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This is a bit of a departure from what I usually post here (or don’t, as the case may be in recent years) but if you’ve read my bio page, you will know that I have hopes and aspirations of being recognized as the female version of Weird Al Yankovic. In an attempt to get closer to that goal, I was lucky enough to get the blessing from my boss to rewrite the lyrics to Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and…

Hey there friends, runners, and those who are cursing my name while clocking miles! It’s been such a long time since I’ve done a check-in that WordPress doesn’t even look the same anymore. I didn’t think too many more things could make me feel older but here we are. I’ve continued to restart my Couch to 5k training every year — some years are a little better than others — I actually had a PR…

The Most Interesting Songs I’ve Heard This Week

One of the saddest movies we were ever subjected to as children was based on Ray Bradbury’s short story, All Summer In A Day. It’s the one where this little girl who lives on a different planet where it rains all the time, gets bullied and ends up locked away during the one day the sun comes out and everyone is too psyched to be soaking up the sun to go and get this poor child out of the closet…

FINALLY Week 9 version 4 of my #c25k podcast is up & ready to get sweaty to.

Hey Homeslices, I’m back with a new podcast to round out version 4 of this podcast series! Since it’s 2017 and, well, EVERYTHING, I did things a little bit differently (like, very, very slightly different) at the beginning of this podcast. If you don’t like change, try it anyway. If you are completely resistant, you can fast forward to about the 2:40 mark to start our usual walking warm-up.…

Grab some peanut butter, cuz it's packed with jams! Chubby Jones #C25k Week 8 V4 #Podcast

Unfortunately, the podcast host I use to publish to iTunes hasn’t updated my storage like they should have, but even if I had all my storage for the month, it wouldn’t be enough for this Week 8 Couch to 5k Podcast (right click “save as”), because it is packed with JAMZZZ! I didn’t want to make you wait any longer, so while I try to figure out my storage situation, you can get your run on. Start…

And now for a Chubby Jones first: I had the pleasure of interviewing health, fitness, and nutrition expert, Yuri Elkaim. The former pro soccer player is also the New York Times best selling author of The All-Day Energy Diet and The All-Day Fat Burning Diet.

Yuri Elkaim And now for a Chubby Jones first: I had the pleasure of interviewing health, fitness, and nutrition expert, Yuri Elkaim. The former pro soccer player is also the New York Times best selling author of The All-Day Energy Diet and The All-Day Fat Burning Diet. Click to listen/download I know that, like me, a lot of runners got into the Couch to 5k program as part of an exercise and diet…

Lace up those #running shoes cuz my new #c25k week 7 podcast is finally here!

We’ve made it to week 7 and considering the political shit-storm currently happening (I’m sure you feel it regardless of which candidate you’re rooting for) it’s the perfect time to channel your rage into something positive – like accomplishing your goals and getting healthy! We’ll be doing our regular 5 minute walking warm-up, followed by 25 minutes of nonstop running! Lace up them shoes,…

Couch to 5k Podcast: Week 6 V4

I’ve been doing a lot of meditating recently – I don’t know if I finally reached the age where I’m ok with alone time, or because I’m trying to deal with all the changes happening at once in my life in a way that doesn’t turn me into the shorter, less-green version of The Incredible Hulk, the insane dark dark darkness of this time of year, or what – but I somehow came to a few realizations that I…

Dust those running shoes off because my new #C25k Week 5 podcast is finally here!

Hiyeeee friends, family, acquaintances, strangers and even any enemies who still listen to my podcasts! I’m alive and now living in Seattle, where the air is fresher, the people are Midwestern-levels nice and they have these amazing things called trees! I apologize for being out of touch and not getting some new podcasts your way until now, but…life. Also, I had a hell of a time trying to find…

The Chubby Jones #C25k Podcast Week 4 Version 4 is up & ready for you to sissy that run!

Well my friends, the heat in NYC right now is ridic, but I recorded a new podcast for week 4 and just got back from taking it for a test run. I gotta say, the music is pretty fierce, which is great because I needed it to distract my attention from my heavy breathing. Download: Chubby Jones Couch to 5k Week 4 Version 4 (right click “save as”) We’re starting with our usual 5 minute walking warm-up…

The latest Chubby Jones #c25k podcast (Wk 3 V4) is up and ready to download! #YasQueen

It might be a chilly 48 degrees here in Brooklyn today, but this weekend is supposed to climb into the 60’s so this little running ball of chub will be taking her running shoes to the streets and listening to the most recent version of my Couch to 5k Week 3 podcast.

This time, we’ll be doing our usual 5 minute walking warmup followed by 90 seconds of jogging, 90 seconds of walking, 3 minutes of…

Running peeps: Chubby Jones #C25k Podcast - Week 2 Version 4 is up & ready to download!

Your new Couch to 5k podcast (right click “save as”) is up and ready to help get your sweet behind moving. This week, we’ll start with our usual 5 minute walking warmup then go into intervals of 90 seconds jogging and 2 minutes walking, for a total of 20 minutes. Don’t forget to cool down, stretch and most importantly, when you’re done:

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This week’s tunes: