Do you relay? I sure do, especially when it’s for a great cause like this one is. As a Sweatpink Ambassador I was given the opportunity to partner with the United Relay of America and Aftershokz wireless stereo headphones. Select a leg of the United Relay of America and join me! The relay kicks off [Read More]
Let’s Hear It for Race Swag!
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup is all about Race Swag. You know: The goodies you receive at a race. For my purposes, I’m going to exclude race shirts and medals because they’re pretty much expected (at half marathons and longer). I’m defining swag as those unexpected tidbits (maybe at the finish line, maybe [Read More]
Weekly Wrap: Good, Bad, Delicious
T’was another crazy week. Before we get to that, here’s how the workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Yoga/corework Wednesday: Run 6 miles 6x400m intervals Thursday: Swim & Bike Friday: Pliyo intervals Saturday: Run 6 miles Sunday: Strength & Swim I shortened my weekend long run the slightest bit to give my ornery post tib. tendon [Read More]
5 Things to Love About Triathlon
In case you missed my frustrated triathlon training face on Facebook or Instagram yesterday, I had a difficult swim. I know another one, what else is new? Of course I didn’t want to get in the pool at all and once I did, I wanted to get out after five minutes, then 10, 11, 12 [Read More]
Emotional Jekyll & Hyde
Did you ever dread something but when it gets cancelled, rather than feel relieved, you’re sort of bummed? That’s exactly where I am right now with two things. Remember that super sprint tri I did last spring at the high school? It was Outside Bike-Track Run-Pool Swim and it was my very first tri adventure. [Read More]
Stress and Banana Bread with Benefits
Workout wise, it was a solid week, unless you count the single, barely-better-than-nothing swim I did Wednesday: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 7 miles Wednesday: Strength & Swim Thursday: Trail Run 6 miles Friday: Bike 20 miles Saturday: Run 8 miles Sunday: Bike 15 miles Just last week snow, ice and wintry temps caused me to [Read More]
Quinoa & Egg Power Bowl
My friends over at Eggland’s Best (my Eggland’s Besties) are asking cooks everywhere to create an egg dish that uses Eggland’s Best Eggs® along with ingredients that are native to the state where they currently live for a chance to win 10k! What are our specialties here? The main crops here in Illinois are corn, [Read More]
Advice to My “New-Runner” Self
If I could turn back time. Ok now that old Cher song is stuck in my head. This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is “Advice for your New-Runner Self”. What pearls of wisdom do you know now that you wish you knew then? Personally I was a bit of an over-thinker. I immersed myself [Read More]
Chicago’s Not-So-Perfect 10
Before we get to the week’s ups and downs, here’s how my workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 miles Wednesday: Pool closed due to lightning so Strength & Yoga Thursday: 4 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: 10 Miles Sunday: Strength Training. Pool was packed so no swim again Another week with zero swimming. With my triathlon 2 months away, it’s [Read More]
Apres-Cruise Weigh-In, Spring Cleaning and a Giveaway
When I returned home from spring break I told myself I’d wait a week or 3 before hoisting my over-fed self….er I mean hopping, that’s it, hopping…. on the scale. I didn’t exactly push any food away, after all. But just a day or so after returning, according to the way my pants fit and [Read More]
