I’m heading to Dublin, Ireland to run the RocknRoll Dublin Remix Race Series and I could not be more excited! The last time I was to Dublin was 17 years ago and I don’t think I was a runner then so I’m super pumped to see that beautiful city in my running shoes. But before [Read More]
Gardening and Glowing and Racing
Before we get to the rest of the week, here’s how the workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Strength + Yoga Wednesday: Run 1.5 miles Thursday: Rest Friday:Run 6 miles + Swim Saturday: Strength, Bike, Swim Sunday: Run 12 Miles SO yeah marathon training (Indy Monumental) officially started. Sort of. In a shitty way. Tuesday’s speedwork [Read More]
How Do You Choose a Race?
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is How Do You Choose Your Races. Do you have a system? A budget? A goal of how many you wanna do? Share your thought process! I guess I’m most selective when it comes to full marathons (duh). Those typically get on the schedule first. Since completing the [Read More]
Jamie Dornan Jumped Into a Pool…
Before I get to the weekly shenanigans, here’s how my workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Bike 7 miles, Run 3 miles Wednesday: Evolution Cycle 20 miles Thursday: Swim 825 yds Friday: Run 4 miles, swim 1000 yds Saturday: Strength Sunday: Run 6 miles Let’s start with some great news then we’ll get to some pool jazz: [Read More]
Racing Weather: What’s Perfect for You?
This week our Tuesdays on the Run Linkup asks about your idea of perfection. If you could order up any weather conditions your heart and running shoes desire for race day, what would they be? Heaven knows I’ve had my share of crazy race weather. From triple-digit heat to hurricanes to snow, sleet and thunderstorms, [Read More]
I is for Injury
Before I get to the injury report and the rest of the week’s happenings, here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Yoga Wednesday: Run 6 miles Thursday: Bike 10 miles swim 850 yards Friday: Strength Saturday: Bike 20 miles Sunday: Strength and Swim I’ll cut to the chase. My hip decided to be [Read More]
One Step Back, Two Strokes Forward
Hello May! Before we get to the April goodness and May goals, here’s how this week’s workouts shook out: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 3 miles on mill Wednesday: Rest Thursday: 4 miles on mill Friday: Strength and Swim Saturday: 8 miles outside before the monsoon Sunday: Strength and Swim Workouts Because that posterior tibial strain continued to [Read More]
Runfession Friday: Is it a Medal or a Keychain?
Every time I turn around we seem to be winding down another month. That means Runfession time! The linkup where we purge our run-, gym-, tri-, and all confessions. I hope you’re ready to spill them because I sure am. Let’s get this party started, shall we? I did not swim on vacation. Not One. [Read More]
Stress and Banana Bread with Benefits
Workout wise, it was a solid week, unless you count the single, barely-better-than-nothing swim I did Wednesday: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 7 miles Wednesday: Strength & Swim Thursday: Trail Run 6 miles Friday: Bike 20 miles Saturday: Run 8 miles Sunday: Bike 15 miles Just last week snow, ice and wintry temps caused me to [Read More]
Advice to My “New-Runner” Self
If I could turn back time. Ok now that old Cher song is stuck in my head. This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is “Advice for your New-Runner Self”. What pearls of wisdom do you know now that you wish you knew then? Personally I was a bit of an over-thinker. I immersed myself [Read More]
