Hitting the Asphalt with BGR!

This morning, I got out and 'wunned' 5 miles (abt 1:13:00, abt 14.6/min, 774) on the park trail with a great group of ladies in my hometown - Black Girls Run (http://www.blackgirlsrun.com/). 

While some people may feel intimidated (or even uncomfortable), you shouldn't.  Health and wellness particularly in the African American community is at a serious state in this country - obesity, diabetes, and heart disease alone are at disproportionately high rates among African American women.  I hope people outside can appreciate the motivation behind the movement.  I truly admire BGR creators Ashley Hicks and Toni Carey for being such visionaries.  Many similar health-conscious movements ( have sprung up since, which can only benefit our community.

Let's keep PRESERVING THE SEXY!

Week #2 RNR NOLA Training: Recap

Doubled the number of training sessions this week (2 training runs/walks this week), but my distance was less than last week (almost 6 mi - last week 9 mi.)
Tues, 11/1/11 (evening) - 3.09 mi, 45:02 (14:34/mi), 584 cal - with BGR! Bham group around Southside
Sun, 11/7/11 (afternoon) - 2.2 mi, 39:46 (18:04/mi), 462 cal - with BGR! Bham pal Tamika at nearby neighborhood park. I really enjoyed the park - most of the trail was gravel, which wasn't as bad on my knees as asphalt.

So on to week#3.