Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. With two weeks of meal prep and food tracking under my belt, mistakes have already become evident. This does not surprise me as I am a total newbie when it comes to food prep. If there’s a Food Prep for Dummies, I should have read it. Maybe I should [Read More]
Still Dancing On My Own
Before I get started can we give it up for our girl Shalane?!? I sat watching the NYCM TV coverage and the announcers were all about Mary Keitany this and Mary that. I like Mary as much as the next runner but I didn’t even realize Shalane was running until I spotted her in the [Read More]
Hot Chocolate 15k Race Report
This was the 10th anniversary running of the Hot Chocolate 5k and 15k here in Chicago. I’ve run pretty close to all the races in the Chicago area by now but, truth be told, not this one. Because it takes place so late in the year, I’m usually fresh off of a fall marathon so [Read More]
Letting Go: When Loss is Necessary for Gain
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Well, well, well. The last full week of October is a wrap. Before I tell you how it all went down, here’s how my workouts shook out. Not too shabby if I do say so myself: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 3 miles intervals am + strength/balance/corework pm (double workout. [Read More]
Running Burns Off the Crazy
It was another one of those weeks: Quiet, until the minute I thought things might be coming back together, the universe proved the exact opposite. Before I get to the “crazy” here’s how the week in workouts went. Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 6 miles (6x800m) Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: Run 5 miles (progression) Friday: Strength, balance/stability, [Read More]
What Would You Give to #EndALS?
I well remember the grief and horror when our neighbor’s son was diagnosed with ALS. He was a 40-something year old father of two tween boys, seemingly in the prime of his life, when he received the diagnosis. I felt at a loss for what I could do to help, as our neighbors took [Read More]
Look For Me In The Alps
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup topic asks you to finish the sentence ” If I wasn’t running… What would I do with myself if I didn’t run? Before I complete the sentence, let me give you a little background. My recent Berlin marathon, along with the injury that preceded it and the airline [Read More]
Destination Coffee With a Side of Bling
With the start of a new month, it’s time to join Coco and Deb and catch up over some coffee. As always I’ve got plenty to tell you and I wanna hear all about you and yours as well. If we were having coffee I’d offer you a libation in one of my newest mugs, [Read More]
Berlin Marathon: The Journey Begins
Probably more stressful than running the Berlin Marathon were the hoops we needed to jump through to get there, once our direct flight to Berlin was cancelled just days before we were to leave. Marathon week felt more like Amazing Race with all the travel shenanigans that took place. Here’s how it went down: After [Read More]
Berlin Marathon Runfessions
Wow this month’s Runfession Friday sure snuck up on me. Where did September go? It’s time once again for another edition of the Runfession Friday Linkup. The one where we bare our sweaty souls and soles and start the new month clean. Let’s get started shall we? I runfess I enjoyed the Gerolsteiner Sparkling Detox [Read More]
