OMG the trip downtown for packet pickup yesterday was exciting! Not in a good way. After trolling the neighborhood for parallel parking once, I resigned myself to the parking garage. I scoured all 4 levels of said garage before finding myself sitting at the EXIT! Half the garage was under very loud, dusty, sheet of [Read More]
The Path Less Traveled and a Winner
Although we enjoyed somewhat of a break in the ridiculous heat that much of the country has been struggling with, it was still a humid 75 degrees at 5 am when I headed out for yesterday’s 12 miler. I knew my usual running routes would leave me suffering, swearing and probably cutting my run short: [Read More]
Runners vs Cyclists
With our ‘ring of fire’ heatwave still going strong, I was grateful today was not a running day. Although I haven’t been running outside (my mill and I are having a rare summer fling) I’m still getting out on my bike as much as possible. Cycling when it’s 100+ degrees is a sweat fest but [Read More]
Settling Into Summer
The kids have been out of school 3 full weeks now and I still don’t feel like we’ve settled into any kind of routine. In my head I think of July 4th as the ‘middle’ of summer break and it’s all downhill from there…you know days getting shorter, back to school ads cropping up (grrrr). [Read More]
Zipfizz Review and Giveaway
Recently the peeps at Zipfizz sent me some of their energy drink to try. It came in cute, colorful tubes and the bottle and I made an instant love connection. Just pop the tube, add the powder to 16-20 oz of water, shake it up and you’re good to go. 5 Great flavors: Grape, Orange [Read More]
