You are likely aware of the revised U.S. Department of Labor overtime regulation revisions that will become effective on December 1, 2016. No business organization is exempt from preparing for compliance with the new federal overtime rules. As such, all companies and many non-profit organizations must prepare to ensure that they are in compliance with the new overtime pay regulations no later than the beginning of the pay period that includes December 1, 2016. On December 1, 2016, the federal annual salary threshold for white-collar employees exempt from overtime pay will increase to $47,476 from $23,660. Additionally, the salary threshold

Week 12 Mileage: 42-51 miles  (depending on how well you stick with the true plan) Long Run Distance:  22 miles   I’m gearing up to run the longest run of the marathon training plan tomorrow, and I have to go it alone. This peak week of training happens to correspond with an out of town business trip. And I am DREADING it. Whereas a 3-4 mile run alone can be a refreshing experience, running 22 miles solo is just downright terrible in my opinion.  Who wants to do that alone?  There is not enough music and not enough podcasts to

Week 11 Mileage: 35 miles Long Run Distance:  15 miles   This week (tomorrow) we drop down to a 15-mile run for the long run. Our weekday runs also have dropped back too, with what has been a typical 9-10 mile Thursday run decreasing to seven this week. We’re following a training plan from Runner’s World which gives us this “easy” week before next week, which is what I like to call “peak week” – a 22 mile long run, which pushes the weekly mileage close to 50 miles, before the taper three weeks before the marathon. As I think

Long Run Distance:  18 People who are and strive to be leaders tend to take ownership of the situation, the actions, and the results that are derived from effort.   We will take the blame, because we also want to take the credit.   Rarely do you see a strong leader citing the environment as the problem, and if they do, you feel like they are playing the blame game.  Buck up and own it you want to say! But running in this heat has led me to question if sometimes we do as leaders need to pay more attention to our environment. 

Week 7 Mileage: 35 miles Long Run Distance:  16 Our training crew took part in the Hartselle Half Marathon to cover our 13-mile long run last week. It’s a quaint race through back roads of farmland. With a field of only 260 runners, cooler temps (finally!), and a volunteer crew that epitomizes southern hospitality, it was a great way to kick off a weekend. I went into a race, much to my husband’s aggravation (he likes a game plan even more than I do), without a particular time goal or strategy. I just wanted to enjoy the run and see where it took me based