Friday, February 5, 2010

Five things Friday, ep. 11

  1. The weekend looks like it will be nice running weather (for February in upstate NY) -- partly cloudy, highs in the mid-to-upper-20s. I will be out there! I've got a long run on tap that I'm really looking forward to.
  2. I have been busy writing all kinds of articles over at Examiner.com. Many are local and some should appeal to runners everywhere, like the one about NYRR's upcoming Run for Haiti (you in?).
  3. I'm finally comfortable with where I'm sending my son for preschool next year. How can something that should be so simple and easy become so tough? Oh, right, it's that special brand of mama-insanity. I'm glad I got over it. For now . . .
  4. Side steps -- you know, stepping from side to side -- work wonders for the hips. I started doing them about a month ago and my hips feel much stronger during my runs. A simple little exercise that yields results! I like those.
  5. I still have the book giveaway going on here. And a fun gear giveaway starting on Monday!
Have a great weekend, everyone!

~ Felice

20 comments:

Lisa said...

Glad you're going to have nice weather! We're going to get the snow storm down here in the city. For once upstate has better weather!
Good to know about the side steps. I've been meaning to start doing those and now this is a great reason to do it!
Have a great run!

Tina @GottaRunNow said...

Running a long run in the 20's sounds tough! But choosing where your little boy will spend a good deal of time - even tougher! Glad you found a place you like.

Anonymous said...

I wish out weather would get better! 12-19 inches of snow predicted for tonight/tomorrow!!

Side steps...I think I'll check em out!

MCM Mama said...

Sooo jealous of your weather (as we have 16-24 inches falling from the sky).

I'll have to try the side stepping as one of my hips has not been enjoying long runs lately.

ajh said...

I'm thrilled the weather in upstate NY is going to be good for the Polar Cap tomorrow. I need to go see what book you are giving away. That is exciting.

Happy Feet 26.2 said...

Thanks for the reminder about the side lunges. I do front lunges routinely, but forget about the side steps. Thanks!

Relentless Forward Commotion said...

oh man, we are just starting to look at preschools...and I'm freaking out!

Unknown said...

Any type of education or care for your kids can be a concern, that's so natural. I'm happy you found a nice pre-school...pre-school teachers rock. They do SO much and get paid so little. It's a job of the heart!

Heather said...

Yes, that mama-insanity and its evil stepsister mama-guilt are ever present!

Have a great weekend.

Anne said...

Enjoy your weekend run! ...preschool is their first experience with "school", so of course we want it to be good. Glad that the decision is made :)

Jocelyn said...

Glad you are having decent running weather! I am still hoping no snow will actually hit NYC so I can go out and run too

Jill said...

I hope you have an excellent run tomorrow and the weather holds out til you're done! Yea for the preschool - seems like eternity that I was there but I remember sitting overnight practically to land a slot for a preschool; it's such a hard decision! Happy weekend to you!!

Mel -Tall Mom on the Run said...

Oh I need to start thinking about preschool but we are moving so I will check once we move... Totally avoiding it.. Oh gear giveaway.

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Abby said...

Sorry to hear you're missing our mountains of snow this weekend :) Guess New York is getting spared this go around!

Anonymous said...

Hope you have a great run this weekend!

Denise said...

No nice outdoor running around here today...buried under 2 feet of snow! it's pretty, though!

Unknown said...

figuring out preschool is a good thing. you'll sleep better now.

J said...

It seems like every weekend is cold here and the weeks are warm! I wish we just had a nice warm weekend! I am hating the windy, low 20 temps! I have been doing those side steps as well because of PT from last fall and you are right they work wonders!!

Aileen said...

Sidesteps with an elastic band either around my ankles or around the bottoms of my feet (MUCH harder) are one of the things I've been doing in PT.

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