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KaraRuns Wants To Be Tony Stark For Cancer Research

Today I have Kara from KaraRuns.com who needs your help. Kara, (like me) ran her first half and full marathons for the Leukemia & Lymphoma society and now she’s training to do an IronMan for LLS (not at all like me)! Danny V., the young son of a friend, is fighting leukemia right now so I’m hoping that helping by helping to spread the word I can to help a fellow runner become a true version of Tony Stark in the fight against cancer.

Hi everyone! I’m Kara from KaraRuns.com. Melissa has graciously offered to let me guest post today to share something I’m extremely passionate about. Thanks Melissa! […]

By Melissa Burton|May 3rd, 2013|0 Comments

Core Strength Reinvented – A WundaBar Pilates 60 Day Challenge

Since mid-February, I’ve been utilizing Pilates Physical Therapy to strengthen my recurring L4/L5, L5/S1 lower back injury. My injury has derailed me from 4 different half marathons but Pilates has been instrumental in helping me to begin to develop some of the core strength I need to be as active as I want to be.

Now that my physical therapist has cleared me to take outside classes, I’ve decided to work with WundaBar Pilates on the next phase of my rehabilitation.

WundaBar Pilates has allowed me to take 3-4 group reformer classes each week for the next 60 days in exchange for documenting my experience here through a series I’m calling WundaWednesdays.

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By Melissa Burton|May 1st, 2013|3 Comments

Dancinerate – A Fitness Class While Recovering From Injury

I’ve been exploring fitness options while healing from my back injury. When I was invited to attend a Dancinerate class at Equinox Sports Club in West LA with dance and fitness expert Ilyse Baker, I decided to be daring and try it.

I love to exercise and I love music but I can’t dance. Long ago I used to go to clubs – and do the New Wave step and rock – but I am very uncoordinated. Hence, being injured numerous times.

The extent of my dancing is more “Popcorn” by Hot Butter (as a child) and the “Electric Slide” (during the drunk college years) than anything requiring ability. I’m lucky that I had Carolyn from ThisTalkAintCheap.com with me. Together, we won a contest at the #HATES event in January. I knew she’d be good support if I literally broke a leg in class.

Ilyse didn’t look like the typical tall and breakably thin dancer – she was short (like me!) and muscular and I found that inspiring.

Ilyse was a fun and a skilled teacher – she made the routine easy enough for a klutz like me to follow (most of the time) by breaking down the routines and repeating the moves multiple times. She also named the moves catchy things like “put on your jacket” or “drive the car” to make the workout fun and accessible.

I loved that my recent earworm “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (I’m slow on current music) was one of the songs in class as well.

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By Melissa Burton|April 26th, 2013|2 Comments

Boston – A Good Reason To Do Your First 5K

All over the country, runs have been scheduled in honor of the tragedy that took place at the Boston Marathon. Pavement Runner, a fellow runner and blogger put together #BostonStrong – a chance for runners to come together in their own community and run for Boston.

Image: Johannus/Flickr

In New York, I saw so many bloggers and friends getting ready to do #BostonStrongNYC, headed up by the amazing Abby at Run Stronger Everyday. I was sad not to be able to run with my fellow New Yorkers since I just got a taste of how wonderful it is to run in NYC just 2 weeks ago during my triumphant Kick Ass 5K.

All was not lost because a member of the Pasadena Pacers running club organized the Unity Run at the iconic Pasadena Rose Bowl and I was lucky enough to participate with three 5K first timers, my husband, Jay, the newly minted 6 year old, Wild Boy and our pug, Griffin. […]

By Melissa Burton|April 24th, 2013|6 Comments

#PrayForBoston

Image: Lel4nd

As a runner, a 9/11 New Yorker and a human being with a heart and soul, the explosions at the Boston Marathon have sickened me.

I will NEVER make it to Boston but I do hope to […]

By Melissa Burton|April 15th, 2013|0 Comments

What A Wonderful World – A Kick Ass 5K Run in NYC

NYC is amazing in Spring. The gorgeous weather is short-lived but it makes one of the most wonderful cities on Earth even more spectacular. NYC in Spring makes you feel like you can do things you wouldn’t (or couldn’t) normally achieve – both Frank Sinatra and Alicia Keys didn’t lie in their anthems. It even helped me run a 5K today after over 4 months of injury. Yup, I ran a glorious 5K today in my favorite city in the world! Being back (pun intended) in NY always makes me want to run but today I ran for Abby at Run Stronger Every Day’s Kick Ass 5K for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. A run for a good cause always gets me motivated! The universe was telling me that I needed to run today when it woke me at 6:45am (well, maybe it was that ambulance) but I’m so glad that I did because I got to see sights like these at my favorite place to run, the Brooklyn Bridge: […]

By Melissa Burton|April 10th, 2013|4 Comments