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]
Runfessions: Weird Stuff at the Gym
Here we are winding up February (what?) and it’s time for another installment of the Runfessions Linkup. Since I’ve been frequenting the gym more often these days, many of my ‘fessions originate there. Let’s get started, shall we? Since I finally got myself back in the pool for another season of triathlon, I’ve also been [Read More]
Best Race Medals
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup topic is Favorite Race Medals: Maybe you own it? Maybe you covet it? Show us and tell us about your faves. Face it, medals have evolved over the years. From almost non-existent as recently as a decade ago to elaborate, glowing, spinning works of art these days. Read [Read More]
Challenges Come in Threes
They say bad things come in threes. Before we get to the challenges of the week, here’s how the workouts went: Monday: President’s Day BeFit Cardio Extreme workout 12:26 Tuesday: 6 miles w/800m repeats + BeFit Cardio Crush 13:44 Wednesday: Yoga + BeFit Dynamic Strength Training 11:58 Thursday: 5.5 miles + BeFit Toned Arms & [Read More]
Training in the Dead of Winter
Before I get to other stuff, here’s how the training week went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Yoga Wednesday: Strength Thursday: Run 5 miles Friday: Bike and Swim Saturday: 8 miles on the mill Sunday: Strength Highlights This week was a little messed up. Do you ever get the feeling germs are closing in around you? It [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]
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]
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]
