Yesterday I had a long run on the docket. It was 28 degrees and falling. A fine coating of ice shellacked the pavement. Do I wear a jacket? It’ll be the first time this winter that I’ve worn one. My inner pansy alert is sounding. I usually go without in 28 degrees but if it’s dropping…and [Read More]
How Do You Choose a Race?
It’s January and race calendars are filling furiously. I signed up for a whopping one race (Wisconsin Half Marathon) so far! But I’m shopping and that may be half the fun. Last year my goal was to have fun and pretty much stay in half marathon shape all year with a build toward a fall [Read More]
Taking a Break from LSD
That’s Long Slow Distance, in case you were wondering, I know little (ok nothing) about the other LSD unless you mean Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive. Don’t be shocked, this has been coming for awhile now. 2012 was the year of the fun destination race. I traveled from California to Washington DC to race with stops [Read More]
Diet-to-Go Review
How many times have I said it? “If I had a personal chef to make me exactly what I need to eat, I too would look like (insert celeb of choice here).” Are you guilty of this? I came back from vacation finding just that. A huge, insulated box of freshly prepared meals from Diet-to-Go diet [Read More]
FRS Energy Review
When I was invited to test-drive FRS products I hesitated. Do I really need another energy drink? Then I looked at the ingredients and saw Quercetin. Sold. Few come to lead healthy, active lives at my age (the half century mark if you’re just joining us) without a few weapons in their arsenal. One of [Read More]
Vacation Tidbits
I am back from vacation! We spent 7 nights aboard the stunning Ruby Princess: She is enormous in a magnificent way. Despite having over 3,000 passengers aboard, it never seemed crowded and we never waited in line for anything. We ate ourselves silly. But in my defense, I did partake of the fitness center [Read More]
Casting Off for the Holidays
Yesterday I was taunting mother nature to bring on the snow already. Today we have cold, vicious winds, some (not enough) snow but mostly a hard shallacking of ice. Mom nature I love the snow but I prefer icing on donuts. Sidewalks? Not so much. If I don’t break a hip getting the kids on [Read More]
Life Lessons I Learned By Planking
Those of you who follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram probably know that I’ve been on a quest for the elusive 10-minute plank. Last week that dream was realized. Don’t be fooled. It’s not all sweaty, ripped unicorns and rainbows. Many valuable life lessons were learned and/or reinforced along the way: Most things worth [Read More]
2012 Running Review and a Winner
Seriously time flies by faster and faster. It was not a stellar racing year for me. Not if you gauge success by PRs. However PRs were not among my goals. My goals were to have fun, do more destination races and meet more running friends. Check, check and check! Race Totals: 1 marathon 6 half [Read More]
Parties, Parties and a Winner
This past weekend was the Chicago Running Bloggers holiday meetup. Who knew there were so many bloggers in Chi-town? Not I. We went for a 3 mile run in the wind and rain, then came back to Erin’s place for food and festivities. Wow runners sure can cook. And eat! There was a ‘most festively [Read More]
