Well hello September! You sure showed up fast. We’re continuing to settle in to the new school year here. My schedule is full but it’s been fun too. Here’s how my workouts went: Monday: Walk 4 miles, otherwise restTuesday: Walk 4 miles, Run 4 miles, core, mobilityWednesday: Walk 4 miles, Bike Tabata, HIIT workoutThursday: Walk [Read More]
Last Coffee of Summer
It’s time once again to sit down with Coco, Deborah and you for a cup of something nice and a little catch-up session. I’m going with a cinnamon blend coffee I found at The Fresh Market with a splash of Half & Half and a scoop of collagen. What’ll you have? Over coffee I’d tell [Read More]
Turning That Corner Toward Fall
Even though official fall is almost a month away, I turned the corner this week, and started to embrace it. It was a week of settling into the school routine. My workouts were sort of an after-thought but I got them done…for the most part. Here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Walk 4 [Read More]
Outrunning the Mosquito Sprayer and Other Runfessions
Can you believe it’s already time to open the Runfessional before August gives way to September? It’s true. Time waits for no one so let’s get started. I told you about the guy who always seems to be lurking out on the trails didn’t I? He rakes the portions that go past the very back [Read More]
Mother-Daughter Time and Tinges of Fall
With the Caveman away on business, Thing 2 back in school, and Thing 1 home for just 6 days, my mission this week was to make the very most of our limited mother-daughter time together. Here’s how the week in workouts went. Monday: Walk 2 miles, otherwise rest (well 5am photoshoot)Tuesday: Walk 4 miles, Run [Read More]
August is the Sunday of Summer
The title of this post pretty much sums it up how I feel. There’s a sadness about August, because to me it signals a slide toward the end of the year. I do love fall and the holidays, but still. Sigh. It was one of those progressively exhausting weeks. By Friday I could not get [Read More]
Back to School: It’s About That Time
Well here we are folks. While technically there’s still plenty of summer yet to come, kids head back to school here this week so for all intents and purposes, summer is OVER. As much as I love fall, I’m not at all happy to bid summer farewell. Here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: [Read More]
Pet Canvas Portraits and August Coffee
It’s time once again to sit down and catch up over a cup of something nice. Iced or hot, it’s all good. In honor of Cari’s Alaskan adventure, I pulled out my old mug from the Red Dog Saloon in Juneau. I can’t believe 9 years have passed since we’ve been to Alaska. Speaking of [Read More]
July it’s Been Fun…and Fast
Here we are, the final day of July already. Summer sure slips away quickly doesn’t it? I’ve been absorbed with school registration, sports physicals, parking permits and Marching Band camp prep. School will be back in session here before we know it. Here’s how the week in workouts went. Monday: Walk 3 miles, otherwise restTuesday: [Read More]
Swedish Death Cleaning Runfessions
Now that July is almost in the rear view mirror we can’t welcome August without some Swedish Death cleaning….oh and a visit to the Runfessional. Let’s get started. While I finally got my head around the fact that high school starts in two weeks, I runfess that seeing ceramic jack-o-lanterns on display at the grocery [Read More]
