sudden urge to put on our own mask and run away. <br />
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<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/59566.html">Click here to either whet your appetite,</a> or to explain your yen to watch reruns of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055662/"><em>The Beverly Hillbillies.</em> </a><br />
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        <p>Earlier today, I watched what I don't make time for very often: <em>Good Morning America. </em> I love that show. Diane...Robin...Chris...and ol' what's-his-name the weather guy. I just wanta sit up there with them. To laugh. To get teary over heart-rending stories. To eat the free stuff that various chefs bring in.</p>

<p>Today, in addition to talking sandwiches (ahhh, sandwiches, but I digress) they talked fitness. Specifically, GMA's Fit Club...which is, we surmise, like the <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/tdmn-fit-club-kicks-off-whats.html">TDMN Fit Club</a>, but with a few more members.</p>

<p>I just caught the end of the segment, which showed about a dozen people who want to get fit. A trainer is helping them reach their goals, one step at a time.</p>

<p>Today, one of the women asked, "How do I stop mindless eating?" </p>

<p>Hm. Anyone have an answer to that? (asked she who thinks she has eaten peanut M&Ms from the freezer twice today...or maybe it was three times). </p>

<p>Or any other hints you want to share? <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6601975">Click here to share your tips with <em>Good Morning America. </em></a>And comment below to share 'em with us.<br />
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        <p>We at FBHQ receive many a book in our mailbox. True, most of them we'd never even sneak into a white-elephant gift party.</p>

<p>But upon our arrival after vacation, we have several that you might be interested in. We have two copies of <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Ready-Charge-Forever/dp/0767928679">Are You Ready!</a></em> by Bob Harper of NBC's <em>The Biggest Loser.</em> We have <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Body-Fat-Solution-Principles-Maintaining/dp/1583333290/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231170687&sr=1-1">The Body Fat Solution</a>.</em> And we have <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Core-Connection-Using-Total-Workout/dp/1416950842/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231170729&sr=1-1">The Core Connection</a></em>. </p>

<p>(Yes, we also have <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fitness-After-40-Stay-Strong/dp/0814409946/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231170766&sr=1-1">Fitness After 40</a></em>, which we are hanging onto. But we digress.)</p>

<p>Anyway, we've decided to give these books away. But you gotta earn one, baby. Not hard to do; just answer the question: What or who inspired you to run, to swim, to play ping pong professionally? </p>
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        <p>We at FBHQ believe everyone has a story; specifically (since we are a fitness blog here) about exercising. So we're asking you to share yours: Why DID you get into this? </p>

<p>We're not talking, "Oh, because I wanted to lose weight." Dig a little deeper. </p>

<p>Did you one day take someone literally who suggested you go jump in a lake -- and you've been swimming ever since?</p>

<p>Did you watch the flashlights passed from hand to hand in a relay at summer camp, on a night so filled with stars you could have reached out and snatched a handful? And when you came home, you remembered the sound of fast-moving footsteps...and once you determined to duplicate them, you somehow couldn't stop?</p>

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<p>We at FBHQ (fitness blog headquarters) are all about goals -- attainable goals. That said, we'll go first and vow to um...floss. Give up divinity. Take the stairs every other Wednesday.</p>

<p>OK OK OK. Maybe not quite so attainable. OK, how about these:</p>

<p><strong>1. To not be so hard on myself. </strong>So what if my heart rate is higher than I'd like, or I don't run as fast as I would. I'm just lucky to be able to exercise...right?</p>

<p><strong>2. To use my stubbornness to my advantage. </strong>Instead of that not-so-pleasing trait of mine being a negative, maybe I can change the word to "determination" and call upon it -- to stick with my various resolves, to achieve a goal or two.</p>

<p><strong>3. To cook more. </strong>Healthy foods, yes. But not to be afraid of the occasional (my mouth waters at the mere thought) pie. Or a bit of full-fat cheese. Or real ice cream.<br />
I just bought two great pots in a price-slash on amazon.com, so have great incentive to start simmering.</p>

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<p>And wouldn't ya' know; Chris had answers! Before we give them, our utmost thanks to him for sharing his knowledge, expertise -- and downright niceness.</p>

<p>"This will be one of the few times you'll look at street curb and wonder how to step up or down," he says. "You'll be stiff at first, but you can help your body recover by doing a few smart things."</p>

<p>Here are those smart things:</p>

<p><strong>1. Move.</strong> "You've run The Rock, now you want to, pardon me, "Rock It Gently." (Apologies to Neil Diamond.) Walking is highly recommended the first couple of days. It's a good time to do Christmas shopping.<br />
"Even veteran marathoners know not to run for at LEAST the first week. To do so is to ask for an injury as the legs are in an unstable condition."</p>

<p><strong>2. </strong><strong>Swim, bike. Then, maybe, run.</strong> Swim, pool run or just move in the water: It'll help you the first three days after your run.<br />
"Next, biking is suggested as non-impact recovery for the legs. Avoid spin classes. IF you are up to it, you can attempt a short (30 min or less) run after 7 days. Ease into it, mentally and physically."</p>

<p><strong>3. Toast. With a caveat.</strong> "Yes, you want to celebrate your achievement," he says. "But understand your body has gone through a traumatic experience."<br />
Treat is as such: "Alcohol, and less then better food choices are not going to help your cause. Carbohydrates (pasta, cereal, bread) should occupy at least a third of your meals; fruits and veggies next, with protein coming in last.</p>

<p>"Now, about your next 26.2 mile foray..."</p>

<p>If those whet your appetite, <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving/fitness/stories/121206dnliv-NH_marathon_1212liv.ART.State.Edition1.19d1701.html">Click here for 26 <em>more</em> post-marathon tips from the HLHQ archives.</a><br />
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        Pedometers, which start at $6 and can be used towards a goal of the 10,000 steps a day recommended by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports<br />
         Exercise DVDS -- You can buy them starting at $10 (or borrow from the library) <br />
         Athletic apparel - Remember what a new pair of running shoes did for Forrest Gump? Shoes start at about $50, or you can try a set of hand weights, starting at $14.<br />
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         Healthy traditions -- absolutely free. Give a coupon book for family walks, cycling, basketball, touch football or other family activities. </p>
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<p><strong>Oprah </strong>is coming clean in the January issue of her <em>O</em> magazine about the weight she has gained back and her frustration with the whole thing. We love her no matter her size, but it's a reminder that no amount of money can buy you good health and a rockin' body. </p>

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I swear, the kids these days. Won't even let their mother run her leg of the <a href="http://runtherock.com/">Dallas White Rock Marathon.</a></p>

<p>OK OK OK, that's because Mom is 81, almost 82. And come Sunday, she'll be walking her four-mile leg, sharing the street with her six daughters. Four will be in the relay with her; two will run the half-marathon portion of the race.</p>

<p>Click here to read <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/lgarcia/stories/DN-nh_inspireme_1209gd.ART.State.Edition1.237d18a.html">Inspire Me about 81-year-old superstar Margaret Butts. </a></p>
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        <p>Will President-elect Barack Obama inspire fitness by example? Let's face it, many of us (yes, I'm talking about me) find it very difficult to eke out time to exercise. But this busy guy usually finds time to start his day with the treadmill and the elliptical. And everyone knows about his basketball; playing on voting days didn't hurt him either, did it?</p>

<p>Read about it <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/President44/Story?id=6387559&page=1">here</a>. And then go work out!</p>
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<p>OK, winding down bigtime for the <a href="http://runtherock.com/">Dallas White Rock Marathon</a>. It is ONE WEEK FROM SUNDAY. At this juncture the weather looks pretty good.<br />
<a href="http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail/75202?dayNum=9">Click here to see what's expected weather-wise on marathon day.</a></p>

<p>That said, let's get to the tips. They're from -- yep, him. That knowledgeable, willing-to-share-his-stuff Chris Phelan (who's starting to sound a bit giddy in his anticipation).</p>

<p>You halfers -- including us here at Fitness Blog HeadQuarters (FBHQ) -- listen up, too.</p>

<p>"Though this is supposed to be your easiest week," Chris says, "for some it's the hardest. Take a deep breath. You have extra energy; you're supposed to. You may be a bit more antsy. It's going to be OK. Sunday will get here all by itself. Breathe."</p>

<p>(Statements like this make us realize anew why he's the guy to be telling us this stuff. <em>It's going to be OK, Chris? Really? Cool!!</em>)</p>

<p>OK, three things to remember a week out:</p>

<p><strong><big>1. </big>The hay's in the barn. </strong>"At this point, there is nothing you can do to be faster," he says. "But there are a lot of things you can do to be slower."<br />
Yep, things like running too often this week, or too far. Instead, rest. Relax. Breeeethe.</p>

<p><strong><big>2. </big>Figure out your race day schedule.</strong> It'll help at least some of that tension fade away. <br />
"Do you know what time you're waking up? (2 hours before) What time you're arriving? (An hour before). What time you'll warm up, change clothes, do your last GU/prayer/goodbye?"<br />
Figure out who is meeting you, and where, and what clothes and food you'll want afterward.</p>

<p><strong><big>3. </big> Picture this.</strong> We can't talk about the visualization aspect enough.<br />
"Know your predicted times for the 5-, 10-, 13.1-, 15-, and 20-mile marks," he says. "Know where they are, exactly. Walk particularly rough sections of the course three days before.<br />
"See yourself gliding through 18 miles, and buckling down the last eight before crossing the finish line. Breathe."</p>

<p>To remind you a bit of what he's talking about, <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving/fitness/stories/DN-nh_mental_1125gd.ART.State.Edition1.1dc38a4.html">click here to read our story about the mental aspect of fitness. </a><br />
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<p>We at the FBHQ (Fitness Blog Headquarters) have been all a-ponder this holiday season: How can we (yes, this also means <em>you</em>!) share our passion of fitness with kids whose Christmas might be fairly sparse?</p>

<p>Sure, electronics are good gifts, but what about basic balls, hula hoops, bats, light barbells? </p>

<p>So we made a few calls and found this: The <a href="http://charities.dallasnews.com/">The Dallas Morning News Charities</a> has teamed with <a href="http://www.woga.net/">WOGA,</a> the gym which trained gold medalists Nastia Liukin and Carly Patterson. </p>

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<p>Which is where you come in. Through Dec. 10, drop off an exercise-related toy or piece of equipment at one of the WOGA gyms in <a href="http://www.woga.net/spanFriscospan/ContactInformation/tabid/4645/Default.aspx">Frisco</a>, <a href="http://www.woga.net/spanDallasspan/ContactInformation/tabid/4647/Default.aspx">Dallas</a> or <a href="http://www.woga.net/spanPlanospan/ContactInformation/tabid/4646/Default.aspx">Plano</a>. When you bring one in, you can receive an autographed photo of Nastia or of Carly Patterson.</p>

<p>From 4 to 5:30 on Thursday, Dec. 4, Nastia will be signing autographs in person at the Frisco gym. It's located at 5936 Nancy Jane Lane in  Frisco (just north of Lebanon, off Preston Road). </p>

<p>If you don't make it to one of the gyms by Dec. 10, you can always bring an unwrapped fitness item for <a href="http://www.wfaa.com/santashelpers/">WFAA's Santa's Helpers campaign. </a><br />
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We all want to believe everything will work out fine: If we've lost a job, we'll find a better one. If a friend moves, we'll still stay in touch. If our car breaks, we'll meet someone special on the bus we now have to ride.</p>

<p>But sometimes things still look pretty bleak. Which is when we squint our eyes to find the rainbow in the clouds. When we call upon that bastion of being human: spirit and attitude. </p>

<p>"The trick is sometimes for those of us who are always hopeful to be realistic in our hope," says Robert Hunt, director of global theological education at Perkins School of Theology at SMU.</p>

<p>"And for those who tend to not be hopeful, to be rational in our non-hopefulness and realize it's not as bad as it looks."</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/lgarcia/stories/DN-nh_inspireme_1202gd.ART.State.Edition1.29d24df.html">Read the rest of today's Inspire Me column by clicking here. </a></p>
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<p> Increasingly, it looks like an idea that is gaining support. This article today in the DMN from <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving/health/stories/DN-laughter_28nat.ART.State.Edition1.3871a52.html">AP</a> takes a look at the monthly "Strength Through Laughter" therapy at Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center at Montefiore Hospital in New York.</p>

<p>Even the American Cancer Society says it reduces stress and promotes relaxation by lowering blood pressure, improving breathing and increasing muscle function.</p>

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        <p>So you think you're too old to (fill in the blank) run a marathon or go to nursing school?</p>

<p>Not so. May Sykes is 61 and she wants to do both. Sure it may sound scary. So is a lot of stuff in life...like raising five kids as a single mom. But May made it through that, so she's ready for some May time. Well, after she gets off work from her job at a school cafeteria.</p>

<p>Such is the nature of life. We set goals, we slip a little, we don't stop the pursuit. <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/lgarcia/stories/DN-nh_inspireme_1028gd.ART.State.Edition1.4a6ca40.html">Click here to read about facing what scares us, and what keeps us going.</a></p>

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<p>Well, you can look as closely as you'd like at the <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/pt/slideshows/2008/10/pho_101808_komen/">Komen Race for the Cure photo you'll see by clicking here. </a>But you won't see my friend Laura and me. Look back a few hundred folks and you just might.</p>

<p>For the second year in a row, we ran the Dallas race together, and loved every minute. Omigosh, if you have never run it, never volunteered for it, never lined a street cheering people on, you gotta do it next year. </p>

<p>About 25,000 of us ran, walked or strollered the route under a blue sky and squintingly sweet sunshine. When Laura and I finished, we stood on a corner a quarter-mile from the end and lost our voices hollering people onward. </p>

<p>Yes, we had an inordinate amount of fun. Yet we were touched beyond measure by the swarm of pink signs on the backs of participants. Each had a name...or two...or three -- women and men we never knew or may never meet, though for 30 or 45 or 60 minutes we were part of each other's lives. And, for a much longer time, they'll be part of our hearts.</p>

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        <p>Could stress make you sick? There's no doubt really. And there's so much stress going around these days. My eye was caught by this op ed piece in USA Today called <a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/10/dont-let-the-ec.html">Don't let the economy kill you</a>.</p>

<p>And it made me wonder how many out there are feeling stress related conditions linked to the economy, from chest pains to anger, fatigue and an inability to sleep. I'd like to hear your stories and anything special you do to take care of your health when you feel these stresses bearing down for a possible story.</p>
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        <p>Okay, I have ambivalent feelings on this one. Part of me is hoping you didn't notice that I didn't do my usual Monday post on my <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/nchurnin/stories/DN-nh_churnin_0923liv.ART.State.Edition1.26ea57f.html">Three Months to Three Miles program</a>, in which my 15-year-old David and I are getting ready to run the Mayor' s Race, a 3-miler the day before the White Rock Marathon. And the other part is hurt at the idea that no one may have noticed!</p>

<p>Well, when I said Week #2 is hard, I didn't realize that Week #3 would be harder. Life has a way of intruding on the best of intentions. Still, we kept up our regimen four days out of seven and the good news is that that after-dinner walk is now becoming our own special dessert -- 20 minutes in which we let off the tensions of the day and talk. We are both really like it. And that's BIG, considering that we both started out so exercise-adverse!</p>

<p>I also continue my devotion to Dance Dance Revolution on our cross training days. I still have my eyes out for a Wii Fit. But who has time for the hunt?</p>

<p>Yesterday, David outdid himself. When the bell rang at the end of the day in his high school, he discovered that his ride would be more than an hour late due to the fact that her daughter had to stay late for band practice. I was at work and unable to hustle home. So David walked all the way home. I would say that this was at least three miles. I'll measure it and get back to you on this one.</p>

<p> I was kind of stunned. But, in case you're wondering, I don't recommend not picking up your kids from school on time as a way of promoting exercise. That smacks too much of the recent <em>Desperate Housewives</em> episode in which Gabby tricks her daughter into running alongside her car.</p>

<p>I promise a fuller report this coming Monday. But overall, I have to say, I'm so glad David and I are doing this together. Anybody else out there exercising with their kids and want to share?</p>
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        <p>This is the week I've learned something about fitness training programs: the second week is HARD! For those of you who have been following this, I wrote a <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/nchurnin/stories/DN-nh_churnin_0923liv.ART.State.Edition1.26ea57f.html">column</a> announcing my plan to train for the three-mile <a href="http://www.runtherock.com/training/mayors_5k/index.html">Mayor's Race</a>, following the instructions on the White Rock Marathon website. </p>

<p>The newness and exuberance of the <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/09/three-months-to-three-miles-na.html">first week</a> has worn off, inertia wants me back in its somnolent fold and I can be heard muttering: why did I start this? Well, the reason I committed myself -- and my 15-year-old exercise-adverse son, David -- is to keep us from quitting. And that, as much as anything, has kept me going. Which is why my advice to anyone with a similar goal is to go public with it -- <em>right here</em>.</p>

<p>In the meantime, here's my report on week #2 -- just 10 weeks to go!</p>

<p>Monday: We took the optional day off. C'mon, it was Monday!</p>

<p>Tuesday: David and I walked 12 minutes around the neighborhood, discussing <em>Pushing Daisies.</em> So, what will happen with the main characters, will Kristen Chenoweth get to sing and how can we get our hands on some of those pie recipes?</p>

<p>Wednesday: For cross training, David introduces me to Dance Dance Revolution and I have found a new passion! This is SO MUCH FUN!!!! You stand on a dance pad and step on the arrows on the pad that match the arrows that appear on the screen as the music plays. I am SO TERRIBLE that I fail the first two of the two-minute songs. After that I pass, but have yet to get higher grades than a D or a C. But I refuse to get discouraged, even after David and 12-year-old Josh play it on the advanced to my beginner level, their feet flying to the music as they score perfect A's. I am suddenly looking forward to the next cross training opportunity!</p>

<p>Thursday: After heading straight from work to a (wonderful) John Gorka concert with my husband in Fort Worth and coming back to watch the vice presidential debate on Tivo, we all crash exhausted without our exercise. We feel so guilty, that we determine to make up for it on Friday.</p>

<p>Friday: First, after work, we do our 15 minutes of cross training with my new obsession, Dance Dance Revolution. I still can't get past a D or C grade, but this time I only fail once! That's progress, right? David, not wanting to wait for me to finish, decides to jump rope while I dance, staying close so he can change the songs (since they only last  2 minutes each, remember?). Then, after dinner, David, Josh and I go for the 14-minute walk we were supposed to do on Thursday, but we make it 15 minutes in the spirit of paying it back with interest.</p>

<p>Saturday: After dinner, David and Josh and I take our 15 minute walk. We're going more briskly and without complaints. As compared to last week with all its grumbling, this is a big improvement. It's as if walking after dinner is starting to seem <em>normal</em>.</p>

