Our first Tuesdays on the Run topic for the year is: What else? Running resolutions. Because I shared my resolutions yesterday, I’m going to stray a little and tell you about my holidays in Florida and the running I did there, among other things. We arrived in Fort Lauderdale on December 21, 5 days [Read More]
Holiday Deals and Discounts
Welcome to a special Thanksgiving week edition of Tuesdays on the Run! Last week we shared gift ideas for those runners in your life, this week it’s all about Black Friday deals and discounts. Spread the love and save a few bucks along the way. Here are some of the discounts I’ve found on my [Read More]
Runfession Friday: Holiday Edition
It’s our final installment of Runfessions for the year! How’d that happen?? I know you’re all swamped with holiday prep so let’s get to it, shall we? Us runners? We like our shoes. I’m not even going to show you but at this very moment, I have not one, not two, but….ok five pairs of [Read More]
A Festive Weekly Wrap
Total Miles: 14 Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 miles Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: Strength and Swim Friday: Friday 5 trail miles Saturday: Rest Sunday Strength, Swim, Underground Polar Express 5k These “off-season” weeks are flying. Workout wise, the week was uneventful. Swimming is meh like always. I’m enjoying strength like always, except I’m amazed how busy my [Read More]
Great Holiday Gifts for Him
This post is sponsored by Vocalpoint and Dick’s Sporting Goods®. All opinions are my own. I can’t lie: My Caveman is preposterously difficult to shop for. He’s very particular about…well everything…and won’t hesitate to tell me to take something back if it doesn’t meet his standards. Now that it’s the running “off-season”, I’ve been joining [Read More]
Weekly Wrap: Party Edition
Before we get to the highlights, here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 5 miles Wednesday: Swim and Yoga Thursday: Run 4 mile progression run Friday: Run 8 miles Saturday: Rest Sunday: Strength and Swim It was a busy and stressful week. I was the mystery reader for Thing 2’s 4th grade [Read More]
5 Christmas Miracles
1. We are snowless and mild here. Payback for last year’s polar vortex, I think. It’s not pretty by any means, but running outside at the end of December without a jacket or black ice? Priceless! 2. I got two (count em, 2!) unassisted pullups on Christmas Eve. There was almost a third but I [Read More]
Running and Lifting and Rocking, Oh My!
I’m linking up with Katie for Marvelous in My Monday! Is it winter break where you are? It is here and I have to say it’s pretty divine. The dogs got me up but not after sleeping a whole extra hour. I’m hoping the kids will stay down for awhile longer. Love me some morning [Read More]
5 Ways to Stay Fit Over the Holidays
I was SO happy to finally see the scale move in the right direction and continue, even after the New York City Marathon. I felt like the 21 day detox jump started me and I peeled off 6 lbs. I’m 5’2″ so 6 lbs. is a decent start in my book. Then Thanksgiving came. No, [Read More]