Running my First 5K – Tales of the Stroller Division - Dan Mahoney

As I get ready to run my first Vermont City Marathon relay race this spring, I've been reminiscing about a race I did in Farmington, Maine, back in November. I know, slightly delayed, but I had to take an unforeseen sabbatical this winter. So here I am with an update.

A good friend of ours, Tricia Cote, had informed us of a 5K in Farmington, Maine that she was organizing. It would benefit the New England Lung Cancer Project, a non-profit Trish founded a few years back. If you have not heard of them you should…

Excuses, No Excuses - Per Tonn

It was one of those snowy early mornings where I was sitting around with my one-year-old son Elliot. (Actually, he is crawling more than sitting these days.) It was cold outside, 10ºF at the most, yet relatively nice and almost sunny. Too much other stuff to do around the house? Tired legs? Feeling kind of cold already, even in here? Well, there are a million excuses not  to go outside in the winter, but admittedly the biggest reason for me so far has been ‘the lack of daylight.’ The problem with that was that it…

These Southern Cities are Made for Biking - Dan Mahoney

My family recently returned from a vacation to Georgia and South Carolina. It was a wonderful experience and we got to see first-hand how communities can be successful at being bike and pedestrian friendly.

We started our trip in Savannah, Georgia. A wall of humidity hit us when we got off the plane. It was quite the difference from brisk Vermont!  We got to our hotel and got unpacked, then loaded up my son in his stroller and began to explore the city. There must be thirty or so gorgeous parks throughout the city, all set…

Realizations of an Older Dad - Eric Medved

My son is 2 ½ years old. I am in my mid-forties. Actually, I am in the lower mid-forties. While that may be getting technical, at this age it is important to be very specific if it is to your advantage. For the most part I feel younger than my age, except for some post-mountain bike mornings.

I had been working hard on maintaining some sense of good physical fitness, including regular biking, indoor training and some Nordic ski racing, prior to my son’s birth. Okay, that last one can be considered a loosely-defined term, as…

Kids and Food: Feeding Themselves for Life - Jenny Muilenburg

National Childhood Obesity Awareness is a commitment I have as a mom and caring person. Like many parents, I think about and prepare food a LOT. I’ve casually told friends that I spend 80% of my waking hours in the kitchen, prepping for, feeding, and cleaning up from feeding a full house. It might be a slight exaggeration – but only slight.

Feeding kids can be hard. There are so many blogs and cookbooks and TV shows where parents tell you that they’ve got it all worked out, as they sit down with their…