<p>Sunday: We have our choice of walking or cross training. And since the heart wants what the heart wants: DDR -- here, we come!</p>

<p>Monday postscript: Sunday's DDR was a blast. David jump-roped and kibitzed with me as I scored my first B's (along with the usual D's and C's). Love that cross training!</p>
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<p>Or "Yeah, I was at the 5K, but just did the fun run."</p>

<p>Well, take it from someone who JUST did two parts of a triathlon and wimped out on the third: We did SOMETHING. We showed up.</p>

<p>Yes, it has taken some convincing for me (who is harder on herself in a week than most people are in a year) to believe that. And yes, I am still trying, but it gets easier by the moment (ok, by the day).<br />
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        <p>Hmmm, last time we spoke in my <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/nchurnin/stories/DN-nh_churnin_0923liv.ART.State.Edition1.26ea57f.html">column</a> and on the <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/09/three-months-to-three-miles-ou.html">blog</a>, I started my 3 Months to 3 Miles <a href="http://www.runtherock.com/training/mayors_5k/index.html">Mayor's 5K Training Program</a> with my exercise-adverse son, David, 15. We have now made it through Week One and I'm feeling pretty good. We're not perfect, and what we do is not always pretty, but we've been consistent and I've really been enjoying the conversation time as we walk together.</p>

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<strong>Tuesday</strong> started auspiciously with a 10-minute family walk around the neighborhood after dinner. </p>

<p><strong>Wednesday</strong>, David and I scootered around the neighborhood for 15 minutes of cross training Well, he scootered, I dragged my scooter along.</p>

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<p><strong>Thursday</strong>, David and his friend Claire and I all walked together. Actually, David and Claire walked together. I walked parallel to them, but I enjoyed seeing them talk and laugh (probably at me, but no complaints!). </p>

<p><strong>Friday</strong>, David had a sore throat so I decided to cross train alone by jumping rope. And, in so doing, I realized jumping rope is HARD. I got 10 minutes in but I rested every minute or so, too. Is it really possible that I jumped roped for hours as a kid and never even thought of it as a tiring activity?</p>

<p><strong> Saturday</strong>, my 12-year-old, Josh, had a tennis tournament, so I totally forgot our program until we were all in our pajamas! So, David, Josh and I chased each other around the house for 12 minutes some time after 11 p.m., but definitely before midnight. Much giggling ensued. </p>

<p><strong>Sunday</strong>, despite staying up too late (<em>bad</em> Mom!) Josh won the consolation draw of his tennis tournament. He was very happy. Not only did he bring home a big trophy, but he didn't have to exercise with us when he got home. However, David and I walked for 12 minutes after <em>Desperate Housewives</em>, discussing such weighty topics as Gabby's and Carlos' source of income, the source of which seems as mysterious to us as the mayhem on Wall Street.</p>

<p>Now it's <strong>Monday</strong> and time to cross train. What to do? What to do? Does anyone have suggestions besides jump rope and scootering? Anyone out there doing the training, too? It's never too late to jump in, especially at our beginner level. This is the week we "work" our way up to 12-15 minute walks!</p>
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        <p>As I wrote in Tuesday's <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/nchurnin/stories/DN-nh_churnin_0923liv.ART.State.Edition1.26ea57f.html">column</a>, my younger boys and I have embarked on a new, free "three months to three miles" <a href="http://www.runtherock.com/training/mayors_5k/index.html">fitness program</a> to get us ready for the Mayor's Race -- the three mile run the day before the White Rock Marathon.</p>

<p><strong>Tuesday</strong> was the first day of our program and it worked out remarkably well. After initial grousing, I got my husband and David, 15, and Josh, 12, out the door after dinner for our 10 minute walk around the neighborhood. Things picked up for Josh when he saw a rabbit hopping around. David explained the whole <em>Heroes</em> season opener to his dad and by the time what turned out to be a 13-minute walk was over, we heard about David's day at school and David and Josh were running and laughing and chasing each other home.</p>

<p><strong>Wednesday</strong>, our training called for 15 minutes of cross training, which we took to mean any form of exercise that is <em>not</em> walking or running. Josh had a 2 1/2 hour tennis work-out after school. So David and I got out our Razor scooters after dinner. Actually I got out Josh's scooter. Josh tried his best to explain to me how to ride it, but  I mostly dragged it while David rode. Still, we had another great time and it was another chance to hear about how school was going for David and how much he would like to take a video or movie-making class.</p>

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<p>Yes, THAT Jack LaLanne. The same one whose exercises my mother (and possibly yours, too) followed on TV during the 1960s.</p>

<p>He's 94 now and will be speaking at "Adjust Your Life: Making Health a Priority." The convention, which runs Thursday through Saturday at Arlington Convention Center, is presented by <a href="http://www.parkercc.edu/">Parker College of Chiropractic.</a></p>

<p>Mr. LaLanne will speak Friday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Other participants include Mark Victor Hansen, author of the <em>Chicken Soup for the Soul</em>books, and JJ Virgin, Hollywood nutritionist. <a href="http://www.parkercc.edu/2008_dallas_parker_seminar_health_and_wellness_program_schedule.aspx">Click here for a complete schedule</a> and to register.</p>

<p>Cost is $29 per day or $49 for all three days. An additional 25 bucks will register you for the Saturday morning bike ride. <a href="http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1584871&assetId=851c3e41-45e2-44e7-b243-663852c0056b">Click here for more info about that.</a></p>
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        <p>You can put a terrific kid on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids by getting your votes in for Mitchell Krueger, 14, of Aledo <a href="http://www.sikids.com/sportskid/">here</a>. The tennis superchamp is  one of the ten finalists (out of 5,000 entries) being considered for the honor. The field will be narrowed down to six after a popular online vote.</p>

<p>Want to know a little more about Mitchell? He's ranked #5 nationally in boys 14, is a member of the charitable organization Kids Play for Good and recently organized a tournament to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. He's also one of the four kids features in a sports documentary called <em>50,000 Balls</em>.</p>

<p>Mitchell attends Spring Creek Academy in Plano and trains at T Bar M Racquet Club. He's in Madrid now through Sept. 22 on a USTA High Performance Team playing against high ranking tennis players from Spain for the Davis Cup.</p>
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<p>Terrell Owens' new book hasn't been released yet. But we, being professionals in the fitness biz, have seen it. And read it. And followed some of its advice. And, admittedly, ogled a bit at it. </p>

<p>We also got to talk to the man himself -- about the book, his workout, his diet and his seemingly favorite word: Discipline.</p>

<p>He is gracious, he is encouraging, he is beyond knowledgeable. The story about him and <a href="http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=1&pid=629878"><em>T.O.'s Finding Fitness: Making the Mind, Body and Spirit Connection or Total Health</em></a> will run in Healthy Living on September 16.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the Healthy Living newsletter offers a sneak peek. <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/nwsltr/healthyliving/index.html">Click here to read it.</a></p>

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<p>As someone who loves to <em>talk </em>about exercise as much as I like to actually exercise, I was intrigued by the review of <a href="http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/books/stories/DN-bk_running_0831gl.ART.State.Bulldog.4d618ff.html">What I Talk About When I Talk About Running </a> by Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami in Sunday's GuideLive section. </p>

<p>The book explores Mr. Murakami's many marathons and his thoughts on running as it links to writing. "The two habits become a feedback loop that reinforce one another, solidifying the importance of routine and focus in his life," the review states.</p>

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        <p>While piling up couch potato points watching the Democratic National Convention, the many references to Barack Obama's childhood in Hawaii coupled with shots of the Hawaiian delegation brought back memories of the best-and-worst sports experience I've ever had: a <strong>sunrise bike ride </strong>down Haleakala Volcano on Maui. </p>

<p>It entailed getting up at 3 a.m. to make the summit an hour before sunrise - whoa, dude, worth it - and then it was time to saddle up and ride. We started out at 10,023 feet and rode down, down, down until we could go no farther. The ride ended on the beach at the Pacific Ocean. </p>

<p>It was teeth-chattering cold, although thankfully we ran into no rain. The ride for me involved the most continuous, sustained discomfort I can remember - hunching over  the handlebars, braking a lot as my hands cramped and my knuckles turned blue, striving to maintain road contact, freezing in the slipstream of the rider in front of me. And yet, when we were done, when we looked back up the mountain to see how far we had come, the sense of accomplishment was exhilarating. </p>

<p>This funky <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Lj75P2S3M">YouTube video</a> shows just what it's like from the bike rider's view, from the starkness of the summit to the lush tropical forests below. </p>

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<p>Now beyond the breathing, kicking, sprint, and other muscle-shake inducing drills out there that whip swimmers into shape, there's a new apparatus making waves among underwater athletes. It's called the <strong><a href="http://www.totalperformance.org/Power_Tower.html">Power Tower</a></strong> and it looks and sounds like a nightmare, but MAN, would you be in mind-boggling good shape once you use it. It's pretty simple: s<strong>wim as fast as you can while lifting huge buckets weighted down with water. </strong></p>

<p>Hey, apparently i<a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/branding_identity/one_product_behind_dara_torres_success_92723.asp">t floats Dara Torres' boat</a>. Now when will we see it at the local Equinox? THAT is the question. </p>

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        <p>I've moved most of my runs to morning lately. The temperature can't exactly be construed as cool; still, when the sun is barely up, at least it seems that way. Sunday's run was a monster, but the two Sunday mornings before that were quite satisfying, so I'm happy.</p>

