Gosh our weather yesterday was nasty. As warm and beautiful as it was over the weekend? That’s how rainy and raw it was. I had cycling on tap for my tri training. As soon as I got the kids off to school, I headed to the gym for a spin class. Except traffic was obscene. [Read More]
#NOWgetfit Immersion and Giveaway
By the way I’ve carried on over on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, you probably already know I went on a blog “field trip” last week that was all kinds of awesome. I, and some of my fellow Fitfluential Ambassadors, were invited to NOW Foods, in Bloomingdale, IL, for an immersion event. That’s code for we [Read More]
May Ultimate Coffee Date
Good morning! I’m linking up for some coffee talk with Coco, Lynda and Deborah. I’ve got a nice hot cup of Starbuck’s Blonde Roast ready to go. Let’s sit down and catch up shall we? If we were having coffee, I’d tell you I’ve been single parenting all week. My FIL is turning 80 so he [Read More]
What’s Up With That?
I just finished up 3 days of the most intense workouts of my life. FTP (functional threshold power) testing measures the maximum power one can sustain for one hour. Training zones are calculated from it. Day 1 I was tested on the bike, Day 2 was run, Day 3 was swim. All 3 days were [Read More]
Masters Swim 101
The Wednesday Word over at Deb Runs is Courage. Since my brain is waterlogged from all the time I’ve spent in the pool lately, I have to apply this to swimming. I summoned my courage and stepped way out of my comfy zone when I decided I’d finally learn (well I’m still learning) to swim [Read More]
Wait What Just Happened? My First Tri
To give you a little back story if you’re just joining us. I’m a self-professed water phobe. I’ve made it this far in life with a mean dog paddle, nothing else to speak of when it comes to swimming. There was an incident where I needed to be rescued when I was a teen. At [Read More]
April Runfession Friday Linkup
How can it be the last Friday in April already? That means it’s time once again to enter the runfessional and cleanse your sweaty soul! Spill your run-, gym- and swimfessions, heck any confessions will do, tag me and link them up below. Let’s get to it, shall we? Because I’m a swimming mamma jamma [Read More]
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas & Deals
Mother’s Day is right around the corner! Have you thought about what to get the special ladies in your life? Or maybe treat yourself too? Here are some of my favorites, with some nice deals and discounts too: Canvas Pop. What mom wouldn’t love a picture of something near and dear to her heart? Canvas Pop [Read More]
Why Do You Run?
Before we get into today’s Tuesdays on the Run topic, can I just say how much I enjoyed commanding the Boston Marathon sports desk yesterday and watching all of you spank it, even in those crap conditions? Marathon Monday will always be a celebration for me, even if I’m only there in spirit these days. [Read More]
CARA 10-Mile Race Report
On Saturday the sky was streaked with pink as I headed to Wendy’s house so she, Sara and I could head down to the lakefront together to run the CARA Live Grit 10 Miler. We were treated to plentiful (free!) parking upon arrival. A rarity in Chicago. I really had no business running a 10 [Read More]
