One of my goals this year is to drop 10 pounds and one of the keys to doing that is to finally, once and for all go sugar-free. The weightloss part of the equation is very much a work in progress but you know what? January came and went….and….here I am….sugar free….sshhhhhh! I don’t want [Read More]
Spring Races: Where will you find me?
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic has a, shall we say, split personality. If you shared your spring race plans last week we’re sharing scenes from where we run. Since I shared scenes from my run last week, (and my spring race plans were high up in the air) I’m throwing down some races [Read More]
Training Ups and Downs
Here’s how the training week went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 4 miles Wednesday: Bike + Swim Thursday: 8 miles Friday: Swim Saturday: 7 miles Sunday: Strength + Swim I mentioned in my coffee date post it was a single-parenting week, which kept me quite busy. It also means I ate more of the foods I wanted [Read More]
February Coffee Date
It’s been awhile since we caught up over some virtual coffee so I’m linking up with Coco, Lynda and Deb for their Ultimate Coffee Date. If we were having coffee: I’d use my brand new Starbucks mug from Phoenix. The Caveman just returned from a week-long trip to Arizona and California so this single-parenting stint [Read More]
Weightloss Week 4: Weights and Measures
How can a whole month have passed since I took on my Operation Drop 10 weightloss initiative? What is it they say? The days are long but the years are short. In this case the month was short. Even though the scale (aka the Inquisitor) didn’t smile so favorably on me, I feel like I [Read More]
Scenes From My Run
This week on Tuesdays on the Run we’re talking about spring race plans. Because I’ve been hemming and hawing like a boss when it comes to spring races, I’m going to stray off topic this week and show you some scenes from my run instead. I live out in the prairies of Northern Illinois. I [Read More]
Valentine’s Day Treats for Your Sweet
Special thanks to Nektar Naturals for sponsoring this post. Here it is February already and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. How’d that happen?? Do you have something planned for the big day? No worries, your friends at Nektar Naturals have you covered. Right now until February 7, you can send your sweetie a [Read More]
The End of an Era
Before we wrap everything and I tell you what era is ending, here’s how the week in workouts looked: Monday:Yoga Tuesday:Run 6 miles Wednesday:Bike/Swim Thursday: Run 4 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: Run 5 miles with a BRF! Sunday: Strength & Swim The workout week was kind of an autopilot affair. I’m not even going to [Read More]
Runfession Friday: 7 Deadly Sins
Ok friends, here we are, a brand new year and it’s time already to vent a Runfession or 5. Can you believe how fast even cold, cruel January is flying? Share your run-, gym-, swim- heck any confessions are good, the jucier the better and link them up at the bottom of this post. Visiting [Read More]
Weightloss Week 3: Optimism
Three weeks have passed now since I started my weightloss Operation drop 10 lbs (#OpDrop10). In order to hold my feet to the proverbial fire, I’m checking in here every week until the weightloss mission is accomplished. Let’s get to this past week. Weightloss: What went well I’ve got a 16-day food-logging streak going over [Read More]