<p>We run or bike or swim or do yoga for a variety of reasons: Because it keeps us fit. Because we're proud of ourselves when we're doing it, and even more when we finish. Because it makes us sleep better and look at the world a bit more positively.</p>

<p>Yet often we forget one of the most important of reasons: Because we can.</p>

<p>It's the reason that falls by the wayside when we're feeling sluggish or sleepy, full from dinner or overwhelmed with life. Yet it's the one we maybe need to remember most.    </p>
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<p>Also cool: the ideas don't cost a cent to put into practice.</p>

<p><em>Please let us know if you try any of the tips in the story and how it works out for you. Or feel free to send some new ones our way to share. Take pictures of you and the kids in action and send us those, too!</em></p>

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<p>It's easy and exhilarating to get caught up in the glory of the Olympics. Of Michael Phelps's eight gold medals, and Nastia Liukin's five-medal total. Of swimmer Dara Torres's comeback at age 41, of double-golds for men's & women's beach volleyball.</p>

<p>But the Olympic spirit embodies more. And sometimes its glory can be found in its sorrow.</p>

<p>Thursday night, Tyson Gay, anchoring the men's 4x100-meter relay, reached behind him for the baton. Lord knows how many times he had done that very thing, how often he had felt the familiarity of its touch in a move he could do in his dreams. </p>

<p>The timing on that must be incredible; the trust each runner puts in the other; the motion that must match before it can work.</p>

<p>Yet on this night, this most special of nights, something glitched in the choreography. When Darvis Patton handed off the baton, Tyson Gay grasped it -- but not nearly long enough. It felt to the ground, and with it his elusive grasp of a medal.</p>

<p>Heartbreaking.</p>

<p>And then -- how could this be? -- it happened to the women. Torri Edwards approached anchor Lauryn Williams with the baton and...and...their hands didn't meet. The baton fell to the ground, and Torri Edwards' expression was -- this will sound strange but understandable if you saw it -- agonizingly beautiful. If there was a picture in the dictionary under "shattered dreams," this was it. </p>

<p>And what did Lauryn Edwards do? Went back for the baton, picked it off the rain-slick track, and ran her all across the finish line.</p>

<p><em>Here's what Keith Campbell wrote about it on <a href="http://olympicsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/head-of-us-track-and-field-we.html">our Olympics blog. <br />
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<p>The 39-year-old mother of infant twins told <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5600031&page=1"><em>Good Morning America</em></a> this week that she was inspired  during the final stages of her pregnancy to give triathlons a try.</p>

<p>"It came up when I was eight months pregnant, when I was beached like a whale," she said. "I was watching TV, and I saw a triathlon and I said, 'I think I could do that.'"</p>

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<p>Where does the <a href="http://runontexas.com/">Run On</a> store in Coppell fit in? (And yes, we are most certainly the question-askers today)! It's the place to go Wednesday to run at 6 p.m., and then learn about the Human Race 10 K. On August 31, the store will host a run to commemorate the worldwide event.</p>

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<p>Music, of course, is a huge motivator for people. </p>

<p>Here's a look at what a few men of the moment are listening to to get themselves fired up. </p>

<p>Before setting all those world records, <strong>Michael Phelps</strong> has been listening to his hip-hop playlist featuring  "I'm Me" by Lil' Wayne and songs from Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Eminem and Outkast, according to <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/The-mystery-of-Michael-Phelps-iPod-playlist?urn=oly,101129">Yahoo Sports</a>.</p>

<p>The presidential hopefuls might not be diving into a pool anytime soon, but they are getting ready to dive into the political conventions. And they told <a href="http://www.blender.com/WhiteHouseDJBattle/articles/39518.aspx">Blender </a>magazine what songs get them pumped. </p>

<p><strong>Barack Obama</strong>'s top pick? "Ready or Not" by the Fugees. </p>

<p>And <strong>John McCain</strong> is all about ABBA. He's No. 1 pick was "Dancing Queen." </p>

<p>And you? What songs get you going?<br />
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<p>The name Milorad ("Mike") Cavic may not ring a bell. But think swimming...and butterfly...and the 100-meter race that Michael Phelps almost didn't win. Cavic was the swimmer next to Phelps, whose hands had just completed the stroke that Phelps' arms hadn't quite.</p>

<p>The official result: Phelps by a fingertip.</p>

<p>But it was close, breathtakingly so. So did Cavic pout and demand a co-gold? Did he file a complaint and boycott the awards ceremony?</p>

<p>Hardly. He handled the situation with utmost grace.</p>

<p>"If I had lost by a tenth of a second or two-tenths of a second, I could probably be a lot cooler about this," he said. "But with a hundredth of a second, I'll have a whole lot of people saying, 'You really won that race." And that kind of makes me feel good, but I'm completely lhappy with where I am."</p>

<p>Read more about him<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sports/olympics/17vescey.html"> here</a>. Goose-bump inducing. We salute him, and all those who help us remember just why we plan our evenings around these Olympic games.<br />
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        <p>"Paul" wrote in on an <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/waking-up-for-an-early-morning.html">earlier post</a>: "What I want to know is how to stay motivated after achieving a running goal, i.e., a race. I find that I've worked to run a particular race and take a day off afterwards, which stretches into a month or two. Also, how do you get motivated if you really don't like running? I used to love it, but now I don't."</p>

<p>Paul- you are not alone! I used to do sprint triathlons, 5 of them over 2 years, but pulled my <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sartorius+muscle">sartorius muscle</a> and stopped training. Now a year later I literally DREAD working out. I know it's good for me, I know I feel good once I do it but how do you get going again? Note: before the tris, I wasn't a fan of working out either, so this is really just back to the old, lazy me-- but I hate it! How do I wrap my brain around the old, fit me again? </p>

<p>So, for reals people, give Paul and Paige some advice: how do you get motivated to run (in his case) or workout at all (in my case) if you used to love it and now you don't? Any advice from long-time fitness fans out there? </p>

<p>I need a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_psychology">sports psychologist</a>, don't I?<br />
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<p>Michael Phelps won his first gold medal of the Bejing Olympics last night, this one in the 400-meter individual medley.</p>

<p>For that precious pool length or two he seemed to be trailing his teammate, I jumped off the couch to yell him on. </p>

<p>I cried when he looked for his mother in the stands, as I had during a TV interview when he told how much she means to him. </p>

<p>When I read this quote in our own <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/btownsend/olympics/stories/081008dnspotownsend.4390b99.html">Brad Townsend's column: </a> I got teary all over again. Said Michael: "I said to Bob [Bowman, his coach], 'I wanted to sing on the medal podium, but I just couldn't stop crying.' "</p>

<p>OK, yes, I also ogled at his shoulders and his strength. Long before I walked or ran or cycled or took a yoga class, I was a swimmer. I am <em>still </em>a swimmer. One whose awe and appreciation for the human body grows the more I watch Michael Phelps and everyone else who graces my TV screen.</p>

<p>Yet there is something about the bodies of swimmers that makes me stare for just a split second too long...and then to look away. I have to. The beauty -- like that of a passage in a favorite book or an unbelievable meal with a special friend -- is a bit overwhelming, and I catch my breath in wonder. </p>

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<p>I thought it was pretty exhausting having three boys who, at one point, were all under five years of age. Then I met Jessica Melker, who had three babies at once, and not only juggles pumping and bottles and diapers and playtime and reading with a smile, but takes the kids to Mommy and Me yoga class, too. Want to know how she does it? Read about our Healthy Living cover story <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving/family/stories/DN-nh_multiples_0805liv.ART.State.Edition1.222d081.html">here</a>. And don't forget to check out Lara Solt's cool <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/video/index.html?nvid=266216">video</a>.</p>

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<p>It seems older homes tend to be built in neighborhoods that encourage walking while newer ones tend to be built for driving. My house is about 14 years old now, but I definitely have a walking neighborhood. How about you? Does where you live help or hinder your exercise efforts?</p>

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<p>Those clowns may make you laugh, but if you follow their example, you'll also want to get fit. Check out our Healthy Living cover story on <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/DN-nh_circus_0729liv.ART.State.Edition1.1a9fbc4.html">3-Ring Fitness</a>, to get tips from circus stars on how they stay in shape to do their amazing feats.</p>

<p>But you don't have to wait until the circus opens at the American Airlines Center tomorrow to start on a new fitness routine. Head to the American Airlines Center today for the American Heart Association Dallas Division's 2008 Start! Heart Walk Team Captain Kickoff at the American Airlines Center.</p>

<p>The doors open at 4 p.m. with American Heart Association activities from 5 to 7. You'll get emergency cardiac care CPR training, a free CPR Anytime kit and a chance to see the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. </p>

<p>And stick around, because the clowns of Clown Alley will show you how to get CircusFit at 7 p.m., the circus elephants will model healthy eating by chowing down on veggies and fruit at 7:30 p.m. and clown daredevil Bello Nock, the name behind the circus' Bellobration tour, will demonstrate his cardio workout in the form of a high wire walk 100 feet in the air.</p>

<p>Oh, and did we happen to mention that there will be an outdoor screening of <em>Shrek 2 </em>at Victory Park and all this is free? So check out all or some of it and tell us all about it!</p>

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<p>Let me knock wood, toss salt over my right (or should it be left?) shoulder, and squeeze my eyes tightly before I say this. OK, here goes:</p>

