The birds are singing, snow has melted and the official start of spring is just weeks away. Time to start thinking about spring brunch plans. There are few things in life I love more than a good brunch shared with family and friends. It may be my favorite meal of all but that doesn’t mean [Read More]
Race Report: St. Paddy’s Day 5k
Before we get to the race, here’s how the workouts this week went: Monday: 4 miles Tuesday: Rest Wednesday: 6 miles w/400m repeats Thursday: Bike & Swim Friday: 9 hilly miles Saturday: 5k race Sunday: Strength training It was a mixed up, chaotic week. One that ended with a call from the school nurse [Read More]
Spring, Marathon Lotteries and an Excuse to Fail?
Today I’m thinking out loud with the lovely Amanda. Join us! The past few days here have been divine. After a winter with record warmth, the groundhog was right: spring has come early. At least for this week. It got up into the 70’s here the other day and I had my first truly “hot” [Read More]
The Best Part of Running: One Crazy Adventure at a Time
The Tuesdays on the Run topic this week is a fill-in the blank: The best part of running is_________. We all know running has MANY benefits. Health, social, mental, physical, adventure, challenge, discipline, endorphins, energy, hello bling…..with so much goodness, how does one even begin to pick the very best thing about it? I love [Read More]
Things That Make You Go…..
Before we get to the “WTH?” portion of today’s post, let’s recap the week’s workouts: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 5 miles, speedwork on mill 800m repeats Wednesday: 1 hr. Bike & Swim Thursday: 5 miles Friday: Yoga + 3 trail miles Saturday: 8 miles Sunday: Strength Overall it was an uneventful week. Weather, although milder, is still so [Read More]
Irish Coffee, Perhaps?
The first Saturday of March means its time to sit down and have coffee with Coco, Deb, Lynda and you! If we were having coffee… No doubt I’d be sipping it from my new San Francisco Starbucks mug from Erica. I’d tell you how proud I am of Thing 1 and the way she’s busting her tail [Read More]
Tell Me Something Good and a Giveaway
It’s Friday! A new month! A month with SPRING in it, whenever it decides to get here. Let’s celebrate the near weekend with some good things: Spring Break. 22 more days and we’re outta here. Holla! Grape Kombucha. It finally happened. Our Whole Foods got new kombucha flavors. It doesn’t take much to delight me, [Read More]
#BeFitAllYear and a Giveaway
I’ll be the first to admit sometimes I fall into an exercise rut. Without someone or something to shake up my routine, I tend to default to the same old moves, which are a total snore to my body by now. That’s why when I had the chance to try out the BeFit Program through Sweatpink, [Read More]
What’s Your “Running Uniform?”
A running “uniform”. Do you have one? Let’s say (hypothetically, of course) you can only wear one running outfit for the next few months. Tell us/show us the go-to pieces you would pick. My go-to pieces for spring/summer are tanks and shorts or skirts with visor. For cooler weather I usually go with a half [Read More]
Fueling Active Kids with Eggland’s Best Eggs
We’re a few weeks into high school track season here. While my 14-yr old freshman is focused on training with a grueling schedule, including workouts 6x/week and two workouts some days, I’ve had to up my game as the CEO of mom’s taxi, laundry service and food prep. Kind of a one-mom pit crew, if [Read More]
