How much is too much to pay for a race? Us Chi-town runners are all hot and bothered about this fall’s inaugural Naperville Marathon and Half. Prices were announced yesterday: $150 for the full, $115 for the half. What the WHAT? They defend this absurd price with a half-zip valued at $65, race pics included [Read More]
Under the Radar: Getting Noticed, or Not
Yesterday I took Thing 2 to a friend’s house for a play date. The mom asked me if we’d met before. I told her, in fact, this was our third meeting, and we moved on. It got me to thinking though: I feel like the number of people who do not remember me is higher [Read More]
Runningskirts Yoga Wear Review
You may know that when it comes to running, I’m a bit of a skirtaholic. If you’ve met me for a run, chances are good I wore a skirt from Runningskirts. We’ve been through a lot together: I’ve been known to stalk them at an expo or 6. Recently the girls at Runningskirts sent [Read More]
Size Matters
I finally made my 2013 maiden voyage to the gym yesterday. Yoga was on tap. I hit up the infamous SYNO (sweat your nuts off) class I love so much. Not. The usual suspects were in place, the headstanding, leg windmilling lady was going full bore, no less than half a dozen already sweat dripping, [Read More]
How Do You Store Your Stuff?
Yesterday I had a long run on the docket. It was 28 degrees and falling. A fine coating of ice shellacked the pavement. Do I wear a jacket? It’ll be the first time this winter that I’ve worn one. My inner pansy alert is sounding. I usually go without in 28 degrees but if it’s dropping…and [Read More]
How Do You Choose a Race?
It’s January and race calendars are filling furiously. I signed up for a whopping one race (Wisconsin Half Marathon) so far! But I’m shopping and that may be half the fun. Last year my goal was to have fun and pretty much stay in half marathon shape all year with a build toward a fall [Read More]
Taking a Break from LSD
That’s Long Slow Distance, in case you were wondering, I know little (ok nothing) about the other LSD unless you mean Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive. Don’t be shocked, this has been coming for awhile now. 2012 was the year of the fun destination race. I traveled from California to Washington DC to race with stops [Read More]
Diet-to-Go Review
How many times have I said it? “If I had a personal chef to make me exactly what I need to eat, I too would look like (insert celeb of choice here).” Are you guilty of this? I came back from vacation finding just that. A huge, insulated box of freshly prepared meals from Diet-to-Go diet [Read More]
FRS Energy Review
When I was invited to test-drive FRS products I hesitated. Do I really need another energy drink? Then I looked at the ingredients and saw Quercetin. Sold. Few come to lead healthy, active lives at my age (the half century mark if you’re just joining us) without a few weapons in their arsenal. One of [Read More]
Vacation Tidbits
I am back from vacation! We spent 7 nights aboard the stunning Ruby Princess: She is enormous in a magnificent way. Despite having over 3,000 passengers aboard, it never seemed crowded and we never waited in line for anything. We ate ourselves silly. But in my defense, I did partake of the fitness center [Read More]
