Ok, ok you twisted my arm…here’s the hot yoga top I am so fond of, in all it’s glory. If you told me a year ago I’d be putting pics of myself in yoga tops on the internet I’d have thought you were batty. But clearly it is I who has the batty market cornered. [Read More]
Archives for 2009
Weekend Downs and Ups
100 Pushup Challenge: After hemming and hawing for 4 days after completing Week 6, column 3, I finally got up the nerve to try for the whole 100. Well I didn’t get past 77. Can’t say I’m surprised as my incremental improvement has been slow going (my baseline max was 57 so only 20 more [Read More]
Foggy Memories
I pulled out the old Fuel Belt for today’s 12 miler, only the second time since the marathon that I’ve ventured beyond 10. As I opened the zipper, Qu’est-ce que c’est? It was kind of like changing purses and finding left-behind artifacts from a bygone time: 3 Clif gels: 2 mochas and a vanilla They were [Read More]
Whole Foods Diet: The Rematch
This is day 5 of my revisited sugar-free/whole foods diet initiative. It would be sooooo easy to just give it up until the new year….but I will keep fighting to get this train back on track. Some of you have asked me for more details on this so-called diet so here goes: Where can I [Read More]
Coldest: What Do I Wear Now?
With our recent cold snap I’m needing to post this sooner than I thought!I already showed you what I wear when it’s colder, ie: 20’s.Here’s what I run in when it’s COLDEST ie: in the teens or below.Not even I get out for long in sub zero temps. Base layer, like before, except I go [Read More]
Weekend Recap
The GoodWe found a new babysitter the kids love! Maybe now we’ll get out more than once a decade…then again maybe not.I took Thing 2 to a birthday party at the Build-A-Bear Workshop, Fifteen 4 year olds + assorted bears in various stages of creation = cuteness overload.Modern Caveman took Thing 1 ice skating. Apparently what [Read More]
Followers Appreciation Giveaway!
All of the new as well as the familiar faces aboard the Followers Luxury Yacht do not go unnoticed. As a token of my appreciation, enjoy a cup of your favorite Starbucks brew (or 3 or treat your friends) with: A Starbucks $15 Gift Card!! To Enter: Follower = 1 entry You must be a Follower so jump on [Read More]
Brrrrrrrr It’s Cold! What to Wear?
This morning when I got out for my12 miler it was 26 degrees. Not horrendously chilly, but windy enough to make this not-yet-acclimated-to-the-cold runner pause. I opted for a snug fitting base layer made of technical fabric to wick sweat away from the skin. The last thing I want is something loose that allows icy [Read More]
Brrrrrrrr It’s Cold! What to Wear?
This morning when I got out for my12 miler it was 26 degrees. Not horrendously chilly, but windy enough to make this not-yet-acclimated-to-the-cold runner pause. I opted for a snug fitting base layer made of technical fabric to wick sweat away from the skin. The last thing I want is something loose that allows icy [Read More]
Weekend Crazies
Modern Caveman has his holiday party tomorrow. I miraculously found something to wear weeks ago but the mani/pedi need to happen today. Problem: What to do with Fugly Betty toenail?The blood blisters that encompassed her post-marathon are long gone but she’s still hanging on, black/purple and nasty as ever. But I can’t risk losing her entirely at [Read More]
