You’ve probably seen highlights from the first ever Driftless Sports Convergence in La Crosse, Wisconsin all over social media lately. I was lucky enough to be invited to attend with my family and, in a nutshell, it was a freaking blast. What’s the Driftless Sports Convergence? It’s a 50,000 sq. ft. showcase of all the [Read More]
Coffee + 6 More Weeks of Winter
Here we are, firmly ensconced in February already and according to the groundhog, 6 more weeks of winter. That means it’s time to sit down with Deb and Coco and catch up over a beverage. I’d brew up a pot of the Buttery Caramel coffee I got at Target the other day. Gasp! What? No [Read More]
5 Dream Destinations and Races to Run While You’re There
I was all set to tell you how I’m healing (or not) this dang hamstring today but when I saw the Friday 5 topic was dream vacations or destinations, you know I had to chime in. I’ve had my share of epic vacations and thanks to living in Europe for a few years, I’ve got [Read More]
Vacay in Florida and the Running is Easy
Our first Tuesdays on the Run topic for the year is: What else? Running resolutions. Because I shared my resolutions yesterday, I’m going to stray a little and tell you about my holidays in Florida and the running I did there, among other things. We arrived in Fort Lauderdale on December 21, 5 days [Read More]
Running Around Ireland
Last month the teenager and I headed off to Ireland to run the RocknRoll Dublin Remix. Race reports for that are here and here. Now let’s talk about the vacation aspect. This was the second time I’d been Ireland, although it had been a few…ok many…years. Dublin Dublin is a great city to explore on [Read More]
Are We Having Fun Yet?
I’m back from spring break. Boy how time flies. Especially when you’re having fun, and maybe even when you’re…um…not…so much. I really hate to go all Debbie Downer on you but I’m going to come right out with it and tell you our trip was not all that. Yes we have high expectations and yes, [Read More]
A Marco Island Christmas
I’d tell you how my workout week went like I usually do, but I’m just back from our Florida vacay and not a whole lot of workout tracking was done. The workouts happened, they were just free-form. I ran at least 3x, sometimes on the beach, sometimes not. Sometimes fast, mostly not. I wore my [Read More]
Another Birthday Under Wraps
Before I get to the rest of the shenanigans, here’s how the workout week went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 8 trail miles Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: 5 birthday miles Friday: Plyo intervals Saturday: Travel to FL Sunday: 4 beach miles Last week was my birthday week. We hit up the Big Bowl where I enjoyed Pad Thai [Read More]
Tips and Tricks for Family Travel Through Paris
The second stop on our European odyssey was Paris. While we’ve been here many times before, this was the first time we returned with kids. After our stay in London, we headed to St. Pancras Station where we boarded the Eurostar high-speed train (aka Chunnel, but Europeans don’t like to call it that) to Paris’ [Read More]