Check out this reader review of the Garmin Forerunner 305 from the OnSugar blog Running Nina. Perhaps the most important item for me and my running is my Garmie. Ahem, Garmin Forerunner 305. It works off of GPS so you turn it on and go. No need to calibrate at all.The big display makes it easy to read with a glance. The "Lap" button is awesome. I can "lap" every mile (or whatever distance I Read more

OnSugar blogger Running Nina shared with us this picture of her recent trip to the grocery store. Looks good, Running Nina! Today I went to Jewel because we desperately needed some groceries in the house. I took my big green lululemon bag and decided that once the bag was full, that would be it! Look at all those goodies! I did take out the bananas and bread from the bag so they wouldn't get Read more

OnSugar blogger Running Nina needs some advice. She's training for a half-marathon and is dealing with a knee injury. Can you help her get through it? It is now less than a month to my first half-marathon. Despite not running for 2 weeks because of being sick I feel ready for it, well, almost. I still have a few more long runs to tackle first! I ran an eight mile run yesterday and it went pretty Read more

Check out this reader review of Lululemon groove shorts from the OnSugar blog Running Nina. There are many reasons why I love Lululemon groove shorts. First is because they are a fitted short, which means no chafing! They don't ride up very often — only if I am running a long distance, but even then I'll only have to pull the legs down about two times during the course of my run. The waistband Read more

If you were inspired by the Musical Motivation post found on the Running Nina OnSugar blog, here's a follow-up about mental motivation. Recently I posted about being motivated by music, but music isn’t what gets me out of bed and into the gym. A few years ago if you asked why I worked out my answer would be "To lose weight and look good." My motivation revolved around not being fat and wanting Read more

This post about workout motivation comes to us from the OnSugar blog Running Nina. We all come across a certain point during your workout where you just want to stop, call it quits, go home and be done. Sometimes you have these moments more than once in a single workout. Maybe you only get this feeling once a week, or once a month. No matter what, you need some motivation to keep you going. A few Read more

At the beginning of the month, I suggested FitSugar readers create their own running blog using OnSugar — it's so easy! Running Nina was inspired to start her own so she could blog about her running and fitness adventures in Chicago. Here's the latest post from the Running Nina blog, reviewing the book Born to Run. Born to Run started with McDougall asking a simple question, "Why does my foot Read more

This year's Boston Marathon is special to us because it marks the 40th anniversary of women officially being allowed to compete. It was 1972 when Nina Kuscsik (bib number F2) became the first official female winner, beating the other seven women who started and finished the race that day. To mark the anniversary, Nina and four members of the pioneering "Class of 1972" will be the starters of this Read more