The video includes just a few strength building exercises for your quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes. Those muscles, when strong and solid, help you become a much more efficient and injury free runner.

Not until yesterday’s event did I really learn about Athleta’s vision for women in general and for this amazing new store in Chicago. “Power to the She”.

What I love most about the Nike+ FuelBand is it’s goal is to make ANYONE an athlete.

I’ve developed this sort of “love” for the mental and physical strain it put me through. Less than 12 hours after the marathon, while I was laying in bed unable to move, I was thinking about my next marathon.

Powerful things happen when you make up your mind to do something. And once you’ve decided to finally scratch “run a marathon” off your bucket list, here’s what you need to do.

Nike has a way of inspiring people to be and do their best at whatever they set out to accomplish. It will be easy to do just that in these shoes.

Nike asked Chicago artist Tara D to design a Chicago version of the LunarGlide+3 and she did an amazing job!

One of the most important things to do to build endurance is to go faster, harder or longer each time you exercise.

Starting and building a running group where runners can come and feel supported, learn about running, train for a race, and where ALL ability levels are welcomed has been one of my dreams for a long time and it has finally arrived through this awesome opportunity!

This year, on January 9, 2011, I plan to complete the Walt Disney World Marathon in honor of my beautiful “Granny Lee”.