<p>My last two runs have not pummeled me. Nor have they left me gasping, frustrated, or OTVOT (on the verge of tears).</p>

<p>This is in pleasant contrast to previous workouts this summer when the heat all but did me in. <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/05/-after-a-very-tortuous.html">(Read my whiny post here.) </a> But today and two days ago, my runs were quite satisfying. </p>

<p>Yes, the temperature soared. But I finally was able to run ALMOST as fast as I used to only a few months ago. Have I adjusted to the heat? Or -- hm. Another thought: I hardly ran while I was on vacation in Colorado (the elevation and the ups and downs were a bit much). </p>

<p>Could it possibly be that my body needed a rest? As, OK, several of you told me it probably did. Either way, I am happy, albeit cautiously so. We'll see what happens next time.</p>

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Of course everyone knows that J.Lo is a triple threat: she sings, dances, acts. </p>

<p>But, did you know that Jennifer Lopez is looking to be a triple threat in the athletic world, too? </p>

<p>Well she is, says husband Marc Anthony. </p>

<p>The star, who gave birth to twins earlier this year, is training to shine as a runner, cyclist and swimmer. Marc recently told <em>Extra</em> that his superstar bride is training for an October triathlon. </p>
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<p>Message for you (ok, WE) women in the 40-to-60 age range: If you decide to exercise to lose weight, you're less likely to stick with it than if you take up exercise to improve your well-being and reduce stress.</p>

<p>Such is the word from those-in-the-know at the <a href="http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/">University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Women and Gender.</a> Researchers collected data on women in that age bracket at three intervals. The subjects were asked their exercise goals, how much they exercised, and how committed they were to achieving the goals. </p>

<p>Results: Women are more committed to sticking with the plan when they know exercising will make them feel better immediately; that is when it replenishes them instead of depleting them...NOT when they're after the long-range goals of losing weight and improving their health.</p>

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<p>I had such a blast talking with Genell Kelso, the 72-year-old grandmother of four, on how it feels to be dancing and singing away as  the lone septuagenarian in a sea of teens at a DSM musical theater class. By the time we were done, I was ready to sign up myself (haven't yet,  though). Read about it -- and if <em>you </em>take the plunge tell us about it. </p>

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        <p>On Friday, we told you to "Move it -- doctor's orders." Now Radio Disney (AM 620 Dallas) is offering families a new way of moving it in The 2008 Movie It! Mall Tour at <a href="http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=216">Irving Mall</a> Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m.  You can learn about health, nutrition and the importance of exercise at a Saturday Night Dance Party  that features the Ragu Soccer Challenge, the Ad Council's Trivia Challenge and a Radio Disney Dance Party. The event will travels to 34 cities through Aug. 30. </p>
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Closer to home, Dr. Tedd Mitchell, president and COO of the Cooper Clinic,  told me during an interview for our special section on <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/lifetravel/stories/DN-nh_stress_0603liv.ART.State.Edition1.1b5dcf0.html">men's health</a>, that if there were a pill he could prescribe that could do all that exercise could do for your health, it would be worth a fortune. But exercise is free. So what are you waiting for? Take two laps -- or any other form of exercise -- and tell us about it in the morning!<br />
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        <p>We've seen pictures of Brad and Angelina, Miley Cyrus and even the late great Albert Einstein on bicycles (Susan B. Anthony was a big fan, too). Now our own intrepid cycling star Leslie Garcia gives us five great reasons why you should get your wheels rolling in today's Healthy Living. Read about it <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/DN-nh_newbrief3_0715liv.State.Edition1.4d94b2c.html">here</a>.</p>
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<p>You've probably seen -- and may just be sporting -- a yellow rubber wristband that says "livestrong." Well now there's a website with the same name. Brought to you by, yes, Plano's own Lance Armstrong. OK, specifically the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Demand Media.</p>

<p>We keep meaning to post about <a href="http://www.livestrong.com/">livestrong.com</a>, but every time we go onto the site, we get sooo agog at all the the offerings, at all the goodies, we can only focus on our own delight.  We're like the proverbial kid in the candy store. This candy, though, isn't licorice or jelly beans or other tooth-wrecking treats. But it is sweet. </p>

<p>Click on and officially dare yourself to do something: Run a marathon. Walk 20 minutes a day. Spend more time with family. Stay sober. <br />
You get linked up with a network of people sharing similar goals. </p>

<p>Or click onto one of the tabs: Get Healthy. Be Active. Eat Well. Balance. Or one of the videos on family camping, respiratory infection, healthy snacks. Keep track of what you eat, and how many calories you burn.</p>

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<p>My mother has a favorite question: "With proper training at an early age, what could you have seen yourself doing?" </p>

<p>The "with proper training at an early age" phrase is a bit of a joke in our family. But it can make us (that includes you, too) think: Not about what we <em>didn't</em> do, but about what we still <em>can.</em> Not about the world-class athlete we are <em>not</em>, but the potential-filled person we <em>are</em>. </p>

<p>Or, OK, what we never...ever...ever...did and probably never...ever...ever...ever...will...in our entire lives.</p>

<p>My mother's answer to her own question? Figure skating. Mine? Um...Pole vaulting. Running hurdles without slamming to a stop upon reaching the first one. Or perhaps I'd have learned to dive with a bit of grace.</p>

<p>How about you? Fill in the blank: "With proper training at an early age, I could have ______"</p>

<p>The photo? Yes, that's um...me. Uh-huh. Yep. As soon as I paste my mugshot over her face. And grow my hair out ponytail-length.</p>

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        <p>   Just curious: Would you rather share your weight or your bank account balance? I have a friend who knows everything about me. But, I'd rather have my eyes poked out than disclose my weight to anyone, including her. </p>

<p>   Speaking of being candid, here's an inspirational local blog called <a href="http://www.fat-chants.blogspot.com/"> Fat Chants.</a> (What a great name!) Hot Mama shares her weight-loss struggles and is honest, BRUTALLY honest, about the number on the scale and her measurements. Check out her blog and follow her progress. I'm sure she'd love it if you left "You go, girl!" comments, too.</p>

<p>   One favorite tidbit from her blog is how she and co-workers have a "squat off" or "plank off" or "balance off" during the day. Someone screams out one of these and then everyone gets in the pose and holds it for as long as possible. <br />
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<p>We were eating our spaghetti the other night, watching the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.</p>

<p>The 100-meter women hurdlers lined up...the camera panned their stretching and flashed their names...and suddenly, though we knew nothing about any of them, we knew who we had to root for:</p>

<p>Lolo Jones. Is that a great name or what?</p>

<p>She won, running 'em in 12.29 seconds.</p>

<p>Go-go Lolo. We're rooting for you. (You look fabulous, by the way!)</p>

<p><em>Any other Olympic names that make you smile? </em></p>

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<p>Watchin' the Olympic Trials, I am. And as a longtime swimmer, I'm especially attracted to those athletes in the water. I (heart) Michael Phelps, of course. But my latest omigosh person is Dara Torres. </p>

<p>At 41, she has officially earned her spot on the U.S. Olympic team by winning the 100-meter freestyle event on July 4. In so doing, she will be the oldest female swimmer in the history of the Olympic games.</p>

<p>To put her age into perspective, when Dara stood on the starting blocks Friday night, only one person she was racing against was even born when she competed in her first trials in 1984. </p>

<p>Click <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/btownsend/olympics/stories/070508dnspotownsend.43085f0.html">right here</a> to read what our own Olympics sports guy, Brad Townsend, wrote about her victory. And what <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/magazine/29torres-t.html?_r=1&scp=12&sq=Dara+Torres&st=nyt&oref=slogin"><em>The New York Times Magazine</em></a> wrote about Dara and about the physiology of aging. Fascinating stuff. And yeah, OK, she spends tens of thousands of dollars on her training, including strength and stretch coaches...and yes, she grew up in a house with 10 (as in diez as in t-e-n) bathrooms.</p>

<p>That doesn't keep us from gasping at her gumption, marveling at her muscles, saluting her strength. And every kick we make, every breath we take in our own workouts (relatively piddly though they may be) somehow seem stronger, more determined. As if what what we are doing, in however small a way, matters.</p>

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<p><strong>Plan an activity early in the day</strong>. Play baseball, touch football; go to the local pool or beach. Try for four activities before four o'clock.<br />
<strong>Eat a bowl of fruit</strong> before you head for the barbecue goodies. Set out a Fourth of July fruitfest. Mmm, don't blueberries, raspberries and strawberries sound good?<br />
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<strong>Skip the cheese and the mayo</strong> on your burger and load up on lettuce tomatoes, pickles, onions and relish.<br />
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<p>It seems that in the latest film, the green guy is <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/lifetravel/stories/DN-nh_hulk_0701liv.ART.State.Edition1.4d8bf48.html">turning to yoga and breathing techniques to keep his anger under control</a>.  He also wears a heart monitor to tell when his anxiety is growing and to try to stem it. </p>

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<p>If your immediate though of volleyball is either that of the sand variety, or a calm one-two-three-over-the-net game at the family farm, you might want to mosey downtown over the next few days.</p>

<p>The 29th USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships are being held at the Dallas Convention Center. That's 788 teams, 9,500 athletes ages 12 to 18 from around the country. And believe you me, these girls are GOOD. OK, GREAT. </p>

<p>The games begin at 8 a.m. and pretty much run through 10 p.m., now through Friday; finals are Saturday. Adult ticket prices are $10 a day, $25 for a 3-day pass. Cost for students ages 13 to 18 is $5 per day. Those 12 and under are free.</p>

