google images It’s been one week since I started the base building phase of my Stress Less Holiday Training Plan.For those who missed it, it’s not an exercise plan at all, but rather a framework designed to get me through the holiday season in one piece, with some degree of sanity, more peacefully and joyfully.For [Read More]
Archives for 2011
2 Yummy Things Thursday: Squash Edition
Kisses for Kate Bake SaleAfter exhausting hours in the test kitchen, I’ve finally settled on my submission: Butternut Blondies, Brunettes and RedheadsThese moist, yummy treats are made with whole wheat pastry flour, grated butternut squash, lots of autumn spices and a touch of brown sugar.The winning bidder will get their choice of blondies (white chocolate [Read More]
Schools and Recess
I’m sitting here sipping the last of my pumpkin spice coffee (Really. The entire bag is gone and its not even Halloween) reading the newspaper ( yes, I’m that old. The Chicago Tribune is probably keeping a printing press going just for me).Apparently there’s a new career out there I was not aware of:Recess CoachThe [Read More]
Weekend Rewind: The Ultimate Sacrifice
Are you sitting down? I’ll wait.The weather was sparkling and cool and fabulous here all weekend. Lows in the high 30’s, highs approaching 70, fall colors at their peak.My long run did not happen.Yes, you read that right. No run of any kind in fact, unless you count some meager warmup time on the mill. [Read More]
Is There a Training Plan For That?
Is it just me or are you starting to get all white knuckled too when you think of how quickly the holidays are approaching? Even though Halloween isn’t even here yet, I’m already feeling holiday pressure creeping up:Stores are teeming with toys and decorations.It’s ‘my year’ to have Thanksgiving.I swore this was the year I [Read More]
Tuesday Tidbits
We’re in for a couple days of cold rain starting tomorrow. It took major restraint on my part to be smart with the dicey hip and not run two days in a row. I ended up doing plyo intervals on the mill instead. The cardio intervals were spent walking incline mostly. Ok, I ran some….but [Read More]
Confessions/Revelations of a Reluctant Juror
I’ve been on jury duty this week. In this county that means I need to be on call, like a fire fighter for the entire week, ready to pounce head in to court within a 90-minute time frame. ConfessionsThis was not the first time I was summoned to serve. Nor was it the second. Yes, [Read More]
Three Things Thursday
1. Thank You!Thanks so much to all who shared their wisdom yesterday regarding my PT fiasco. As usual your insights, resources, and recommendations were invaluable. Despite my dissatisfaction with the PT place I went to (BTW it was not one recommended by my doc, I chose it because they supposedly specialized in therapy for athletes–ha!) [Read More]
Drive Away PT Clients in 7 Easy Steps
1. Tell your client the human body wasn’t cut out for whatever sport they do. 2. Give your client no feedback. Make them drag it out of you. 3. Start your appointment late on a regular basis. 4. Forget you’re in the midst of myofascial release because you’re distracted by a conversation about lunch possibilities, [Read More]
My First Marathon: Chicago 2007
Since it’s race week here in Chicago, and because I’ve had a lots of questions about my first marathon, I thought I’d share the race report. I’d watched the weather reports for days. Who am I kidding? I watched them for weeks. Heat. The Caveman and I left the kids (then 2 and 7) with [Read More]