Serendipity - Electic Creations by Sue

See Running, Contortion & Other Happy Thoughts   Over Training   Over training can lead to burn-out and running injuries. Some runners become too eager and run every single day without allowing for proper recovery time. They believe that over training will get them fitter faster but the exact opposite happens.  To Avoid Over training:   Up Your mileage gradually. Do not increase by more than 10% each week.  Allow a rest by dropping your mileage down to up to 50% every 4th week. Take a day off after a hard run. You need rest days for proper recovery and optimum performance.  Incorporate cross-training into your schedule to keep muscles guessing and give running muscles and joints a break.  Going Out Too Fast Many beginner runners are guilty of this mistake. They're pumped up and ready to go at the beginning, even running up ahead of the pack for the first few miles only until the dreaded 'crash and burn' follows ...

Despite having regular boosts in blogging there are still times when I am a bit reluctant to get into posts that I know will require plenty of time. There are times though, when there are things on my mind that I would like to express and they nag me until I finally do.  I was just doing a little research on running/jogging because since last month, I've kind of gotten into it. I was never really a runner and can only remember being good at sprinting back in primary school. That's crazy and so I figured it's time I changed that. I want to get better at distance running and building endurance. I mean people look at my calves and ask, "do you run track?", to which I have to meekly say, "Um...not really." The fact that I wore 3" heels for 6-7 years growing up and modeled on my tiptoe up and down my grandma's hallway in front of a giant mirror is none of their business! But hey... in that case, it is what it is and I could change that if I ...

I just got through watching an episode of “The View” where the discussion was around legalized, medical marijuana in The United States. While I know we here in The Bahamas are FAR away from that point at the moment, I still would like to get feedback from my readers as to what you guys think. I personally don’t see weed as a major threat, besides the one or two ‘cons’ listed below and the fact that it is illegal for now, but some may have some other concerns which I would like to hear as well. To some, marijuana is a life saver, to some it’s the “healing of the nation” and to some, it’s the grass from hell that leads to young people hitting crack! Let’s round up some information on the topic…   PBS Documentary - The Science of Marijuana “There is no plant on Earth more condemned than marijuana. We’re talking about a living organism which governments have taken upon themselves to designate as an illegal substance. Despite no existing evidence of anyone ever dying of a mariju...