This past Friday, October 25th, 2013 I had the pleasure of attending an awesome charity event that I never miss. Now on its 4th year, Kerry Yanique’s Shop Sip and De-Stress for Breast Cancer awareness was better than ever. The event was held at The Brass Monkey in The Copper Room a nice bar/pub in […]
So this is what 20 (miles) feels like… Alas, I’ve reached the longest run of my marathon training plan. It’s been a long journey to 20 miles, lots of ups and downs, lots of random injuries and annoying pain here and there, but 20 miles arrived this weekend and here’s my experience. When I signed […]
Last week I mentioned on Twitter about this new great product I’ve been trying for a few weeks now, EnergyBits. I promised you all that I would share more information about it on the blog, so here it is… It’s hard to describe how great this product is, without sounding like an informercial, which is […]
You’ve probably seen these at your local drugstores, and like me probably wondered, what are these? I have yet to try them, but I know I will soon, maybe after my long run this weekend. One thing for sure, I love the packaging and colors. I also love that they come in awesome flavors. Ok, […]
A while ago, I mentioned on Twitter that I was trying out this baked chicken recipe and if the chicken came out good I would share with you all the recipe. Well the chicken did come out good, I failed to take a picture, but trust me it looked just like the image above. I’ll share […]
I’m currently reading this interesting book/memoir called What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami. The quote below really spoke to me and I had to share it: “…a person doesn’t become a runner because someone recommends it. People basically become runners because they’re meant to.” (-Murakami, pg. 44) At […]
If you’ve been following some of my other social media accounts, you’ll know by now that I am currently training for my first marathon. No, I am not running ING NYC Marathon in November. Instead, I will be joining some of my favorite runners and we will be running the Nike Women’s Marathon in San […]
(image above is a snapshot of my first blog post after migrating my blog from Blogger/Blogspot) Wow, my first blog entry was so long ago, or at least it seems like it. February 2, 2008, is the date I was able to find as my first blog entry. I might’ve had a few other posts […]
Running is a solo sport. But there are times when you just need a friend. The Oakley Mini 10k took place this past weekend. This was a women’s only 10k run around Central Park. This was also my first race in which I ran by myself. Originally I had planned to run this race […]
A few weeks ago, I completed my very first Half Marathon (13.1 miles, 21 kilometers), at the Brooklyn Half. I steadily trained for a good 6-8 weeks (originally it would have been 12 weeks of training, but I had to cut my weeks short because of minor injuries, and last minute race registration). The day […]
In the previous post I told you about how I got past my comfort runs, those runs that we keep doing on replay because that’s all we think we are capable of doing. Mine were anything under 3 miles. I was on 1 to 2 miles for at least a good year or so. In this […]
As a new runner I might not know the right or complete answer to this, all I know is, what has worked for me. Before I got into running I used to think 20 minutes on the treadmill was the best I could do. I never understood how people can be on the treadmill for […]
This event was tons of fun last year, and I am already looking forward to this year’s Self Magazine’s Workout in the Park at Central Park. The 20th annual event inspires healthy, happy lifestyles with high-energy exercises, fashion tips, beauty consultations, and great giveaways. SELF Magazine’s wildly popular outdoor health, fitness, and wellness festival, Workout […]
For the past few weeks I have been talking about running and training. For today’s Fit Friday’s post I want to focus on taking care of your body after your workout. We all know we’re supposed to stretch before and after a workout. Some might argue that you only need to do it after not […]
Redesigning is a major part of blogging. If you’ve been following my blog for some time, you been through the redesigning process with me. KMP Blog has come a long way, since it’s birth in 2008 til this very present day. It has gone from Blogspot/Blogger to WordPress.com and WordPress.org. It has had several domain […]
Healthy living is all around us, often times we do not see it, or find it too expensive or impossible to do, but in reality that’s not always the case. This past week, I got the opportunity to try new healthy recipes as part of the Gorton’s Seafood Challege 20 at 200 or less, […]
Below is a list of ways to stay motivated when you are training for a race or just want to run more often: Don’t give yourself time to think. If you think about waking up in the morning and having to run, and how cold it is outside you won’t want to do it. My […]
Starting July 2013, a newer black and white photo version of the NYS Driver’s License will be issued. According to an article on The New York Times the new cards are so stiff that they sound like a compact disc when dropped, also, the new cards will be hard polycarbonate cards with photos that appear black […]
As I get ready to start a 12-week Half-Marathon training next week, I am getting more excited about it. I have already visualized myself, at a race, during the race and finishing the race, all with a smile on my face and proud sweat. As I look at my 12-week training plan, I’m ready for […]
After 5 weeks of training for the NWM 10K. The race is finally here. Am I excited? Yes. Am I ready? Yes. Am I anxious? Yes I’m excited because I committed to something and I did it and now I get to finish it off. I trained for 5 weeks, and I made it to […]