This week on Tuesdays on the Run we wanna see your “scene”. Are you a city runner? Do you hit the trails? The lakefront? Get your run on at the crack of dawn? Or later on? Show us where you’re running this summer! I live in the Northern suburbs of Chicago, maybe closer to Wisconsin [Read More]
Weekly Wrap and The Glo Run that Didn’t
Before we get to the Glo Run, here’s how week 3 of Indy Monumental Marathon training went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Track Pace Ladder Wednesday: Strength & Swim Thursday: 7 miles Nope, couldn’t get up so swim Friday: 7 miles take 2 Saturday: Glo Run 5k, cancelled Sunday: Run 15 miles It was kind of a [Read More]
RocknRoll Chicago Half Marathon
RocknRoll Chicago Remix weekend is comprised of a 5k on Saturday and either a 10k or half marathon on Sunday. I opted for the half. If rising at 4:45am on Saturday wasn’t bad enough, the 3:45am alarm on Sunday was just cruel. I definitely questioned wth I was doing as I made my way downtown [Read More]
RocknRoll Chicago 5k
RocknRoll Chicago weekend is here and gone. Oh how summer flies. Despite some commuting challenges, it did not disappoint in the fun department. This was my 4th time taking part in the event, this year proudly part of the RocknBlog team. I made the trek down to the expo Friday with the kids in tow. [Read More]
Runner Slang
This week our Tuesday’s on the Run topic is runner slang. You know, “code” words or phrases you and your running friends use to refer to running stuff. Me? I’ve got a few. Ok maybe more, but I’ll keep it short: Fish. This is 5-ish miles. Maybe just over 5, maybe just under. If you [Read More]
Running Moms Know Best
Before we get to the rest of the weekly high- (and low) lights, here’s how week 2 of Indy Monumental Marathon training went. Not too shabby if I do say so myself: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 4x800m repeats Wednesday: 10 Miles Bike, Strength, Swim 800 yds. Thursday: Run 6 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: RnRCHI 5k [Read More]
5 Reasons to RocknRoll Virtually
Who doesn’t love some rocknroll? I played classical violin for 8 years and I still love to rock. That’s why I’m Making a Band and running ALL the RocknRoll virtual races: Medals. Lots of them. This is a whole series. Run one, or run them all and score sweet bonus swag. You’re competing against you. [Read More]
Playlists That Move You
Do you pick a “theme song” that motivates you as you train toward a goal race? That’s what we’re talking about this week on the Tuesdays on the Run linkup. Personally I was not an early adopter on the running-with-music front. I was more of a purist. When the Caveman suggested I run with tunes, [Read More]
Gardening and Glowing and Racing
Before we get to the rest of the week, here’s how the workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Strength + Yoga Wednesday: Run 1.5 miles Thursday: Rest Friday:Run 6 miles + Swim Saturday: Strength, Bike, Swim Sunday: Run 12 Miles SO yeah marathon training (Indy Monumental) officially started. Sort of. In a shitty way. Tuesday’s speedwork [Read More]
Four on the 4th Race Report
When we spend the Fourth of July in North Carolina with the in-laws, I like to run Four on the 4th. It has become somewhat of a tradition and may have been my first AG win back in the day. I still remember going back to Fleet Feet the next day to collect and use [Read More]
