Many thanks to Laura at Mommy Run Fast for awarding me this esteemed honor! Here we go, first the rules: 1) Post the award logo and picture on your blog and link back to the person who nominated you. 2) Tell seven things about yourself. 3) Nominate up to 15 additional bloggers whom you think [Read More]
Archives for 2012
Holiday Weekend Rewind
It was sizzling hot here in Chi-town–our hottest Memorial Day weekend on record. I was grateful to not be racing for once. Saturday and Monday included some quality time on Blanche the trusty road bike. My Sunday long run started with two promisingly peppy miles. Just as I began to think my days as a [Read More]
Gone For a Run Giveaway
With celebration season in full swing, finding the right gift can be challenging. Gone For a Run has some cool ideas for the athlete in your life, whether that’s you or someone else. I was sent this cute medal hanger. Who doesn’t love race bling management? I chose Believe because I have a hard time [Read More]
D-ficient
In honor of Women’s Health Week last week, ok not really, but rather because I’d been procrastinating for 5 months, I finally got in for my annual physical. The last time I’d seen my doc was January 2011 when I was in complaining of slow running, fatigue, slow running, malaise, sluggishness, and did I say [Read More]
Race Report: GOTR 5k
I was thrilled when my 8-year old niece asked me to be her Girls On the Run 5k ‘run buddy’ as I can’t imagine anything more empowering than helping a kid achieve something she didn’t necessarily think possible. After 10 weeks of twice weekly training, the girls were ready for their first 5k. 850 girls [Read More]
Thursday 2+3 Winners
1 Unwelcome passenger. As I was stretching after my run yesterday I noticed something brown and nasty crawling on my black (non-lulu) capris. A TICK!! I was running on trails but not in any way wading through high grass, alas this nasty critter found it’s way aboard. Thankfully it had not yet bitten me but [Read More]
Tale of a Slutty Brownie
Not too long ago as I lolled around on Pinterest, cuz you know, I’ve got nothing better to do, I came upon a brownie recipe like none I’d ever seen before. They had the perfect food porn name: Slutty Brownies. What, I wondered, would make a brownie slutty? Easy? Delicious? Decadent? The actual recipe involves [Read More]
Weekend Rewind: Mother’s Day Edition
Last week a friend of mine asked about my Mother’s Day plans and when she heard I had a race she said “Why would you want to run on Mother’s Day weekend?” Personally, I think of races as treats: kind of a celebration of the work I’ve put in. Who wouldn’t want a treat? When [Read More]
Race Report: Chicago Spring Half Marathon
Just like last week, another 4am wake up. Actually I was up on my own at 3:45. I’ll make a great senior citizen. Temp was already 68 degrees despite a forecast in the mid 50’s. I changed to hot weather attire and got on my way. Just like last week, the rain began as soon [Read More]
Pre-Race Dreams
I rarely, if ever, have dreams about running. But I had a dream last night where I got to my race (the half I’m running tomorrow) and realized I’d brought no gels, Accelerade or fuel belt. I was pretty horrified until I realized there was a full-service cafeteria near the gear check so I [Read More]
