Run With Jill

Give a little….

Give a SMILE to everyone you meet. The more you smile, the more you’ll receive smiles

Give a KIND word. You will feel kind and receive kind words.

Give APPRECIATION. You will appreciate and be appreciated

Top 10 reasons to FIRE your diet!

NOTE: You will want to copy and print out the list below and paste it to your refrigerator door!

My email gets flooded with all sorts of weight loss products. It drives me nuts! A TON of products that claim you will lose 10lbs in one week. Just the other day I received an email with the subject line “Fit in your high school jeans by tomorrow” Ridiculous. Do they think I’m that stupid.

Knee Pain & Running

Knee pain. So common among runners. Some complain of pain on the front of their knee, the back, the side, or below the knee cap.

There are many causes of knee pain and it can be prevented mostly by strengthening the leg and hip muscles. Actually, one of the biggest causes of knee pain is due to a muscle imbalance. It is very, very common for most runners to have very strong hamstrings and weak quads.

Friday Laughs

“Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can” –Elsa Maxwell

I love this quote because it reminds me we are all human and we all mess up every now and then. Or, like me, we sometimes trip and fall while out running I thought I would give you a good chuckle today by sharing one on my embarrassing stories.

Got Heel Pain?

Does the heel of your foot hurt? especially first thing in the morning when you set foot on the ground?

You most likely are developing or already have developed Plantar Fascitis.

Chicago GOAL!

I have a request: leave a comment here with your running goal. It does not have to be specific to the marathon or a time. I told you mine and now I want to hear yours.

I need a CHALLENGE!

Watch this video and tell me your suggestion for my next marathon time goal…

Click here to view the embedded video.

I will reveal my goal on Monday. Stay Tuned.

Wednesday Motivators

“Listen to your dreams—those are the sounds no one else can hear” -Kobi Yamada

“Ruthlessly compete with your own best self” -Apollo 13 Engineers

“Doubt whom you will, but never yourself” -christine Bovee

70.3 Race Results

Let me start by saying it was flippin’ HOT out there today. 96 degrees (we call that a heat wave here in Seattle).All in all, a great race and I was happy to finish and feel as well as I did.

70.3 Nerves

I’m getting ready for my first ever 70.3. And, I’m nervous! Excited, anxious, and looking foward to Sunday evening when its all said and done!

However, I love this feeling because this is what helps us grow. Think about it…..when was the last time you did something for the first time? I believe this is why I’m nervous. It has been a long time since I’ve done a “first” race.