Before we get to the fun stuff, here’s how my workout week went: Monday Rest Tuesday Yoga Wednesday Strength/core Thursday 4 miles Friday 5 miles, squeezed this one in after hearing mega snow was in the weekend forecast Saturday 4 miles Sunday: Strength, swim I didn’t do much running this week and that’s ok. Other than a [Read More]
Archives for 2015
What Stayed in Vegas…
I treated you to two days of race reports but don’t worry this isn’t another one. This is about the dark side of Vegas. The race reports were all dazzling and neon and dancing Bellagio fountains. This? Not so much. The truth is, much to my extreme dismay, some things happened in Vegas and STAYED [Read More]
Rock n Roll Half Marathon Race Report
If you’re just joining us, we left off after the Rock n Roll Vegas 5k on Saturday night. I enjoyed a late-night recovery meal at In N Out Burger (animal style) and turned my sights toward the half the following day. On Sunday the first order of business was to head to the buffet at [Read More]
Rock n Roll Vegas Race Report
I’ve been anticipating this Rock n Roll Remix weekend for ever. Since it was our 17th wedding anniversary, the Caveman and kids accompanied me. We got up and over to the airport in the wee dark hours Saturday morning for our flight from Chicago to Las Vegas. The plan was to run the 5k on [Read More]
Tunes With a Permanent Spot on My Playlist
Welcome to another edition of Tuesdays on the Run! This week’s topic is Running Playlists. Do you love to run with music? I do now, but truth be told, I was hesitant at first. I welcomed it on the treadmill but felt like it interrupted my “oneness” with nature when running outside. Slowly it grew [Read More]
What Happens in Vegas…
I am just back from Vegas where I ran the RocknRoll Remix 5k and Half Marathon! What a crazy weekend it was! I’ll be back with a full recap as soon as the dust settles (and I excavate this laundry pile). I’ve got SO much to tell you! In the meantime, join us for Tuesdays [Read More]
Running “Chores” I Actually Enjoy
As I pack my elvis costume and round up the traveling circus to head to Las Vegas for a spectacular Rock n Roll Remix Weekend, it occurred to me that some things other runners might think of as necessary evils, I actually enjoy: Foam rolling. I was “scared straight” by an ITB injury early on in [Read More]
The Ageless Issue
What is “old” and when does it start? When I was a kid, 20 seemed old. When my best friend’s mom turned 40, that seemed ancient. When I became a teen, 21 was the magical age where everyone seemed so cool and free to do as they pleased. After that though, I think I wised [Read More]
Running and Blogging by Number
I’m going to deviate a bit from our usual Tuesdays on the Run programming to welcome all of my blog hop visitors and give you some background on how it is I got here. About Running: I ran track in middle school. I was a sprinter and ran relays. I loved it, but not enough [Read More]
Running and Coffee and Pizza Oh My!
First thanks for all the kind words after my coffee date post. It has been a rough few days for sure and I needed to just spew that stuff out. Here’s how my “no training plan” week went: Miles Run: 24 Miles Biked: 18 Monday: 6 miles Tuesday: Ran 3 Biked 18 Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: [Read More]