It was a perfect week workout-wise….if you don’t notice the elephant in the room. Yeah I didn’t swim. Not a single time. Being tri week and all, a swim or two would’ve been good. Yeah not so much. Monday: Open water swim (didn’t happen) Tuesday: Run 5 miles Wednesday: Evolution Cycle + Strength Thursday: Run [Read More]
5 Ways to Celebrate a Running Milestone
Running and milestones kind of go hand-in-hand. Running is hard. Training takes discipline and sacrifice. So when we run a new distance, or stick with a training plan for months, finish a challenging race or PR, we need to celebrate, right? 2017 will be the 10th anniversary of my first half and full marathons. Kind [Read More]
A Hoarder. Of the Highest Order.
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is race gear. We all love it, right? Are you a hoarder with a stash that requires its own zip code? Or are you a minimalist? Like many, I do love me some running gear. Ok lots of it. Brands? I’ve got a fave….or 6…or 12. First I [Read More]
Jamie Dornan Jumped Into a Pool…
Before I get to the weekly shenanigans, here’s how my workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Bike 7 miles, Run 3 miles Wednesday: Evolution Cycle 20 miles Thursday: Swim 825 yds Friday: Run 4 miles, swim 1000 yds Saturday: Strength Sunday: Run 6 miles Let’s start with some great news then we’ll get to some pool jazz: [Read More]
Coffee Talk: When the Wetsuit Hits the Water
I’m linking up with Deb, Coco and Lynda for a coffee date. Boy we’ve got some catching up to do. If we were having coffee, my coffee would be iced, since summer has arrived here with a vengeance. It makes running a challenge but I am SO not complaining. I’d tell you that I’m stressing. [Read More]
Runfessions: Triathlon Edition
Can you believe May is almost behind us? That means its time for another edition of Runfessions. Feel free to share your deepest, sweatiest secrets and link them up right here. Ready? I haven’t been on the scale in I don’t know how long. I have nightmares that my wetsuit will not fit. And yet [Read More]
Test Lab Thursday: Aftershokz Wireless Headphones
Time for another edition of Test Lab Thursday! This week I’m excited to tell you about AfterShokz Titanium Wireless Stereo Headphones. AfterShokz Trex Titanium Wireless Headphones I already told you all about the United Relay of America, which started in Seattle on April 27, went through Chicago earlier this week and is making its way all [Read More]
Racing Weather: What’s Perfect for You?
This week our Tuesdays on the Run Linkup asks about your idea of perfection. If you could order up any weather conditions your heart and running shoes desire for race day, what would they be? Heaven knows I’ve had my share of crazy race weather. From triple-digit heat to hurricanes to snow, sleet and thunderstorms, [Read More]
I is for Injury
Before I get to the injury report and the rest of the week’s happenings, here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Yoga Wednesday: Run 6 miles Thursday: Bike 10 miles swim 850 yards Friday: Strength Saturday: Bike 20 miles Sunday: Strength and Swim I’ll cut to the chase. My hip decided to be [Read More]
Cultivating Resilience: How Bad Do You Want It?
We know by now that running…and most things…..are more mental than anything else. Many of us tend to be masters of standing in our own way. Of drinking the Koolaid the suck monkeys are dishing out and letting mediocrity prevail, or even worse, not trying at all. Thanks to my spot on the awesome RocknBlog [Read More]
