The New Year’s Resolution Walk Series at Presque Isle State Park continues this month. An environmental education specialist will lead you on a free evening walk at the park today and on Feb. 9. The 90-minute treks give you a chance to exercise and also learn about the peninsula, as the walk leader shares information [...]

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I thought the key to staying keen and witty in your old age, providing you don’t have major health issues, is to keep your mind active. Well, I guess that’s not enough anymore. You have to keep your body active, too. That article ran in yesterday’s paper. I have to admit, as someone who doesn’t exercise [...]

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“Well of course you can!” I say enthusiastically. We’ve all encountered the “bring a friend along,” and it’s a great idea … on paper. Three things I’ve learned: 1. When your darlings start bringing along friends, enjoy it. Make it fun. You will be the odd man out and often more of a driver than [...]

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After a banner outing with all the women involved in the Her Times 5K yesterday (click here for results), we followed up with our October issue of Her Times in today’s newspaper. It’s full of terrific articles and thanks to everyone for your emails and support! Make sure to give Debbie DeAngelo’s story a read [...]

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I dodged the bullet on allergies most of this year, but I am paying for it these past few days. Sneezing and itchy-red eyes are my enemy today. I just took a dose of Allegra, which doesn’t always work. So now I am scanning the list of meds at webmd.com One of the few things [...]

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The Her Times race is Saturday at the Rotary Pavilion on Presque Isle, and the Her Times staff will be there to root on the more than 800 — that’s right 800 women who will be running for fun, for good health and for private reasons that often inspire me. Congratulations and a huge thanks [...]

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One of the most important things I learned as a mom was to be a mom when the kids were involved in sports. Kids have coaches — lots of them — to tell them how to improve and remind them when they make mistakes. I found I had to remember that kids are just kids [...]

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If you need a moment of inspiration, read the blogs of seven brave Erie women who have taken the challenge to lose some serious weight … with the help of Flab to Fab, a workout center in Erie. Click on the links below to find out how each individual real woman is handling this. They [...]

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I love running, but it has never been easy for me.  I’m not fast.  I know people who say that and they really mean that they aren’t elite or don’t normally win their age group.  I mean I’m slow… there are people who walk faster than I …

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You already know I love to read. (why else would I blog about books?)  But, there are plenty of other things I love to do in my free time. So, my next few posts will tell you what they are and direct you to my favorite books on the subject.  …

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My latest read is Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run by Kristen Armstrong.  I downloaded it onto my Kindle on the same day that I signed up to run the Presque Isle Half Marathon.  This turned out to be a sma…

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