The Caveman has a big milestone birthday coming up next month. He begged me not to throw any surprise parties. Plan no epic trips. He wants to celebrate his mid-life awesomeness with a maximum bench press. Just as much or more than the one he did the last time we had a little, um competition, [Read More]
Hump Day Randoms and a Winner
Ice Shows. Ice show weekend is in the books for another year. They were exhausting and spectacular at the same time. The girls did amazing. Thing 1 is at the age where she’s learning to manage her nerves while Thing 2 is still quite unaffected by the whole thing. Now on to competition this weekend. Even [Read More]
Exercising with Your Dog and a Giveaway #lightandhealthy
Runners with dogs know how great it is to run with a canine counterpart. When our dogs were younger, the vet told us that even though they’re not considered a “running breed”, Bichons could be trained to run up to five miles. Well Carlo pretty much doesn’t run unless he’s chasing a squirrel… …but Remy [Read More]
Garden Envy
By nature, I am not a jealous person. In running it’s always been me against me or the clock. Ok I may try to punk a person or two in the final stretch of a race but only because I’ve forced myself to be more competitive at that point, but mostly I just don’t care. [Read More]
June Rave Party
It’s ice show weekend here, so while I’m immersed in all things figure skating, I’m going to take the bull by the horns and share the stuff I’m digging right now. Let’s get this party started: Tribe Sports: Every runner needs some good go-to pieces in their running wardrobe, and this tee and capris sent [Read More]
Oh the Insanity
If you read the MHS Facebook page, you know that I’m venturing out of my comfort zone during my racebattical and trying out some new (to me) types of workouts. Last week I hit up a Barre class. This week I went for the gusto and went to Insanity. 50 minutes of, well insanity. A brief [Read More]
National Running Day Giveaway
What better way to celebrate National Running Day than with a free race? This one looks fun too. The Hit and Run 5k is an exciting obstacle race for ages 10 and up. Obstacles are challenging but not hard. You’ll splash, bounce, flip, flop and catapult yourself to a triumphant finish. Runners are welcome to [Read More]
Runfessions
It’s June! Time for another edition of Runfessions! Come on, join me. The more the merrier. I am tempted to let my new lime green Mizunos cut in line ahead of the red ones. Of course I have to use up my last pair of orange ones. Runner/hoarder problems. Getting on in years and racing [Read More]
A Runner Walks Up To a Barre…
If you read the MHS Facebook page, you know I went to my first ever Barre class the other day. It was at my usual gym, Lifetime Fitness, which kind of surprised me since I thought I’d have to go to a barre studio for this kind of class. As we waited for class to [Read More]
Embrace the Racebattical
This year’s opening salvo of racing is over. Here’s how the season has gone so far: 4/5: Lincoln Presidential Half 4/19: Eggshell Shuffle 5k 4/26: Loop the Lakes 5k 5/3: Flying Pig 5k and 10k 5/4: Flying Pig Half 5/18: Chicago Spring Half 5/24: Soldier Field 10 Mile Since I plan to start training for [Read More]
