Ice show weekend has come and gone and we’re winding down the final days of school. Things were especially frenzied this year with track season in the mix as well. You’re looking at the conference champion hurdler. I. Am. So. Proud. The ice shows were fun but exhausting. Thing 2 was mildly nervous……but mostly had [Read More]
Archives for 2013
North Shore Half Race Report
The day before this race, ice show day of the walking dead, I was on my feet from 5 am until well after midnight. Fuel consisted of 3 Twizzlers, 2 drags on a blue Icee and a cupcake. Heck the entire week was like this. I entertained not going at all. But I knew I’d [Read More]
Up for Air…Kind Of
Between end-of-school festivities (locker clean-out anyone?) and ice show rehearsals (shows are this weekend) I am deep in the swamp of overwhelmediosity. Instead of speedwork, I’ve been to Hobby Lobby three times this week. Who am I?? There may be a bright future ahead for me and my super sonic crystal glue. Either that or [Read More]
How to Heal Your Rotator Cuff
Many of you have asked me for tips on how I’m healing my torn rotator cuff. Here’s what I’m doing: Heat/Ice/Compression Electrical Stim REST. I laid off strength training that irritated my shoulder and did minimal running for 3 weeks Strengthening exercises Krill Oil. Know how I always say the universe gives you exactly what [Read More]
Soldier Field 10-Mile Race Report
Sometimes training doesn’t go as planned. As a result racing doesn’t either. In this case it went better than I ever imagined. Background: I’m healing a torn rotator cuff and recovering from an upper respiratory infection. I haven’t run more than a couple of miles (with walk breaks) since the Wisconsin Half on 5/4. I [Read More]
Things That Make You Go….
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]
Weekend Good-Bad-Ugly
Wow this time of year is SO busy! I find myself saying “if I can just make it through today…” Good: Weather has been gorgeous. Spring has sprung at last! We hit the links for the first time in ages. Track season is over! Thing 1’s team captured the conference championship and they’re being recognized [Read More]
Koss FitSeries Review
Last week I had a ton of fun attending the unveiling of Koss’ new headphones for women, designed by Olympic swimmer, Dara Torres. They worked great in the spin class that day. Since then I’ve been busy putting them through their paces. Would they really stay in during a run?? The FitSeries features two models: [Read More]
Injured Week in Review: Rotator Cuff Healing
Last week was tough. After the freakshow that was the Wisconsin Half Marathon, thanks to my salsa funk shoulder, I knew running and I would need a hiatus. So I swapped my running shoes for my neglected bike. I focused on what I could do, rather than whine about what I couldn’t. For the week, [Read More]
Interview with Dara Torres
As I mentioned yesterday, we had a great time participating in a spin class with Dara Torres and trying out her newly designed FitClips by Koss. After spin class we had a chance to chat with Dara. On workouts: Lets cut right to the chase: What’s the scoop on those famous abs? Dara’s favorite workout [Read More]
