On Friday my ‘runtourage’ and I headed to Springfield, IL for the 50th running of the Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon. 50 years=wow. We stayed at the Hilton which was the race’s host hotel so packet pickup was nice and easy. 75 cent parking? Toto we are not in Chicago anymore! The expo was nothing special. [Read More]
How to Return to Running After Injury or Illness
A warm welcome please for my guest today, the master mind behind the Race Ready Coaching Plan I’ve been training with for the last 12 weeks, Joanna Zeiger. Joanna’s addressing a question I, and I suspect many of you, have about the right way to get back to training after sustaining an illness or getting [Read More]
A Peek Inside Bestowed Box
The latest Bestowed Box is all about boosting a winter-weary immune system. So many favorites in here plus a couple of new to me items as well. Plus let’s not forget Easter is fast approaching and Mother’s Day is around the corner. I’m always looking for healthy gift ideas. Reed’s Ginger Chews: I had to [Read More]
Houston We Have a Problem
So yes, spring break. After the polar vortexular winter, I don’t need to tell you how much we were looking forward to this Western Caribbean cruise sailing out of Houston. The flight was smooth and on-time. For us at least. Not so much for our bags. There are few things worse than that sinking feeling [Read More]
March Rewind
I am back from a spring break trip that was definitely “interesting”. One that required making lemonade (and granita and sorbet) out of lemons if you will….but those stories are for another day. I’ve got bags to unpack, laundry to deal with, mail to sort, you know the drill. So for now here are some [Read More]
Currently
Book: Ridiculously Happy! The Secret to Manifesting the Life and Body of your Dreams. This was sent to me by a publisher and I’m not far enough into it yet to have too much of value to say about it. Remember The Secret? It reminds me of that. Positivity breeds positivity and draws the good [Read More]
RRCA Certification
I spent the weekend holed up in an old firehouse with about 40 of my new best buds, geeking out on everything to do about running. 18 hours of intensive training followed by first aid and CPR certifications to get this: Truth be told, I started helping out people with their running years ago. Dishing [Read More]
Pi Day Friday Finds
I can’t let March slip by without sharing some of the things I’ve been enjoying lately. Sadly, I am not enjoying any pie, although there’s a little Pi Day lightning round giveaway going on here. Be Real Shoes. These environmentally friendly barefoot shoes are made right here in the U.S. of A. The super thin “Dermi-Sole [Read More]
March Loving/Not Loving
Loving that the sun’s rays are feeling stronger and spring is right around the corner. Not loving that the wind chill this morning was 2 degrees. Loving that I actually found a new bathing suit that hasn’t been deemed ‘frumpy’ by the peanut gallery (Caveman and kids). Not loving that the other suit I dragged [Read More]
Tips For Dealing With Food Bullies
Have you ever been the target of a food bully? You know, someone who pays way too much attention to the food on your plate and can’t resist making negative comments about it? While I wasn’t the actual victim, over the weekend I had the opportunity to witness a food bully in action on two [Read More]
