Running Rocks

Remember Erin, AKA Lady Southpaw, who put together an amazing running song and video a couple months back? Of course you do, but just in case you forgot:


I'm very happy to report that Lady Southpaw has been hard at work on new songs, a new blog, and an updated website!

Using vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, computer beats, keyboard synthesizers, harmonica, accordion and a baglama, yes, a baglama, Erin has written 6 new songs specifically designed for running! How so? Well, they are based on research about music and the brain, flow and "the zone," and the mind-body connection. Pretty freakin' cool. You can find out more on her blog, Running Rocks.

I say Lady Southpaw rocks.

Think you want to qualify for Boston?

Read this.
So painful, yet so freakin' hilarious. I *heart* J-Money.

This is fun

Social Workout. It's like Apartment Therapy for fitness! New York area specific.

Check it out:

A short and sweet EMVORB shout-out on The Reeve Foundatation website! Thanks, Rob!

Here's a wedding day shot of Luis, Dad, and me!

Increasing blog traffic

via brooklyn runner:

Seth Godin's top tips for increasing traffic to your blog.

# 11: Don't write about your cat, boyfriend, or your kids.

Pssht. Who needs blog traffic anyway?

My boyfriend and my cat.

And some kids I really, really love:

Curly or Straight?

Dedicated running partner, friendly friend, and...fellow blogger???

Yes, it's true! Christina G. has her very own blog!

It's funny and insightful, just like Christina herself. What's not to love?!

This is awesome.

THANK YOU LISA!!!

Love it. I like the "e" before the "mvorb" - more phonetic. Otherwise we could have people saying "mmm-vorb" like "mmm-bop." Not cool. EMVORB it is!

I just have to figure out how to drop the "blogspot" so its "myveryownrunningblog.com." Anybody know how to do that? And I'm going to see if I can get it to fit in the title banner.

MVORB

After running into Coach Lisa and Clark (!!), and discussing a few blog-related items, I've decided that I want to coin the blog's nickname "M-VORB" (pronounced em-vorb) and really get it into heavier circulation. So now, if you see me and you want to say something about the blog, please refer to it as MVORB. My goal is to eventually get the term MVORB added to the Oxford English Dictionary. I think we can do it.

Road Kill and Kicking 30 in the Face

So violent!

But they're great blogs by really nice people, I swear!

Road Kill is my long lost, very first New York friend's new running blog. Harvey is the first person I ever knew who had run a marathon, and I thought he was freakin' crazy. He took a break from running for a while, but is making a comeback at this year's New York City Marathon. And let me tell you, the blog is aptly titled because he's killin it. He ran his last 10K in 42:33 (that's a 6:50 pace). More importantly, Harvey is running for Fred's Team to support pediatric cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. Go Harvey! But let's try to remember the band-aids next time.

Jessica, one of the TNT participants I am "mentoring," is Kicking 30 in the Face! What better way is there to show 30 who's boss than to run a marathon?! Jess is awesome, and so is her blog.





P.S. Wanna know which one is Jess? Read and find out! Ok, it doesn't really say, but look at the profile pic and compare. You'll figure it out.

MVORB Hits the Big Time!

It was a little exciting and a little scary when I clicked on the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation's main homepage and found a link to this here blog!

Good thing I "bleep" the curse words.

Run Your City

Thanks to Run Your City for alerting me to their awesome local running blog hub. I'm honored to be listed on their site. I'm in good company - some really cool NYC running blogs up in there!

His and Her Blogs

Yes, that's right, Luis has his own blog too now: Mind Over Feet. Yay for Luis!

Now if we can just work on Sister's typing, we can make it a family affair.

Why blog?

Well post numero uno explained why I'm blogging - Running has enriched my life 100-fold, blogging in turn enriches my running, and readers, hopefully, will take something away from it all as well. That, and I'm a little narcissistic.

One more reason? From the NY Times (again!): Reason No. 92: Book Deal. Highly unlikely in my case, but good for Christian Lander, the founder of the blog Stuff White People Like, who signed $300,000 book deal.

Or not. From the New York Observer: My Book Deal Ruined My Life. Yikes.

Still the blog book deal remains a Top 5 Blog Fantasy!

I can't stop

Some more read-worthy running blogs:

The DailyRunner - "A blog and news source for runners and joggers" Includes a whole category on barefoot running!
Half-Fast - I'm not sure about the video of a water balloon popping on a some lady's twins, but "Weekend Splits" are fab.
Just Your Average Joggler - jogging and juggling, like peas and carrots.

I take it back...again!!

I feel a little bad about saying that running blogs are boring (it's already deleted). Bad chi, I'm sure. So, I've been searching sort of haphazardly for blogs that are more than just training diaries, and that don't have too much long writing (it's that focusing trouble I have). Here's what I've come up with:

Get Up and Go Run - Anyone who writes about crapping himself is cool in my book (see Feb.18th post).
Dump Runner's Club - "weekly info-tainment talks about running"- I appreciate that he understands that my need for "tainment," not just info
The Typing Makes Me Sound Busy - funny and funnier. Must read March 3rd post. You know it's true.
Just One Marathon - With posts about beer and ice cream, how can you go wrong?

Picture from: The Typing Makes Me Sound Busy