The other day I was lamenting about how school schedules, change of seasons, the infamous hip injury etc. shook my little corner of the world a little bit, tossing me out of my beloved routine. I’ve got some progress to report: some good, some not so much: 1. I completed a 6-mile run this morning. [Read More]
3 Secrets to Dealing with Change and a Winner
I’ll admit it: I am a creature of habit. I workout early so nothing gets in the way. I like coffee before I run. I walk the dogs at exactly the same time every. single. day. They’re creatures of habit too, after all. Lately though there’s been lots of stuff going on that turned my [Read More]
Swimming Safety and Staycation
Swimming Safety: We’ve been doing a ton of swimming since school ended and it’s been blazing hot. Sadly, reports of pool and lake drownings are all over the news. We witnessed a near drowning firsthand on Father’s Day as we swam with family and friends at their club pool, which was fabulously uncrowded (no need [Read More]
Wordless Wednesday
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Holiday Weekend Rewind
It was sizzling hot here in Chi-town–our hottest Memorial Day weekend on record. I was grateful to not be racing for once. Saturday and Monday included some quality time on Blanche the trusty road bike. My Sunday long run started with two promisingly peppy miles. Just as I began to think my days as a [Read More]
Weekend Rewind: Mother’s Day Edition
Last week a friend of mine asked about my Mother’s Day plans and when she heard I had a race she said “Why would you want to run on Mother’s Day weekend?” Personally, I think of races as treats: kind of a celebration of the work I’ve put in. Who wouldn’t want a treat? When [Read More]
Friday Odds and Ends
No NYCM for me. Which is perfect because I’m in for MCM the week before. MCM shares equal bucket-list status with NYCM so it’s all good. I really feel like I won’t be picked for NYC next year either and this is going to go to the 11th hour. Since I’m grandfathered in to the [Read More]
Weekend Rewind and 3 Winners
First, how many times lately do you hear me say this? Yeah pretty much never: I had a solid workout week! All of my runs felt strong. I made it to yoga, didn’t tear or rupture anything and split shorts guy was a no-show. I went to cycle class and was called a ‘new face.’ Oops. [Read More]
Holiday Hangover Randoms
I ran a dozen miles on Easter Sunday, fueled by PB m&ms and jelly beans. Not having the Garmin makes me want to take walk breaks. No bueno. The Caveman spent the weekend in his sports throne, deeply immersed in Masters golf coverage. Still mixer less. Although I probably didn’t use my KitchenAid more than [Read More]
2 Broken Things Thursday
…and time stood still. My Garmin finally bit the dust. There were signs of impending demise months ago but I managed to resuscitate it. No such luck this time. Maybe it’s revenge for not taking it along on vacation. Maybe it’s just old age. But it’s the end of an era for sure. I got [Read More]
