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]
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]
My Year in Running
Today’s Friday Five topic is Running Wish List. Honestly beyond finishing the marathon majors, my only wishes are to stay healthy, injury free and that everyone could enjoy the endorphins and experiences running brings. Since my racing year is over, I thought I’d recap the year’s top 5 running-related experiences instead. In 2015 I didn’t race [Read More]
Black Friday Runfessions & Mega Giveaway
Oh goodness, are you stuffed from Thanksgiving? We had a wonderful day here. Seriously where do these months keep going? This whole year has FLOWN! Once again it’s time for some Runfession fun. Let’s get these out of the way so we can move on to the giveaway, shall we? Every time a race follows [Read More]
Weekly Wrap: Snowpocalypse Edition
Before we get to the fun stuff, here’s how my workout week went: Monday Rest Tuesday Yoga Wednesday Strength/core Thursday 4 miles Friday 5 miles, squeezed this one in after hearing mega snow was in the weekend forecast Saturday 4 miles Sunday: Strength, swim I didn’t do much running this week and that’s ok. Other than a [Read More]
To Tri or Not to Tri?
Here’s a look at my no pressure, cut-back, “off-season” training: Miles Run: 17 Miles on bike: 12 Monday: Run 4 miles Tuesday: Strength + Yoga Wednesday: rest Thursday: 5 miles Friday: Strength Training (I’m still sore) Saturday: Bike 12 miles Sunday: Run 8 miles (hilly) Mother Nature has been outdoing herself here lately. We’ve had [Read More]
Who Inspires You?
This week’s Tuesday’s on the Run topic is Inspiring Others to Run. This may sound selfish but, um…inspiring others was never my goal. I started running 17+ years ago as a way to head off the heart disease that runs in my family. I started this blog back in January of 2009 as a training [Read More]
Runfession Friday Linkup
It’s Runfession Friday! The day we spill our fitness transgressions and start fresh and new for another month. Share yours today and the last Friday of every month by linking your postup below. I promise you’ll feel better. Let’s go! Wetsuit struggles. At my triathlon, they pushed back the race start twice due to lightning. [Read More]
It’s a Sickness
How I know there’s another triathlon in my future: I crossed the finish line and as soon as I flopped into the Caveman’s arms my first words were “I’m not doing that again.” Those were my exact words when I finished my first marathon in 2007. The miserably hot, humid and cancelled one they officially [Read More]
Things To Do After a Goal Race & Giveaway
After months of training and hard work, you’ve crossed the finish line. Congratulations. But now what? Let’s talk about things to do post-race: Recover: You’ve got about a 30 minute window to take in some protein and carbs to start the muscle repair process. Hydrate too with an electrolyte drink. With the thrill/exhaustion of the [Read More]
