I’d never done a mud run before. Slivers, ankle sprains, broken arms and singed eyebrows come to mind. Then there’s all that mud… When I was invited to run the Pretty Muddy 5k in Chicago, I reconsidered. It’s definitely out of my comfort zone. But it promised kinder, gentler obstacles, an untimed course and an [Read More]
Marathons and Mud. With Yoga in Between.
Marathon Mania: The excitement is building in Chi-Town! With The Chicago Marathon little more than 3 weeks away many of you will be doing your final long run before kicking off the taper this weekend. CARA’s Ready to Run 20-miler along the lakefront on Sunday is sponsored by Newton this year (huge WOOT for Newton [Read More]
Yoga For Runners and Injury Update
It was a fabulous, fallish weekend here in the Chi-town boonies with excellent running and racing weather. It’s amazing the difference 20+ degrees makes. I felt like a new woman. My cranky hip cooperated for a 13.25 mile run. That was a huge confidence builder for the RnR Denver on 9/22. As far as marathon [Read More]
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Happy Labor Day! I hope you are all relaxing and enjoying your favorite activities with family and friends. We’re getting some residual effects from Hurricane Isaac, which amounts to high humidity, heavily overcast skies but so far little to no rain this far North. We’ve taken advantage of the pool on more than one occasion [Read More]
Calling Chicago Marathoners and Other Fun Stuff
Chicago Marathon? If you’re running this year and interested in a blogger meet up, let me know. Since I’m a home-town girl, I thought I’d take a stab at arranging a little something, most likely Saturday, 10/6. Speaking of marathons, despite 2 pain-free, post-injury runs, I’m trying to block out how much time I have [Read More]
Cleared for Takeoff
I had what I hope was my last treatment for this latest hip fiasco this morning. 1. First Dr. Miracle retested my lateral hip strength. Despite being vigilant with my homework, I was nervous about this because I doubted much progress could be made in a week’s time. I passed with flying colors. Phew! Then [Read More]
Liebster Award and Winner
Melissa was kind enough to nominate me for the esteemed Liebster award. Thank you Melissa! First, 11 random things about me: My favorite, I mean least hated household chore is laundry. I feel especially accomplished when I wash a boatload of workout wear. Things are finally taking off in our community garden and I’m [Read More]
Pretty Muddy Giveaway
Let it be known I’ve never done a mud run. My idea of badassery does not involve barbed wire or leaping over fire pits. While I’m not averse to the idea of one of those furry Norse warrior helmets complete with horns, I always seem to be in some stage of training that makes me [Read More]
