Things I Love Today: Runstoppable

Runstoppable is a great place to track your runs and create routes. It is similar to Walk Jog Run, which I blogged about earlier, but I like the interface of this one.

Things I Love Today: Cruisers!

Anyone who knows me very well, knows that I like to bike. But sometimes the blood, bruises, and sore muscles of a mountain biking adventure would be well worth trading in for a lazy ride on one of these:Introducing the BC-05 Deluxe Women's Beach Cruiser. At only $135, it may be well worth the splurge. Maybe I can even buy some streamers for the handlebars. Now the only question is... which color?

Things I Love Today: Running Routes

Today I discovered a fabulous little tool called Walk Jog Run. It's a webiste that allows you to type in your zipcode and locate walking/jogging/running routes in your area. Routes are sorted according to distance and are displayed on... a google map! It even calculates the estimated time it will take you to run the mapped distance (you put in your estimated speed) AND tells you how many calories you will burn based on weight and age. You can create an account to keep track of all of your routes and runs. This will make training for my half-marathon a lot easier. If only it would merge with nikerunning.com, life would be perfect.

Things I Love Today: Runner's World

Ok, so maybe I've become slightly obsessed. It started as a search for a half-marathon in the late winter and turned into more. But really, the online version of this publication has got me addicted. They have all kinds of great tools for workouts and menus. I'll admit, the second it told me that chocolate was a heart healthy must have on any runner's grocery list, I was hooked.