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<p>Not to give away too much of Healthy Living's cover story, but we will tell you that our founding fathers didn't just sit around eating corn pone and fried pheasant while they signed bills into law. They stayed pretty darn active. Benjamin Franklin, aquatics man that he was, invented flippers. Susan B. Anthony was quite the avid bicyclist.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/DN-nh_patriotic_0701liv.ART.State.Edition1.24b3b34.html">Read more in Nancy Churnin's story.</a> Fascinating stuff.</p>

<p>PLUS!!! <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving/health/stories/070108dnlivfitnessquiz.d54152a.html">Click here for a quiz</a> to see how much you know about Ben, TJ, Georgie and others of their ilk.</p>

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<p>We know that Stars star Mike Modano can hit a mean puck. And we're betting he'll be able to transfer that ability to baseball as one of the stars of the <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/492026">Seventh Annual Reebok Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game</a> Saturday at <a href="http://www.ridersbaseball.com/">Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco</a>. The event will raise money for kids through <a href="http://www.heroesbaseball.org/">The Heroes Foundation Youniversity</a> program and the <a href="http://www.mikemodano.com/foundation_home.php">Mike Modano Foundation</a>. <br />
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<p>Yes, you can get a great family workout with Wii Fit, writes <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/DN-nh_fetterman_0624liv.ART.State.Edition1.4d90688.html">Debbie Fetterman in her Fit in the City column</a> in today's Healthy Living. She's got the whole family on board, too -- literally -- yes, that's my clever reference to the game's signature balance board. And while I'm happy for those four fabulously fit Fettermans -- Debbie, husband Mike, 12-year-old Adam and 15-year-old Leah -- I am also a teensy weensy bit jealous as I've <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/05/in-search-of-the-wii-fit-deja.html">blogged before</a> because I have still not been able to score one of those elusive games for my family. Sigh.<br />
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<p><strong>Minimizes wrinkles</strong> Yoga can reduce stress by nearly a third. As a result, clenched jaws and furrowed brows relax, helping to smooth away wrinkles. Yoga may also rejuvenate skin's glow by reducing oxidative stress, which breaks down skin's elasticity. In an Indian study of 104 people, oxidative stress levels dropped by 9% after just 10 days of yoga.</p>

<p><strong>Slows weight gain</strong> During a 10-year University of Washington study of 15,500 men and women over age 45, those who didn't do yoga gained up to 13.5 pounds. Those who practiced regularly lost up to 5 pounds.</p>

<p><strong>Eases pain</strong> Yoga is twice as effective as stretching at relieving back pain, according to another University of Washington study that had 101 people with lower-back pain do either yoga or stretching once a week for 3 months.</p>

<p><strong>Helps you sleep </strong> Levels of the brain's natural nighttime sedative, melatonin, decrease with age, but another Indian study found that when 15 men, ages 25 to 35, practiced yoga daily for 3 months, their melatonin levels increased.</p>

<p><strong>Keeps you sharp</strong> Researchers at Jefferson Medical College discovered that just one yoga class helps keep the stress hormone cortisol in line. Elevated amounts may contribute to age-related memory problems.</p>

<p><em>Any yoga fans want to comment on whether yoga has this effect on you? And, if it does,  everyone else should check out our story on</em> <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/DN-nh_freeyoga_0325liv.ART.State.Edition1.46472a0.html">free local yoga classes</a>!</p>
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Hit the pool!<br />
June 2, 2008 06:47 p.m.<br />
A round of golf. Yoga and a good comedy help me relax.<br />
June 2, 2008 05:18 p.m.<br />
Ride a bicycle.<br />
June 2, 2008 04:19 p.m.<br />
I dont stress about much because you cant change it anyway. I play video games, exercise, and meditate if I get stressed. I also confide in family members and friends if I need too.<br />
June 2, 2008 03:57 p.m.<br />
Drink. And I have a cat that helps me relax.<br />
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avocation activities gardening, church musician<br />
June 2, 2008 03:37 p.m.<br />
I work out regularly. I try to focus on one task at a time, rather than stressing out by doing too many things at one time. I also try not to dwell on stressful issues in my life. I just try to keep moving along. Escaping in music also helps! Don't use your car as a phone booth! It only stresses you out more to try to talk and drive! Use your car to escape!<br />
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<p>So, let's say it takes a minute per lap, I'll start at 25 and count back to one.<br />
If I do it the other way around, I start bargaining with myself at around 20 (surely, I've done enough by now!) But if I'm saying to myself "Just five more," I can do it.</p>

<p>One more idea to add to my list, which includes <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/05/jennifer-anistons-abs-and-othe.html">motivation from Jennifer Aniston</a> and <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/05/survive-the-heat-with-an-indoo.html">setting up a mock triathlon.</a></p>

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what she thinks about while she's working out. "Running," she said.<br />
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At the track yesterday, I went with "Jennifer Aniston's abs" and pictured all the photos I've seen lately online of <a href="http://popsugar.com/slide/1603379">her relaxing poolside in Miami.</a></p>

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<p><strong><big>L</big></strong>ast night, hundreds of cyclists rode silently around White Rock Lake to honor bike riders killed and injured while riding on roads. It was part of the now-international <a href="http://rideofsilence.org/main.php">Ride of Silence,</a> which started in Dallas five years ago to honor the memory of cyclist Larry Schwartz.<br />
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<p><big><strong>I</strong></big>n light of this emotional ride, and the response we had when we asked <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/05/ride-of-silence-is-tonight-at.html">who do you remember when you ride, </a> we're wondering this: How can we minimize the number of cyclists who are killed and injured riding bikes? What can we as drivers, and we as cyclists, do to keep everyone safe? </p>

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        <p><a href="http://www.leaguelineup.com/topnews.asp?url=grapevinetx&sid=203398231&itemid=1573289">Xavier Polisetty, the 7-year-old from Grapevine</a> whose dream of fixing up his baseball field helped make him a regional winner for the national Diamonds in the Rough contest, will be awarded his prizes Tuesday. Thanks to his essay about playing baseball means to him, Xavier won $5,000 to improve the Oak Grove Park Baseball Field #5, and a Briggs & Stratton lawn mower to cut the grass in his favorite field. You can celebrate with Xavier at the field Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the field <a href="http://www.guidelive.com/portal/page?_pageid=33,97375&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&item_id=17111">here</a>. </p>
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        <p>We all know about the immediate benefits of exercise. Now <a href="http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/djn135v1?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=premenopausal&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWC">a new study</a> shows how girls who exercise in their teens -- starting as young as 12 -- are 23 percent less likely to develop premenopausal breast cancer than girls who don't exercise. And we're not talking ultimate sports either. The women at lowest risk did 3 hours and 1 minutes of running or other vigorous activity a week or even 13 hours a week of walking. The study, printed in <em>The Journal of the National Cancer Institute</em>, tracked the health of nearly 65,000 nurses ages 24-42, with questions about fitness that dated back to age 12.<br />
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<p><big><strong>W</strong></big>e had a note from Kyle Gunnels, writer & editor in the marketing department of <a href="http://www.letu.edu/">LeTourneau University </a>in Longview. His office started a "get fit" challenge on March 1 to encourage colleagues to start thinking about their health. </p>

<p><big><strong>M</strong></big>any wanted to lose weight. Kyle, deemed "too skinny already," (that Kyle -- <em>honestly!</em>) met with a personal trainer on campus to bulk up a bit. He and others use their lunch hour to do <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilates">Pilates</a>, play <a href="http://www.usra.org/">racquetball</a>, walk etc. Some exercise in groups after work. A group is planning to, as Kyle puts it, "run/walk/jog/crawl" a 5K in June. Way cool! </p>

<p><big><strong>E</strong></big>ach of the dozen participants ponied up $5, with a campus vice president matching contributions. Whoever loses the most <a href="http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html">body fat </a>will be deemed the winner on May 31. And we're guessing that person won't use the loot to treat everyone to <a href="http://cheeseburgerbrown.com/articles/Death_By_Cheeseburger.html">cheeseburgers </a>and <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_24239,00.html">onion rings</a>.</p>

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<p><big><strong>H</strong></big>appy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birrttthhhdy, dear Mom! Grandma! Great-grandma! Great-great grandma! Happy birthday to you!!</p>

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<p>So here we are rummaging through our May 2008 <a href="http://www.shape.com/"><em>Shape </em></a>magazine. Do-dee-doo-dee-dooo...and we come upon, in big yellow digits the number 14 with this headline: <em>How much longer you could live if you adopt four healthy habits, reports a new British study</em>.</p>

<p><big><strong>F</strong></big>orthwith, the ways. Let us count 'em together, sweet 'ums. And while they may fall into the "well-duh" category, 14 years is (are?) 14 years.</p>

<p><big><strong>1. </strong></big>Don't smoke. Candy cigarettes are OK, on occasion.</p>

<p><big><strong>2. </strong></big>Exercise. 30 minutes. Every day. Get hooked on it during these beautiful spring days. Then when the temperature climbs, it'll be a habit you just can't break. No how no way.</p>

<p><big><strong>3. </strong></big>Aim for 5 servings of fruits and vegetables. Go to the <a href="http://www.dallasfarmersmarket.org/">Dallas Farmer's Market</a> for inspiration. Don't the peaches this woman is holding make you crave some?</p>

