phyllis

Phyllis Strand is a wellness coach, marathon runner, and founder of StrongbyStrand, helping women—especially those over 50— reconnect with their bodies, build sustainable strength, and discover their inner athlete.

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Throw Back Thursday- Wedding edition

Updated on August 29, 2014August 28, 2014

There has been a lot of wedding chatter around lately. My daughter Laura was recently engaged and we have been re living all the good things about my wedding day …

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What I ate Wednesday AM

August 27, 2014August 27, 2014

As part of my new commitment to blogging I am adding in the WIAW ( what I ate wednesday) posts. This am, I had a breakfast smoothie as usual but …

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Training Tuesday

Updated on August 27, 2014August 26, 2014

So today I made sure and stick to my cross training. I have convinced myself that it’s the cross training boot camp exercise class that I am doing weekly that …

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Exercise for the brain

Updated on August 26, 2014August 25, 2014

I learned from this weekends runs that I need to exercise my mind a lot more. I spent way too much time psyching myself out on Friday in preparation for …

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Long run recap

Updated on August 24, 2014August 24, 2014

I survived my 14 mile training run yesterday. I joked that I would burst into flames once I ran past 13.1 miles, but nothing that dramatic happened! I took the …