If only my pose of the dancer looked half that good. (source) Loving: I finally FINALLY got the black & white striped capris from Athleta I’ve been obsessed with. If you recall, I ordered them eons ago but got the black/grey striped ones in error….which I love and kept (of course I did) but could [Read More]
Stuff I Do During Marathon Taper
As I write this, my 22-mile long run is in the rear-view mirror and I’m a fairly new (and happy!) resident here in Taper Town. The name(s) of the game here are Confident and Cautious. I know the hay is in the barn and there’s no point to adding any now. We’re just going to [Read More]
Weekend Rewind: Attack of the Brown GU
This was my last big marathon training week before the taper for Twin Cities. Total Miles: 37 Monday: Rest Tuesday: Speedwork 12x400m and lower body strength Wednesday: Yoga, upper body strength Thursday: 8 MP Miles in a downpour Friday: Rest Saturday: 22.12 miles Sunday: Strength We kicked off the weekend with high school football for [Read More]
Restore and Recharge with Zarbee’s Naturals/Giveaway
Special thanks to Zarbee’s and Target for sponsoring this post. All thoughts and opinions, as always, are my own. It was a fun but hectic weekend here. Carting kids to the high school football game, a kids’ sleepover party, dinner with friends and my longest training run before the Twin Cities Marathon were some of [Read More]
Race-Day Outfit 101
This post is sponsored by Vocalpoint and Dick’s Sporting Goods. All opinions, as always, are my own. The last time I brought up the race-day outift topic, my marathon was 60+ days away. Well that number has dwindled considerably. Breathe. The Twin Cities Marathon is now less than a month away. 24 days, but who’s [Read More]
Healthy Snacking with Laughing Cow Cheese
Last night I went on a blog field trip. I ventured to the city on a gorgeous summer night for the Laughing Cow Love Your Local event. Emily and I quickly became Laughing Cow groupies. You don’t know this (well now you do) but Laughing Cow and I go way back. I was a teenager [Read More]
5 Benefits of Heart Rate Training
Let’s talk about heart rate training. This is something I knew about but never really bothered with. I ran by feel. I also often went out way too fast in races and struggled miserably in heat. This summer has been different. Why? Because I’ve been wearing a heart rate monitor. I have my triathlon coach [Read More]
Long Run by Number
Before we get to the long run, here’s how the week went: Total Miles: 33 Monday: Yoga Tuesday: 5x1600m repeats Wednesday: Strength & swim Thursday:10 Miles Friday: Strength, core, swim Saturday: Rest Sunday: 15 miles One more heavy training week, one almighty 20+ miler and it’s taper town! Something I am more than happy to [Read More]
Coffee Date: Cream? Sugar? Hormones?
It’s time for another coffee date so grab your favorite beverage, pull up a comfy chair, and let’s talk. If we were having coffee I’d tell you all about this week’s long-awaited appointment with the new Endocrinologist. I try not to whine too much about how craptastic I’ve felt over the past few years. I’ve [Read More]
TOLT: Does it Pay to Be Aggressive?
We’re slowly adjusting to the school schedule, Thing 1 is mostly sucking it up and riding her uber-early bus, Thing 2 has gotten over the worst of her cold and knock wood, I have not succumbed to the rampant back-to-school germs. Thank you Zarbee’s! Last night we went to the high-school open house. It was [Read More]
