nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 27, 2009, 5:56 am
I've had my first Chi Running lesson, but it's hard to find the chi! There are so many things to think about. First I have to put my body in the right position, which takes me about five min...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 24, 2009, 1:31 pm
This is my son Piet in his school picture. Now let me tell you, when I look like he does in this picture, it means I really need to go out for a run! Wordless Wednesday
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 23, 2009, 2:24 am
Two weeks ago I was cowardly stabbed in the back by some flu virus, and haven't been able to run since! The first week I actually ran a fever, and spend the day on the couch watching movies like...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 19, 2009, 2:08 am
As a mom and a runner you can greatly benefit from yoga! As a runner it helps you strengthen your core muscles and as a mom those warrior stances come in handy when the kids won't listen! So I...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 18, 2009, 1:08 am
Don't know what a pacer is? Read yesterday's post and find out! Wordless Wednesday
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 17, 2009, 7:28 am
They come in very handy for runners: pacers. People who run along to provide the right pace. All you have to do is follow their lead. As a mom you can use pacers too! You just wanna be really careful...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 13, 2009, 1:35 am
As a mom I strive for the brass ring. I'm giving it everything I've got to be the best mom I can be. As a runner, oh well, I'll just go out and buy me a ring at John Hardy. It's so muc...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 12, 2009, 4:10 am
It's a runner's dilemma: to greet or not to greet fellow runners. Do you greet them like long lost friends, or at least acknowledge them as the running colleagues they are? Or do you look stub...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 4, 2009, 5:47 am
I was running along a bike path, covered in leaves, and the only reason I knew it was a bike path, was because I had run there during summer. And suddenly it struck me, a runner's wisdom that als...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Nov 3, 2009, 4:13 am
Today I went for my 'city run'. It's my most interesting run in terms of different views. I run along the railroad track, trains thundering past me. Then I have to cross three bridges, and...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Oct 29, 2009, 6:10 am
Though I like to run by myself, I'm never alone. I always find myself surrounded by this big group of running mates. At the back of the pack there's Whiney, who's always whining and comp...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Oct 26, 2009, 3:29 am
I'm always trying to live my life in a more mindful way, so when I stumbled mindlessly upon this book about Chi Running I felt all excited. 'ChiRunning combines the inner focus and flow of T&...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Oct 21, 2009, 3:03 am
and this is how I feel.
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Oct 18, 2009, 4:43 am
This week, on the path that is my life, I reached mile forty. I took a moment to ponder this milestone, because I may be about halfway there, wherever, or whatever, 'there' is. And I thought...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Oct 14, 2009, 1:49 am
Yoga is good for the soul and body. Both as a runner and a mom. And to be frank: I need all the help I can get! Wordless Wednesday
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Oct 12, 2009, 8:14 am
I used to love a nice downpour of rain, because surely that prevented me to go out running?! But then I bought this waterproof jacket and I had to run, come rain or shine. Oh well, at least I still h...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Oct 9, 2009, 6:48 am
As a runner I have pushed through boundaries that were unthinkable. When I first started running my beginner's schedule told me to walk twenty minutes, and then my body told me I had to lie down f...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Oct 5, 2009, 5:56 am
.... for the wannabe charming runner. As a runner I wear clothes I wouldn't be caught dead in as a mom. Nor alive, for that matter. What's with those skintight leggings showing off how much...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Oct 3, 2009, 5:44 am
... . To prepare for my run I'd stuffed my brain with info about meditation, mindfulness and the joy of walking. I ran out the door with some trepidation; sixteen kilometers seemed like a lot ....
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 30, 2009, 6:28 am
... for one thing, there's always your shadow. Wordless Wednesday
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 28, 2009, 7:21 am
I much admire runners who run without music, and only their thoughts to keep them company. I feel they must be very interesting people to be able to run for miles on end with just themselves. Doesn&#...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 25, 2009, 7:30 am
This morning my eldest daughter came home from a field trip and I had to go and pick her up, thereby missing my yoga/pilatus class. I tried to be all Zen about it, telling myself: 'It is, what it...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 23, 2009, 1:55 am
Wordless Wednesday
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 21, 2009, 2:40 am
It's a slippery slope. When is it okay to miss a run, and when is my inner lazybones plotting a hostile take-over? For weeks the kids had been coughing and spraying bacteria left and right, and i...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 16, 2009, 1:09 pm
I 'do' a marathon every week. Yep, that's me, Marathon Mommy. I have calculated: every morning I walk my kids to school, that's one kilometer right there. Then I walk home all by my l...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 9, 2009, 4:12 am
Life as a mom feels a lot like running on a treadmill: you give it your all, but you never seem to get anywhere! Wordless Wednesday
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 7, 2009, 1:06 pm
When I'm running, I like nothing better than to get caught by someone I know. Then I can act all nonchalant and mutter someting like: 'Oh you know, I run all the time. I'm a runner you kno...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 4, 2009, 4:10 am
It's one of my daughter's favorite anecdotes: 'Remember mommy, when you went our for your first run, and only got till the corner of our street, and you came home cryin' 'cause you...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Sep 2, 2009, 1:26 am
Wordless Wednesday
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Aug 30, 2009, 8:30 am
I noticed it immediately when I ran out the door this morning: I was light footed! Instead of my usual slogging across the street, my steps were light and airy. What a wonderful feeling! I almost cou...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Aug 12, 2009, 8:17 am
The urge to move to music is as old as ehm... dancing! People have been dancing to music since the days men wore bear skins and took their women home by their hair. Unfortunately for those who are st...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Aug 7, 2009, 5:23 am

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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Aug 2, 2009, 7:18 am
I'd finished my run and was walking home, letting my body know the exercise part was over. And let me tell you, my body sure appreciated the message! So there I was, strolling along in my running...
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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Jul 23, 2009, 2:50 pm

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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Jul 16, 2009, 2:55 am

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nicole o. posted an article on Moms Home Run - Jul 3, 2009, 12:14 pm

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