Since I missed this month’s coffee date, I feel the urge to catch you up on what’s going on around here: Duck helicopter mom: As is typical in spring, I’ve noticed ducks hanging around. Two Mallard drakes and one female. According to my research, female ducks are just called “ducks” no fancy name. I don’t [Read More]
Running Strong and Running Fat
If you hadn’t noticed, Runner’s World recently sent me some books to review. This next one is a goodie: Running Strong: The Sports Doctor’s Complete Guide to Staying Healthy and Injury Free for Life by Dr. Jordan Metzl, MD The best thing about this book is that its written by a doctor who is also a [Read More]
A Runner in Tri Clothing
At the beginning of the year, I bit the bullet and signed up for my first tri. Since then I’ve been immersed (yes that’s a pun) in learning to swim. I’ve been running, but it’s definitely taken a back seat to all things aqua. I waded through gobs of triathlon books, and this one about the [Read More]
Eggshell Shuffle Race Report
At last I ran a race! I hadn’t raced since the 3 turkey trots last November so it’s been quite a dry spell. This was really more of a fun run. I ran alone in 2013, Thing 1 ran it with me last year and this year Thing 2 wanted to join in the fun. [Read More]
5 Ways to Stay Active on a Cruise
There are few things I love more than travel. Cruising is one of my favorite ways to do it. Over the years, I’ve done my share of cruising. I lost count somewhere after 15. Almost every single time I cruise with someone who hasn’t gone before, I’m asked “what will there be to do?” or [Read More]
Running, Running and a Hurricane
Vegas Baby: So registration opened and I pulled the trigger yesterday. Turns out it’s on our 17th wedding anniversary weekend so the Caveman is coming with me. Should be all kinds of fun. Not sure about the night race part. Past my bedtime. Plus how do you fuel pre-race? Hit up the Vegas buffet early [Read More]
March Recap and a Giveaway
Miles Run: 72 Lowest mileage since December. Blah. Miles on Bike: 20 First outside rides of the year! Pool Swims: 10 sessions. This month I started to calculate distance rather than just swim for 30 minutes. My longest swim was 1300 yds. Ocean Swim: 1. This wasn’t great because of the salt-in-the-mouth factor but I [Read More]
Blame it on the Heat: Dream Races
Today’s Tuesday’s on the Run topic is Dream Races. That ONE marathon I planned to run for the bucket list really spawned into something kind of great. Because Chicago 2007 was so sucky and hot, I vowed at the finish line that I’d never be so crazy as to run another. But by the next [Read More]
The Virtues of Unplugging
I spent spring break unplugged. We flew to Miami, then to Puerto Rico where we boarded Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas and headed out for a week filled with sun-drenched fun. Once we got to Puerto Rico, as expected, the internet connection was gone. Done. Other than a brief flirtation with a signal in [Read More]
Skulpt Aim Fitness Tracker Review
When it comes to activity trackers, I’ve been around the block a few times. I love my Fitbit, my Runtastic Orbit, the WiiFit, all of it. But when the Skulpt Aim showed up at my door, I was intrigued. It doesn’t measure activity, but rather body fat and muscle quality. That’s right muscle quality. The [Read More]
