Thanks to my home girl Erica over at Erica Finds for tagging me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these so here goes: 1. I’ve lived in 3 countries: Great Britain, Belgium and right here in the Chi-town boonies of course. The Caveman and I moved to [Read More]
5 Ways to Speed Workout Recovery
Now that marathon training is in full swing here, I’m taking my running more seriously. The Garmin is back out and charged. So is the fuel belt. I’ve restocked my GU stash. Since I am no spring chicken, one of the things I focus on most, is recovery. It takes longer and longer for the [Read More]
July? It’s a Wrap
July has flown by once again. Camp is over, school is creeping up and I’m in the early phases of training for the New York City Marathon. Mileage for July: Running: 100. Not sure how I hit that one on the head when I wasn’t even aiming for it. Biking: 44. Swims: 4 (not counting [Read More]
A Jaunt on an AlterG
To be honest, I’ve been coveting the space-age AlterG treadmill from the very moment it was introduced back in 2009 and Runners World showed Kara Goucher running on one, rehabbing an injury. What is an AlterG, you ask? It’s an “anti-gravity” treadmill. It can be adjusted so you can run at any weight between 20% [Read More]
National Blueberry Month CocoaVia Giveaway
Did you know July is National Blueberry Month? Since Thing 2 is a July baby (her birthday was yesterday) we’ve always called her our blueberry girl. Truth is we adore all things blueberry around here, even though the season is fleeting. When CocoaVia invited me to try making a blueberry fruit smoothie using their cocoa [Read More]
Race Report: Espirit de She Chicago
On Thursday night I headed down into the city for the Espirit de She 5k/10k. Minus the 2-hours spent sitting in traffic, I loved everything about being an Ambassador for this race. I got there with enough time to snag (free!) street parking, catch my breath and take in the beauty that is the Chicago [Read More]
5 Summery Things I’m Loving Now
1. Peaches. They’re so good this year. Knock wood, I haven’t had a single mealy one yet. And when the garden gives you cilantro, you know you need to make salsa. Here’s a great peach salsa recipe adapted from one found on Yummly. Fresh Peach Salsa 2 peaches, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 1/8C [Read More]
Runfessions
How can August be little more than a week away? Sigh. You know what that means….no not time to go back-to-school shopping, time for another edition of Runfessions! Let’s get to it , shall we? 1. I’ve had this thing with not passing other (slower) runners lately. When I saw my neighbor up ahead I [Read More]
Currently and a Winner
Books: Ha! None. Can’t even keep up with my Runner’s World mags. Running Path: I’ve been back on a route I save specifically for marathon training. It’s mostly roads/path but there’s a bit of trail too. Non-Running Workout: I’m kind of all over the place with cross-training but let’s say swimming, now that I’m officially [Read More]
Are You Holding Yourself Back?
Total Miles Run: 24 Total Miles Biked: 15 Monday: Rest Tuesday: 4 miles+yoga Wednesday: Strength/core Thursday: 6 miles Friday: Bike 15 miles, strength/core Saturday: 4 miles easy+Swim Sunday: 10 miles+Golf This was the first official week of NYCM training with my coach. Overall it went really well. The intensity was not there, but it will [Read More]