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<big><strong>A</strong></big>t <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomePageView?storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&langId=-1">Home Depot </a>on Friday, I wasn't looking for <a href="http://www.hugkiss.com/flowermean.shtml">roses</a>. But when I saw them and, most importantly, smelled them, I felt like a cartoon character following the thick, curvy, thread of apple-pie aroma into the kitchen. I had to have one. </p>

<p><strong><big>M</big></strong>y nose narrowed the choice to red-and-white, and then to one plant. Tall, strong and two-bloomed, it called out my name. </p>

<p><big><strong>"O</strong></big>migosh," I told my girlfriend, cradling the phone on my shoulder to hoist my impending purchase. "You should see this! You should smell this!" </p>

<p><strong><big>I </big></strong>was doing both and, alas, reaching for it without paying attention. Thorns scratched deeply into my fingers and wrist. Blood the color of the blooms started trickling down my hand.</p>

<p><big><strong>"G</strong></big>otta call you back!" I said. "Help!"</p>

<p><big><strong>I </strong></big>held my bloodier-by-the-second left hand in back of me, all the while trying to explain to the oh-so-very-helpful HD people that 1. I had cut myself on roses and 2. I have been known to be a bit squeamish.</p>

<p><big><strong>H</strong></big>uge gratitude to employees Lisa and Steve who, within moments, brought me paper towels and antiseptic. Lisa put two -- OK, three -- <a href="http://bandaid.com/">Band-Aids </a>on my hand. (Plus didn't make me feel like a total dope).</p>

<p><big><strong>S</strong></big>aturday afternoon, I planted the rose bush in my front flower bed. It looks beautiful. I sit on the porch as I write this; every so often a sliver of scent wafts its way over.</p>

<p><strong><big>I</big></strong>t reminds me that the beauty of what we yearn for, what we dream about, what we strive for and set our sights on, can't be reached without a little pain. And whether we're training for a marathon or taking a very-first  yoga class, we gotta get through the blood to see the beauty.</p>

<p><big><strong>T</strong></big>he bandage in the photo, by the way? It's covering...well, nothing visible to the naked eye. Not today at least. But my hand really <em>did</em> bleed. Lots. Just ask Lisa. Or Steve.<br />
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        <p>Exercise is one of the free things you can do to lift your spirits. And we think it's great that the annual <a href="http://www.nami.org/walktemplate.cfm?section=namiwalks">Dallas NAMIWalk</a> is free on Saturday, too. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is dedicated to raising awareness of mental health and depression and has recently partnered on a PBS documentary called <em>DEPRESSION: Out of the Shadows</em> that will air nationally on May 21. See <a href="http://www.tpt.org/depression/outreach/video.php">here</a> for a short film clip. People who want to contribute to the organization's fundraising efforts are encouraged to get sponsors for the walk, but it's not required. <br />
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<p><strong>Do you agree? Instead of taking two aspirin and calling your doctor in the morning, have you ever tried taking two laps around the block or across the pool? And how did that make you feel?</strong></p>
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        <p>I ran the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon yesterday and missed on my ambitious goal of qualifying for Boston. Still, it was hardly a failure. My time of 3 hours, 40 minutes, 27 seconds represents an 8:48 improvement over my previous personal best, which came six months ago today in Cape Cod. And that time was an 8:50 improvement over my best until then. </p>

<p>So I'll shoot for the 3:35 I need on some fast course in the fall -- perhaps the mostly downhill St. George Marathon in Utah, or the Steamtown Marathon in Scranton, Pa. Anyone have any other ideas? </p>

<p>The Oklahoma City race was quite inspirational. I could carry on about the cold drizzle that left us shivering before the 6:30 a.m. start, the strong headwinds we faced for most of the first half of the race, and those painful final miles when my pace slowed and I wondered if I would be reduced to walking. But the nearby memorial put my suffering in grim perspective. </p>

<p>I'm just so thankful I'm alive and healthy enough to run. All of us who were there should feel incredibly lucky. It was a beautiful day. (Plus, there were cheeseburgers at the finish!)</p>

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"People who are 'successful' anorexics die. I did not want to turn into one of the 20 percent of people with anorexia who die," says Mr. Samuel, who hopes to graduate as Dr. Samuel in about ten weeks. Read <a href="http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/april/personalview.pdf">here</a> for the full story.</p>
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<p><strong><big>M</big></strong>y coaching record is now 1-0, where in all probability it will always be. </p>

<p><big><strong>T</strong></big>oday I was the <a href="http://fitnessblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/04/post-12.html">interim coach</a> for my son Charlie's <a href="http://svaa.org/">SVAA</a> volleyball team. I came to my duty naturally, having been a line judge two weeks before and, by games' end, mastered the in-out hand signals.</p>

<p><strong><big>T</big></strong>here were proud moments in today's undertaking, Sister, let me tell you...the first being learning everyone's name. Uh-huh. <em>(Pssst. Charlie! Amy's the one with the blond braid, right? And Katherine's the left-hander?)</em></p>

<p><big><strong>A</strong></big>nother was walking briskly to the squad (is that the lingo?) and asking, in only a slightly frantic whisper: "Who's captain? Someone needs to call heads or tails!" </p>

<p><big><strong>A</strong></big>nother? A work buddy who, most importantly, is an esteemed player in an adult league, showed up for moral support. And to remind me to tell my four-girls-and-two guys to not rest on their laurels:</p>

<p><em>You! Laurel-resters! Look alive! The score is 24 to 12 but things can change in a hearbeat!</em></p>

<p><big><strong>A</strong></big>nd, of course, as the winning coach, being carried off the court when our team <em>(psst! Charlie! We're the Bears, right?)</em> won.</p>

<p><big><strong>N</strong></big>o? OK, this then: Seeing my son's huge <em>yeah-she's-my-mom-and-she's-not-half-bad </em>smile.</p>

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<p>Who among us couldn't use a little pampering? Double and triple and quadruple that for breast-cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones. </p>

<p>Well on Saturday, April 26 in Fort Worth's Sundance Square, those very folks will be treated to such spa services as massages and manicures. Plus they'll take home nail polish, nail files and info about breast-cancer awareness.</p>

<p>The pampering takes place in the Energizer ReTreat Mobile Spa, in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.komentarrant.org/">Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tarrant County</a> race. Times are 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Services are donated by <a href="http://www.thespaahh.com/">The Spaahh</a>.</p>

<p>Not going to be at the race? Then stop by <a href="http://www.cancercareservices.org/">Cancer Care Services</a>, 623 S. Henderson in Fort Worth on Thursday, April 24. The van will be there from 10 a.m. to 2 p,m.</p>
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<p><big><strong>T</strong></big>hat <em>was</em> six, right? Good. (And yes, there is a point to that number).</p>

<p><strong><big>I</big></strong>t's this: We want you to describe your fitness routine or attitude toward fitness in six words. Right here, right now.</p>

<p><strong><big>W</big></strong>hy? Well, not long ago, <a href="http://www.npr.org/">NPR</a> ran a fascinating (yeah what a surprise) story about a book called <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18768430"><em>Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure</em>.</a></p>

<p><strong><big>T</big></strong>he book is compiled by the editors of <a href="http://www.smithmag.net/"><em><em>Smith </em></em>magazine</a> online, who asked readers to describe their lives in six words. Read some <a href="http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/">here.</a></p>

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Business columnist Cheryl Hall has a great <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/chall/stories/DN-Hall_20bus.ART.State.Edition1.4650bfd.html">interview </a>with Heather Bauer, the author of <em>The Wall Street Diet</em>. As a registered dietitian, Ms. Bauer has helped many stressed-to-the-max executives learn how to manage the nutritional landmines of travel, expense-account dining and long work hours.</p>

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<p>So I was excited to read about Melisa Christian, a 31-year-old Dallas dentist who ran a 3:31 at the 2002 Dallas White Rock Marathon, her 26.2-mile debut. Pretty impressive, but get this: She has since improved her personal record to 2:42 and is running in Boston on Sunday at the U.S. Olympic women's marathon trials. The event precedes the actual Boston Marathon (that's right - two marathons in two days in one city).</p>

<p>A measly 14 minutes? No problem!</p>

<p>To read more about Melisa's rise, check out <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/dfetterman/stories/041808dnspofetterman.39a784b.html">Debbie Fetterman's running column</a>.</p>
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Seven-year-old Xavier Polisetty of Grapevine has already won $5,000 for his baseball field through the national Diamonds in the Rough contest, sponsored by Briggs & Stratton. The program recognizes kids who have used lessons learned from playing baseball to overcome challenges. He will use the money and an added gift of a lawn mower to fix up the Oak Grove Park Baseball Field and grounds. <br />
Now he's going for the grand prize of an additional $5,000 and a trip for four to New York City to see a game in the final season of Yankee Stadium -- which he can only win with an online vote that ends at 11:59 p.m. on April 20. Visit the <a href="http://www.briggsdiamondsintherough.com/">site </a>to view the winning stories and vote for Xavier! <br />
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Ta-Da! The <a href="http://www.un.org/english/">United Nations </a> has declared 2008 <a href="http://www.potato2008.org/en/aboutiyp/index.html">The International Year of the Potato.</a> Of course, since the first time we felt the melt of a baker's buttery fluff on our tongues, every year has held that honor.</p>

