Is it that time already? Yes, most of the year is in the rearview mirror at this point. All of my races for the year are finito. So let’s take a sparkly, blingalicious walk down memory lane, shall we? I’d hoped 2016 would be all about destination racing, and indeed that’s exactly how it turned [Read More]
Panama City Beach Half Marathon
This week the Tuesdays on the Run Linkup asks “What has running taught you?” Oh grasshopper, running has taught me so many things. Patience, perseverance, goal setting, managing stress, you name it, there’s a lesson. Just this past weekend in Florida, I had yet another epiphany, which I’ll share at the end of this race [Read More]
HOLottaFun in Panama City Beach!
Happy Monday! I am still glowing from a wonderful race-cation weekend in Paradise with some of my bestest blogger friends. Because I am fresh off a very late flight back to snowy Chicago, I’m going to spare you my workouts for the week (no running, some swim and strength, ’nuff said), and cut to the [Read More]
Turkey Trot with a Side of Pulled Hamstring
This week our Tuesdays on the Run Linkup topic is FREE so go ahead and let your running ideas run wild! Cloudy and early Saturday morning, the Teenager and I headed out for some Turkey Trot fun. Back in July, I was invited to do a Glo-Run for review purposes and that sucker was rained/lightninged [Read More]
Black Friday Runfessions
Here we are again, time for another edition of the Runfession Friday Linkup, where we share our transgressions and go forth into December with a clean conscience. Despite being pretty wiped out from Thanksgiving shenanigans, I have no shortage of things to come clean about so let’s get to it: I runfess that I failed [Read More]
Holiday Deals and Discounts
Welcome to a special Thanksgiving week edition of Tuesdays on the Run! Last week we shared gift ideas for those runners in your life, this week it’s all about Black Friday deals and discounts. Spread the love and save a few bucks along the way. Here are some of the discounts I’ve found on my [Read More]
5 Reasons to Love the New Mizuno Waver Rider 20
Mizuno running shoes and I go way back. I ran 7 marathons in the Wave Creation until I got a blood blister the size of Asia at NYCM in 2014. The Creations and I broke up after NYCM but my love for the Sayonara for speed and tempo work has stood the test of time. [Read More]
5 Favorite Fall Running Essentials
Here in the Midwest, fall truly is the most wonderful time of year to get out and run. The temps have cooled, the air is crisp and the leaves are at their colorful best. What better time to share some of my favorite fall running essentials? Long-Sleeve, 1/2 Zip Top: A drop in temps sends [Read More]
Indiana Monumental Marathon
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run linkup asks a question: How are you different now compared to when you started blogging? For me that’s an easy one. When I started blogging back in January, 2009, I’d just run my second marathon and qualified for Boston. I had a 3 yr. old and a 7 yr. [Read More]
How to Run Your Best Marathon
This week on the Tuesdays on the Run linkup, we’re giving you a do-over. Aren’t we sweet? IF you had a chance to revisit a particular race, and run it again, either because you’d like to train for or run it differently than the way you did the first time around, or you’d like to [Read More]
