This week I’m going to stray from our Tuesdays on the Run topic of Best Running Books because I’ve been off on a blog field trip and the details are too good not to share! Us runners love our shoes. Recently I was invited to visit my local New Balance Store, have a fit and [Read More]
Fruit & Nut Chocolate Bark
It was a low-key week, which was perfect. Thing 1 came down with a bug and I promptly caught it. There was hardly any running, a mere 3 miles on snowy, foggy trails was all she wrote. There was strength work and core and swimming and hamstring rehab too so don’t add me to camp [Read More]
Thanksgiving Stress Before the Storm
Before I get to Thanksgiving week goodness and otherwise, here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 5 Miles progression run Wednesday: Yoga, strength Thursday: 10 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: Turkey Trot 5k Sunday: Strength workout, chest and biceps It was a crazy week. Just when I thought things would settle down, they [Read More]
Holiday Gifts For Runners
Can you believe the holidays are right around the corner? Have you heard certain brands already sharing their black Friday deals? That’s our cue to talk all about runner gifts this week on Tuesdays on the Run. Gift ideas? I’ve got a few. You may wanna pay attention because I just might be giving some [Read More]
Embracing Post-Marathon Change
Wow what a whirlwind week. Just when you think things could not get more weird, they do! This was my first week post-marathon. Here’s how the recovery went: Monday: Rest, foam rolling Tuesday: Rest, massage Wednesday: Yoga/corework Thursday: 3 miles easy Friday: Rest Saturday: 5 Miles sans Garmin Sunday: 15 min. stepmill + Crossfit (you [Read More]
Taperfessions: A Special Kind of Madness
Here we are, almost at the tail end of another month (how? just how??) and it’s time for another edition of the Runfession Friday Linkup. This one finds me smack dab in the middle of marathon taper. Let’s get started and let some of the crazy out, shall we? I runfess that I changed part [Read More]
RocknRoll St. Louis Half Marathon & Midwest Quest
We left off the other day with the RocknRoll St. Louis 5k and some sightseeing tidbits. I was up dark and early Sunday morning for the RocknRoll St. Louis Half Marathon. Temps were already pushing 70 at 5am. Despite knowing darn well this course would challenge me with hills, I did a half-assed job of [Read More]
Runfessions: The Heat Made Me Do It
Was this the fastest of all the months so far, or what? Final Friday of the month means it’s Runfession time once again. The month may have been short but my list of runfessions is not so let’s get to it, shall we? It was not an easy running month if heat and humidity aren’t [Read More]
Fall Fashion Favorites From PrAna
I’m not one to rush the seasons. It’s been a hot summer and even now the heat and humidity in Chicago ebbs and flows. But he daylight is fading, it’s cooling off at night, and the pumpkins in the garden are getting ripe. I love so much about fall. One of which is updating my [Read More]
What Does Your GU Say About You?
Before I get to the GUnanigans, here’s how my workouts went this week: Monday: Run 5ish miles Tuesday: Rest Wednesday: Strength & Swim 800m (final days of the outdoor pool=I need to take advantage) Thursday: Tempo Run 5 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: Mag Mile Half Marathon (race report to come) Sunday: Strength McDreamy’s looking pretty robust, yes? Vicious [Read More]
