Old man winter you are here before your time. Typically I don’t mind snow, but when it shows up early it’s like when party guests are on your doorstep and you’re still vacuuming, NOT COOL! Here’s how week one of Tokyo Marathon training shook out: Monday: Yoga Tuesday: 400m repeats on the mill Wednesday: Cardio Barre [Read More]
One Last Coffee Date for the Year
One last coffee date and this year is a wrap. How can that be?? I’m linking up with Deb, Coco and you for the final Ultimate Coffee Date of the year. If we were having coffee I’d be drinking a cup of this Gingerbread blend from Trader Joe’s. It has a subtle blend of ginger, cinnamon, [Read More]
Blame it on the Heat: Dream Races
Today’s Tuesday’s on the Run topic is Dream Races. That ONE marathon I planned to run for the bucket list really spawned into something kind of great. Because Chicago 2007 was so sucky and hot, I vowed at the finish line that I’d never be so crazy as to run another. But by the next [Read More]
Filling the Fitness Bucket
A fitness bucket list: do you have one? The first time I thought of fitness in terms of a bucket list was back in 2007 when I decided I needed to run ‘A’ marathon…as in one and done…to fill mine. 6 marathons and counting, we all know how that panned out. Lately I’ve been thinking [Read More]
5 Answer Friday
I’d better start chipping away at all the great questions I received. Since I’m late posting and short on time, I’ll do 5 easy ones: 1. Comes from Johann: What is your dream running goal? I’d love to run the 5 marathon majors (NYC, Chicago, Boston, Berlin, London). I’ve done two of the five twice [Read More]