<p>So to echo the U.N.'s choice, we offer 5 reasons, economic as well as gastromic, we will always (heart) the spud:<br />
<big><strong>1. </strong></big>Loyalty. They've been around for 8,000 years (thank you, ancient Andes types for first planting them!) so we know they're here to stay.<br />
<big><strong>2. </strong></big>Humility. They take up little space, grow quickly practically anywhere and therefore could very well help solve world hunger. <br />
<big><strong>3.</strong></big> Versatility. Fried (not us, of course, but some people like them this way), mashed, boiled or (ahhh) baked, they suit anyone's needs.<br />
<big><strong>4. </strong></big> Flexibility. You don't want yet another plate o'pasta before a race? Then eat a potato. Good carbs!<br />
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<p>We just got the <a href="http://www.runontexas.com/index.html">Run-On </a>newsletter. And while we are delighted (ok, thrilled!!!) to have our blog mentioned, we're especially fond of this quote.<br />
Jennifer Kemble, Run-On's running coach, in turn found it at <a href="http://runnersworld.com/">Runner's World</a>'s website. It's from Boston running coach Mike Fanelli:</p>

<p>"<big><strong><em>I </strong></big>tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart."</em> </p>

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<p>As I recall, I asked him if he had done any other Ironman triathlons (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run). He had -- but made it only halfway. He was on the bike during last fall's Ironman Florida when the police stopped him and told him that his wife was in the hospital. Dorothy also had started the triathlon but lost consciousness during the swim. She died Nov. 8.</p>

<p>Now Mike is determined to finish what he and Dorothy started five months ago. I've chatted with Mike several times in the gym since we first met, and I can't believe how hard the guy has worked. Up at 5, take a swim, go running or biking -- then head to the club for sessions with a personal trainer who has him jumping on and off tall stools. </p>

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<p>Craig (Junior) Miller does more than impart sports smarts and snark on the Dunham & Miller morning show on <a href="http://theticket.com/">KTCK-AM (1310), The Ticket</a>. He's an avid runner, too. Last Sunday, he ran the <a href="http://www.athensmarathon.org/">2008 Athens (Ohio) Marathon </a>in an over-the-top respectable 3:25:52.<br />
But he needed to run it in 3:20 in order to qualify for the <a href="http://bostonmarathon.com/BostonMarathon/Default.asp">2009 Boston Marathon.</a><br />
The heartbreakingly bummer part was that he was on course to do exactly that, through miles 1...10...18...23...And then at mile 24.7 he started cramping up. He couldn't even move for four long minutes.<br />
"I guess that's the beauty and tragedy of the marathon," Craig says. "Nothing is a given till you cross the finish line."<br />
(Excuse us while we rub our arms really hard to get rid of the goosebumps. That makes us, with our 4:17 marathon, a little emotional.)<br />
So after the race, he towels off, drives to the airport, is on the plane for three hours, drives home and then to the <a href="http://theticket.com/webcast.asp">Ticket Compound </a>where the on-air types are holed up together all week. It makes our legs feel like <a href="http://www.kraftfoods.com/jello/">Jell-o </a>just thinking about so much sitting after such a strenuous race.<br />
But enough about us. Here's a Q&A with Craig: </p>
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<p> If the thought of push-ups brings back horrible nightmarish gym-class memories, gut up and listen. This much-maligned exercise really <em>is </em>important. Push-ups help core strength...and abs...and shoulders...and legs...throughout your life. Plus they make you look...ooh, baby! Need we say more?!<br />
Fitness guru Jack LaLanne calls them "a good indication of what kind of physical fitness you're in."<br />
And he should know. He once did 1,000 in 23 minutes. But before you try to do 1,001 in 22 (or one in five), <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/health/nutrition/11well.html">watch the video</a> in this <em>NY Times </em>column. Or test your own push-up prowess <a href="http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/PushUps.html">here.</a><br />
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<p>A teacher played Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love in my spinning class recently. <br />
It is THE BEST spinning song. She starts out slow and breathy, builds faster in the middle and ends with a slow burn. The whole time we were up out of the saddle and pedaling slow through high resistance.<br />
Ever since that class, I get chills when I hear the song because I remember how hard we were working. <br />
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Condoleezza Rice may be one of the most controversial figures in the White House, but one thing that can't be disputed is her incredible workout regimen.<br />
<em><a href="http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/">Fitness </a></em>magazine profiles the Secretary of State in its May issue. The story details her workout (deadlifts with as much as 85 pounds, squats with up to 65 pounds), her diet (breakfast of whole wheat toast and a boiled egg) and her exercise philosophy ("People think it's all or nothing ... but it's about doing what works for you."). Read more <a href="http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/lose-weight/build-strength/condoleezza-rices-no-excuses-workout/">about her routine</a>.</p>

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        <p>We exercise for all sorts of reasons, don't we. To lower cholesterol, fit into our clothes, release tension, to feel calm and, yes, joyful. I do it for another reason; maybe you do, too: To feel complete. Here's a link to my Healthy Living column today about <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/lgarcia/stories/DN-nh_inspireme_0408liv.ART.State.Edition1.20bda00.html">finding joy, and myself, through exercise. </a></p>

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        <p>Despite my Saturday strong surge of optimism, huge carb-laden baked potato, glasses of hydration-inducing beverages (OK, and one hydration-depleting glass of wine), I didn't run my fastest half marathon during Sunday's <a href="http://texasmarathon.com/">Big D Texas Marathon.</a></p>

<p>Did I at least finish first in my age group? <em>Nope. Not second, third or fourth either.</em></p>

<p>Did I at least run every mile under 9 minutes like I'd planned? <em>Close, but nope.</em> </p>

<p>Did I least look cute after the run? <em>Ha. Too bad my photo is way too blurry to show you.</em></p>

<p>But did all that matter? <em>Not so much as I once might have thought.</em></p>

<p>I loved the race, loved the day...and maybe my <em>next</em> race will be a PR (personal record)</p>
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        <p>Though a PR (personal record) can certainly make you feel ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL after a race, it's not the only reason to feel giddy.</p>

<p>In the <a href="mailto:http://texasmarathon.com/">Big D Texas Marathon </a>(half-marathon, in my case), here's what made me happy: The camaraderie of runners. The beautiful course (who knew Dallas was so hilly?) The volunteers. The water stations <em>everywhere</em>! The spectators -- including the older gentleman on a lonely street near Fair Park who clapped and cheered for each runner, and the couple holding the "Go Leslie!" sign which, though I knew better, I pretended was for me. </p>

<p>And the biggest reason of all: My friend Laura not only <em>finished</em> her first half-marathon, but finished it a healthy <em>30 minutes faster</em> than either of us had anticipated.</p>

<p>When I saw her coming down the home stretch --<em>That's her!! That's really her!!!</em> I shouted her name and (staying on my side of the partition of course) ran with her to the end.</p>

<p>Oh. My. Gosh. Nothing says why-I-run like sharing the joy. </p>

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<p>I rode my bike up to the point where Mile 9 and Mile 15 both cross.  I got there early, which gave me a chance to watch the other runners and cheer them on.  I saw the front runner (and eventual winner) of the race round the corner at top speed, a look of determination on his face.  I watched the marathon walkers steadily climbing the hill at Mile 9, chatting away animatedly.  I saw everything from exhaustion to ecstasy to anger on the face of runners as they passed.  Some managed a whispered "thank you" through their heavy breathing in response to my cheers.  Some just steadily trod down the hill, their eyes focused on the water stop ahead.  Others were thrilled to have someone cheering and gave spectators big grins and high fives.  It was a mixture of raw emotions you don't see many other places.<br />
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<p>For the <em></em>MH<em></em> bloggers, "partners" equals "women." Specifically the huge group of us who eat gigantic bowls of butter-pecan ice cream while the poor menfolk make do with puffed-rice cereal. </p>

<p>Men. Hhhhhonestly. Puttin' the onus on women...who meanwhile just roll their baby blues while crunching celery stalks to cover the noise of some guy's Doritos binge.  </p>

<p>The study comes from the <em></em><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080327.wlsupport27/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home">Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior</a><em></em></p>

<p>Who do YOU hold responsible for your non-sticktuitiveness? </p>

<p>(Photo: Vicki Scott of Dallas won the national Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust Pie Baking Championship this year. /Evans Caglage/DMN. Mmmm. Who <em>wouldn't</em> be tempted? <a href="http://www.kvue.com/everydayentertaining/stories/011908kvue_piewinner-cl.35ab9b5b.html">Read about her and her pie.</a> )<br />
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<p>Though people have been surmising the idea of a runner's high for years, it was an unproved hypothesis. But recently, some German scientists actually <em>proved </em>it. They gave distance runners PET scans before and after a two-hour run, plus a standard psychological test to measure their moods. </p>

<p>Voila! Data showed that during running, endorphins were not only produced; they also attached themselves to areas of the brain associated with emotions.</p>

<p>Ahhhhh. Gives us a bit of a runner's high -- and a giddy one at that -- at the mere thought. </p>

<p>Read more <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/health/nutrition/27best.html?ex=1207368000&en=6fd7db35eec6b857&ei=5070&emc=eta1">here</a>, then let us know your thoughts.<br />
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<p>Well, guess who emailed me this morning? The very person! Paul Hopfensperger, who must not be tooo irritated with me because he said to call him Hoffy! </p>

<p>Actually, he wasn't irritated at all -- not when he wrote to say he included my column in <a href="http://www.hoffyswims.com/"><strong>his swimming blog</strong></a>. Nor when he actually CALLED ME!!! From jolly ol' or bloody ol' or whatever ol' England! </p>

<p>I felt quite jolly myself hearing from him! First of all, I'm a sucker for a British accent, and secondly, I love hearing about people who set their mind to something and actually accomplish it! </p>

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