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I am a mom who balances my career as a reading specialist with parenting a 1.5 year old and loving competitive running and biking. I don't think women should give up personal goals when they become parents.
K-8 schools allow for ample opportunities for teachers of teens to pair their students with younger readers. Unless a high school campus also features a child development program with a pre-school component, pairing high school students with younger students can pre ... Read more...
Although the speed of the runners, myself included, was average for a 5K run, nothing about the commitment of the late Michael Daly’s friends and family was anything but exceptional. They honored the life of their brother, son and friend with their walk/run benefit ... Read more...
What woman wants to be the subject of such well meaning comments as, “Oh, you must be so tired,” certainly not most working mothers. We tend to spend the extra fifteen minutes (sorry there is no such thing as the 5-minute face on five hours o ... Read more...
About a year after my daughter was born, I entered a 12 mile road race. I felt almost no pain during the race, and comfortably ran consistent 8 minute miles or a little faster. While running, I pictured myself as a prehistoric mother, running across a wide bea ... Read more...
The Olympics have the power to foster friendships between nations and showcase the world’s greatest athletes. Group runs and races can provide individuals with significant friendships as well as a healthier lifestyle. Recently the Editor of the “Gl ... Read more...
When I told one of my fellow gym rats that I enjoy writing a blog about sports and education, and that I was thinking of also writing about shopping, he reminded me that shopping is an important sport too, especially for women. Shopping for the per ... Read more...
After watching Savannah Guthrie dunk her hand into a cold tub as part of her interview with the author of Six Weeks to OMG, I was inspired to write about the benefits of swimming, especially swimming in cooler water. Why sit in a cold tub in order ... Read more...
If you happen to be in the area of Newington, Connecticut on the last Saturday of July, please consider supporting Scottish Rite Freemasons 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Children With Dyslexia. The Children's Dyslexia Center of Connecticut provides free tutoring to c ... Read more...
In June, The Travelers, a world-famous insurance company that is headquartered here in Hartford sponsors a PGA golf tournament in Cromwell, Connecticut. Today, I met several of their young interns at the Red Dress Run. Scott, originally from ... Read more...
I have always been a silver lining kind of girl, so I was not overly discouraged today when my nagging tendonitis kept me from racing in the Red Dress Run. Like so many other volunteers, I woke up at 5AM this morning in order to arrive in Eli ... Read more...
