July has flown by once again. Camp is over, school is creeping up and I’m in the early phases of training for the New York City Marathon. Mileage for July: Running: 100. Not sure how I hit that one on the head when I wasn’t even aiming for it. Biking: 44. Swims: 4 (not counting [Read More]
5 Summery Things I’m Loving Now
1. Peaches. They’re so good this year. Knock wood, I haven’t had a single mealy one yet. And when the garden gives you cilantro, you know you need to make salsa. Here’s a great peach salsa recipe adapted from one found on Yummly. Fresh Peach Salsa 2 peaches, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 1/8C [Read More]
#SummerShapeUp Giveaway
Balance Bars are a sentimental favorite around here. I first started eating them to fuel my runs when I began training for distances longer than 10k back in 2006. Chocolate Peanut Butter was my flavor of choice. Since then the kids really got into the cookie dough bars. Because we’re always on the go, I [Read More]
Weekend Rewind: Strength Showdown Edition
I think I’ve become a hurricane magnet as well as a heat magnet because I survived my third hurricane this weekend as Arthur swept up the coast while we celebrated the Caveman’s milestone birthday in North Carolina. Possibly more impressive, I survived Hurricane MIL. No easy feat. Here are some highlights: Bench Press Showdown. Let’s [Read More]
#Sunsational Summer Entertaining
June and July are big party months here at Casa del Marcia. Everyone in the house has a summer birthday except yours truly, which leaves me with a bit of party planning on my hands. No worries though, because I love entertaining. Over the years, I’ve learned to make it easier and easier on myself. [Read More]
Loving/Not Loving and a Winner
Loving: That last week’s single parenting stint is over. I loved the quality time with Thing 2 but not getting out to run or bike or to the gym kind of sucked. Not Loving: Keeping these kiddos off the ‘puter. Especially when the weather’s crummy. Loving: New tights I bought with the Dick’s GC I [Read More]
July Highlight Reel
August? Noooo wait! Summer’s going too fast! This time of year I always feel a pang of sadness. Even now that I haven’t been in school for eons and I love me some fall, I still get a sense of ‘ending’. As if summer is the ‘recess’ of the year and it’s nearing time to [Read More]
June Review: Plan B and a Giveaway
Everything about this month seemed to be about moving to Plan B. My jerk shoulder continued to be a jerk. School and ice show madness came to a welcome end. Thing 1 went away for the longest 2 weeks of my life. I was on again/off again and ultimately in for a steamy Chicago Women’s [Read More]
Hey Where’s My Lazy Summer?
We are one week into summer break and I’ve yet to find a rhythm. I think back to previous years and I wonder how the heck I squeezed marathon training in? To be fair, Thing 1 and the Caveman were away this week so my runs while single parenting had to be on the mill. [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]
