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]
Running Gear that Stands the Test of Time
Our Tuesdays on the Run topic this week is Oldies but Goodies: Running Gear you’d buy all over again. Did someone say running gear? As runners, we love our gear, am I right? Whoever said running was an inexpensive sport needs to think again because there are plenty of opportunities to get carried away. Because [Read More]
Workouts this Week: Still On the Fence
Here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 2 mile run as part of HIIT intervals Wednesday: Yoga and Swim Thursday: Ran 5 miles Friday: Strength and Swim Saturday: Run 7 miles Sunday: Killer Strength It was another single parenting week. Relative to last year when the Caveman spent the month of January [Read More]
Best Race Expo Finds
This week on Tuesdays on the Run it’s all about the stuff we find at race expos. Have you found some really cute things? Scored some deals? Run into running/blog friends? Tell us! If the expo is large enough, inevitably I’ll find a thing or 6 to buy. I usually buy an “official” race shirt [Read More]
I had a dream. A weird one.
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is Dreams. You know, the ones you have at night about running or a big race. Maybe you overslept and got to the starting line late or forgot something crucial, like oh I don’t know, your shoes or race bib. This is the time to tell us about [Read More]
Quick. I Need a Race
Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 Trail miles Wednesday: 5 miles Thursday: Strength + Swim Friday: Run 10 miles Saturday: Strength/core Sunday: Rest Could the landscape be more grey? It was another one of those super gray, foggy, but mild weeks that seems to be this season’s theme. Kids went back to school. It was time. Although it’s [Read More]
The New Year Unplugged
Except for Instagram, it’s been radio silence on social media here for a few days and ya know what? It felt pretty great! Before we get to the rest of the week’s goodness, here’s how the workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 trail miles Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: 5 miles Friday: Killer strength & swim Saturday: [Read More]
A Marco Island Christmas
I’d tell you how my workout week went like I usually do, but I’m just back from our Florida vacay and not a whole lot of workout tracking was done. The workouts happened, they were just free-form. I ran at least 3x, sometimes on the beach, sometimes not. Sometimes fast, mostly not. I wore my [Read More]
Race Plans for 2016
We’re leaving for Florida soon. I should be packing and everything else that goes along with travel. I’ve got laundry going so there’s that. I volunteered for any/all of Thing 2’s class holiday parties and of course I was picked for the winter one. Because I need another thing to deal with right now. I’m [Read More]
A Festive Weekly Wrap
Total Miles: 14 Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 miles Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: Strength and Swim Friday: Friday 5 trail miles Saturday: Rest Sunday Strength, Swim, Underground Polar Express 5k These “off-season” weeks are flying. Workout wise, the week was uneventful. Swimming is meh like always. I’m enjoying strength like always, except I’m amazed how busy my [Read More]
