I am smitten with these shoes. They are my beloved Mizunos but a different model. I usually wear Wave Creations, Wave Precisions and sometimes Wave Riders. How can I resist this color? Face it, I can’t. My half marathon is this weekend. All of my runs post-flu have been weak, winded and with cough, I [Read More]
Archives for 2012
Trop50 Red Orange Review and Giveaway
My family and I have long been fans of Trop50. What’s not to love about the goodness of fruit juice with 50% less sugar and calories and no artificial sweeteners? You get a full day’s supply of vitamin C in just one 8-ounce, 50-calorie glass. The Caveman and the kids guzzle it. I add it to [Read More]
Time Warp Weekend
There’s nothing like a funeral to remind us that life is precious and fleeting. Time stops for no one and this weekend reinforced that. My Godmother died unexpectedly. It made me acknowledge that, on some level, barring an unforeseen accident, I’d expected her to live longer. Her mom outlived her by 10 years. Her aunt [Read More]
Random Friday Stuff
I’m in for MCM! I was this close to giving up and trying again later as the computer was locking up and we were running late on 3/7. Thankfully my transaction finally went through. Given the fact that it sold out in 2 ours and 40 minutes, I’m guessing it was more than 90% full [Read More]
Unfair Comparison
It’s International Women’s Day–a celebration of women and their political, economic and social achievements. Sounds good right? This post is timely because it’s about empowering our kids, especially girls, and an issue that’s been in my craw lately. Recently I’ve been quite active on the figure skating scene, in a coaching/mentoring capacity, which I love. [Read More]
What I Ate/Weigh-In Wednesday
Thank you all for the get well wishes! Thankfully the fever has broken, the aches/pains/chills are gone, there’s still considerable chestular gunk but overall I am feeling worlds better and will attempt a very easy run today. In honor of WIAW, here’s my day in food: The day started with some green tea. Breakfast was [Read More]
The Flu Bug Cometh
It’s day four now and counting since Thing 2 and I’ve been down with the flu. I thought I’d try and string a few words together before drifting into my next Nyquil-induced stupor. I can handle a 101-degree fever but simmering away at 102-103-104+ degrees is no picnic. I consider myself lucky, as the last [Read More]
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
When I ran my first marathon back in 2007, you know to fill the bucket and all that jazz, one of my must-haves at the race expo was an official marathon jacket. In my mind, there was nothing cooler or more badass. So on marathon eve, I shelled out no less than $130.00 for a [Read More]
Leap Day Fun
The dogs and I made the most of our ‘extra’ day yesterday. After a foggy start, it was windy and eerily warm. No better time to take a nature walk and soak up some precious vitamin D. The 8+” blanket of snow that covered everything just 5 days ago… …melted into a promising mush. [Read More]
What I Ate/Weigh-In Wednesday
Its time to yank the dietary choke chain once again. Last time I checked in I was hovering about 5 lbs. over the weight at which I qualified for Boston. Will I hold that number as my standard for physical performance and measure myself against it forever? Crazy maybe but I think yes. Since I [Read More]
