Melanie Simpson
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What to Eat Before a Marathon
Pre-race nutrition is essential to marathon and half-marathon success. Failing to eat the right foods the day before and the morning of a race won’t give your body sufficient energy to carry you through the finish line. However, with the proper nutrition (and of course proper training) you'll enhance your performance and have more energy longer. An added bonus: you’ll increase your chances of meeting your goals.
By Melanie Simpson3 years ago in Longevity
Life in Siberia
I check the clock again. It’s fifty after. Just 10 more minutes now. Today it’s Music and Movement for Toddlers. I check myself: am I still smiling? Am I even still watching? They’re playing with scarves and dancing. The other mothers are shaking maracas. Some have tambourines. The other mothers are dancing do-si-do style with their children. Maracas are out of the question today, but I take a cue. I clap along to the music and fix a gaze that I’m sure shows pride and adoration. I do my best to look lovingly between Owen and Dylan; I even snap a picture. I look at the frozen image captured in time on my cell phone screen--it's blurry. They were moving too fast.
By Melanie Simpson3 years ago in Fiction
About Time
Luke Fitzpatrick wore a suit the day he came to see her. It was dark--navy, maybe black- Maren couldn't tell for sure. But she was certain that it must be an Italian suit. It's what they all wore. Or even if it wasn't, when asked, he would no doubt respond that it was, in fact, Italian. Luke was taking time out of his busy day at the office to go and see Maren.
By Melanie Simpson3 years ago in Fiction
