This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup is going over to the “other” side of running. Most of us obsess with the physical aspects of training for a race but may not pay enough attention to what’s going on upstairs in our head. The mental aspects of running are what we’re talking about this week [Read More]
Just Like That It’s Triathlon Week
Week 2 of MAYhem is history (and I’m still standing). Before we get to that madness, here’s how my workouts played out: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Speedwork 10x400m Wednesday: Bike + Swim Thursday: Run 6 Miles Friday: Swim + drills Saturday: Run 11 Miles Sunday: CrossFit It was a the second week in a row of [Read More]
Mother’s Day Gifts for Cool Moms
Mother’s Day is right around the corner and that’s this week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic. Need some gift ideas for the awesome mamas in your life? Here are my picks for what the cool moms want. Compression Socks Lily Trotters socks: You don’t have to be a runner to take advantage of the many [Read More]
Weekly Wrap: Kentucky Derby Edition
Congrats to everyone who raced this weekend! It was exciting to see all the fun posts on Instagram! Here’s how the week in workouts went for me. I’m 2 weeks out from my triathlon, just about a month out from the Utah Valley Half Marathon and about 2 weeks out from the start of Berlin [Read More]
5 Things Over Coffee
With May brings a coffee date. Time to catch up on things so pull up a chair and let’s dish a little shall we? I’m going with Starbucks Dark Roast, and of course I’d offer you one of my Brownie Cups, because I’m smitten. If we were having coffee I’d tell you this past week [Read More]
Quest Chocolate Raspberry Brownie Cups
If you asked any member of my extended family who’s most likely to bring a “healthified” dish to gatherings, all fingers would point to me. They’d be right. You may already know this about me as well. I’m always looking for new ways to make family favorites healthier, without sacrificing flavor or fun. When Quest [Read More]
Race Cheaters: What Are They Thinking?
Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater! Or something like that. Now that the 2017 Boston Marathon is history, out come the stories of all the cheaters. That’s this week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic. Derek over at Marathon Investigations is doing a great job of outing the offenders. Who are these cheaters? What drives one to cheat? [Read More]
Another Month Bites the Dust
April you flew by! Of course every month seems to fly by but April passed us with lightning speed! And now? MAYhem! But first, last week’s workouts: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Trail run 4 miles Wednesday: Bike + Swim Thursday: Speedwork 1k, 2k, 1k, 2k Friday: Swim Saturday: Run 11 Miles Sunday: CrossFit Both kiddos had [Read More]
Runfession Friday: I Made the Devil Do It
April is rapidly cruising to an end. The last Friday of the month means it’s time to open the Runfessional for the Runfession Friday linkup. Do you have stuff to come clean with? I sure do! I always do, so let’s get this party started. I’ve been whining about CrossFit and blaming Coach Lucifer for [Read More]
April Progress Report
Is April flying by or what? This time next week it’ll be May, so that means it’s time to grade our month on this week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup. Let’s get started shall we? For consistency, I’m grading the goals I set back at the beginning of the year. Running: A I’ve got [Read More]
