What is it with me and Mile-8 on my L-O-N-G Monday runs? Today, my L-O-N-G training run with Runner’s World…
Sharon Couto
Sharon taught high school English/Reading for 30 years, and now celebrates each day writing, running, biking, swimming and enjoying her family. Mom Generation experience? How about 4 children and 10 grandchildren with another on the way (due 2/9/14). Sharon is a marathoner and triathlete and at 61 years old is now competing in races, triathlons and sporting events with her children and grandchildren... her dream come true!
September 22, 2012
Using Mens’ Rooms, Wearing Red Lipstick, Mini-Skirts, Thigh-High Boots and other Outrages I’ll be taking on at turning 60
60 is the new, um… 12?! I’m turning 60 in exactly two weeks and I’m looking forward to it; really,…
September 18, 2012
Pumpkin Magic
A pumpkin surprise brings in Autumn… You know the story of Cinderella and the Pumpkin Coach Magic and all that.…
Mile-8 of my L-O-N-G training runs, week 4… Three weeks ago, during a 15-mile L-O-N-G Monday training run with Runner’s…
September 14, 2012
Scrubbing Bubbles All Purpose Cleaners: Welcome to my KITCHEN!
Inviting Scrubbing Bubbles from my bathroom, into my kitchen… I guess I could be called a clean freak cleanliness oriented.…
September 10, 2012
I can’t make up this “Mile-8” stuff!
What is it with me and “Mile-8” on my long training runs? Seriously, I can’t make this stuff up. Two…
September 7, 2012
Fitness Fashion score at T.J. Maxx
How to score a fitness fashion haul at T.J. Maxx… I’ve been running a lot lately because I’m training with…
September 6, 2012
Is it Halloween?
Spell-check, please… I recently ran into this sign outside a restaurant restroom: I was a customer. I was not in…
September 4, 2012
What is it with me and “helpful” men while on long runs?
Running advice from a 93-year old man… OK. Spoiler alert. The advice is, “Don’t do it!” Last week on my…
September 1, 2012
The anatomy of a Family Photo
Behind the scenes of a Family Photo… The most miraculous thing about a photograph, especially a Family Photograph, is the…
August 31, 2012
Aw, go jump off a bridge!
Jumping off the “Summer Bridge” at Martha’s Vineyard… Nobody told me I had to do it. It’s just one of…
August 30, 2012
3 generations of 3-legged races…
How to win a 3-legged race… I met Barry one summer a very long time ago while we were both…
August 29, 2012
A little levity on a L-O-N-G run
A pretty good laugh on a L-O-N-G training run… Monday was hot and humid here in Rhode Island, and I…
August 28, 2012
From Quince it came?
What to do with Quince? Quince Trees, with the fruit ripening before my eyes… in our back yard. Its loveliness…
August 20, 2012
OK. OK. So right after this photograph was snapped…
Frolicking with my grandkids gone bad… Last week, I wrote about my little stay-cation adventure with my daughter Audrey and…
How to make doing laundry a true luxury… Tuesday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the Downy Infusions Event…
How to enjoy a “stay-cation”… Yesterday, Audrey and I headed out with her 4 guys on a field trip of…
August 9, 2012
Sometimes a training run just plain “socks”
A training run gone bad… I am a rather positive person. I take things as they come and deal quite…
August 6, 2012
Move over SoccerMom. Enter SwimGram.
How to do a perfect swim start… I want to sing it out loud: I’m a SwimGram and I know…
August 2, 2012
My new best friend: ENDOMONDO
How to make your workouts SO much more enjoyable and productive… Endomondo, where have you been all my life? OK. …

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Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.





















