May 9 2012
A runner must learn the importance of recovery days. They are said to be just as important or more important than training days. As you work hard at training to improving form, distant and speed, your body undergoes the wear and tear causes by the sport. Recovery days are days when some runner get total [...]
May 7 2012
I had a great morning today bare-foot running on Sunny Isles Beach. It was a short 4 mile run. I readily took in the unfolding sun rising scene before starting my run and was changed by the wonders of nature. You cannot go to the a beach at sunrise and not feel ecstatic. The experience [...]
May 5 2012
The World Health Organization, in it’s World Health Statistic report 2011 (a pdf), reported a number of 2,927,000 nurses/midwives in the USA and 19,379,771 globally (pages 122-124). At RunningNurse we are interested in two things: running, and promoting the advancement of health in nurses locally and worldwide. The latter is a task that will take [...]
May 3 2012
I knew this title would grab your attention. No I a not taking any illicit drugs or dope. Never personally cared about any. There are other ways I get my high such as by dancing and running. Let me give you an example of how high the simple activity of dancing gets me. I [...]
May 1 2012
The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose.”~~Ghandi Are you being a good steward of your health? Ponder the question before you answer. As nurses we are indoctrinated and well accustomed to giving. We care. Caring oftentimes involves giving up much of our time to our clients, the facilities where we work, [...]
Apr 29 2012
“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock”~~Mathew 7:24 (King James Version) Yesterday I rested on my Sabbath. Why a Sabbath rest? Well, a runner needs all the help she/he can get. Rest is imperative in regenerating the [...]
Apr 27 2012
Hi everyone! WARNING! This post will be a bit lengthy. Have to make up for all the days we’ve been missing in action on this portal. I recently got back from running a full marathon in Madrid, Spain. This marathon was special in that it was a competitor one open to elite athletes who take [...]
Apr 16 2012
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” ~ Michael Jordan ~ If you are breathing, facing obstacles is something you should be familiar with. Obstacles help you test the strength of [...]
Apr 14 2012
Good evening everyone! It was a bit rainy and warm day here in South Florida today. If you missed your morning run I hope you had a chance this evening to run. I would have preferred to run the beach, but today I took my day of rest. (Trying to shake a bug that was [...]
Apr 11 2012
I have a vision that has inspired me for years. It started in 2008 in Fresno California at a hospital where I worked, when several nurses and I ran our first half marathon. Bold as it may be, I wish to see 100,000 nurses run in a major marathon someplace in this world. And no, [...]
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