Spring went out with the heat and humidity more characteristic of the dog days of summer, but not before we had a few glorious, low-humidity days that were pure perfection for running. Here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Walk 4 miles, 30 mins Strength Tabata Tuesday: Walk 4 miles, Track workout 4 miles, [Read More]
Can We Freeze Time Right Here?
It was another week of hot, full-on summer weather here. So why would I want to freeze time? Because I love this time of year when the entire summer is at our feet and the possibilities, and glorious daylight, seem endless. Before I get into it, here’s how my workouts shook out. Monday: Walk 4 [Read More]
Staying Fit & Healthy with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
I’m often asked for “tips” for getting and staying fit and healthy. While there are no magic bullets, I do have some go-tos. Things I do consistently that payoff bigtime. Of course getting plenty of physical exercise is important. So is getting quality sleep and managing stress, but the aspect of health I’m going to [Read More]
Global Running Day and the Weekly Rundown
The heat is finally on consistently here and we’re settling into our summer schedule. Here’s how my week in workouts went: Monday: walk 4 miles, Trail run 3 miles Tuesday: Walk 4 miles, 30 minutes bike intervals + upper body strength Wednesday: Walk 4 miles, 1 mile to the track + 3 miles trail run [Read More]
Summertime Coffee
While it is not technically summer yet, school is out, the days are long and the mercury is pushing up on 90 degrees here so I’m just going to proceed as if it is. It’s time once again to sit down and catch with Deborah, Coco and you over a hot or iced brew. I’m [Read More]
Weekly Rundown: May That’s Just About a Wrap
Oh May, you were a quick one. So much going on I could barely come up for air. Such exciting weather too. It’s 90. It’s 40. It’s 80. It’s 35. Frost. Gale force winds. Sideways rain. We got it all. Before I get to the rest of the week, here’s how my workouts went. Monday: [Read More]
Runfessions and Russian Roulette
I swear May flew by in a blink. I say that every month but seriously. I think the nicer the weather gets, the faster time flies. That said, it’s time to open up the runfessional, because who doesn’t love starting a new month with a clean slate? Many of you asked about my tooth pain [Read More]
It’s Getting Hot In Here
After puttering around with cool-for-the season weather, Mom Nature flipped that switch and gave us full-on summer heat this week. I’m going to pretend it’s summer, because summer is way too short around here. Here’s how my workouts went. Monday: Walk 4 miles, otherwise rest Tuesday: Walk 4 miles, 30 mins Bootcamp Wednesday: Walk 2 [Read More]
The Week I Didn’t Run
It’s been a week. I did not run. Not one single time. It was one of those weeks where things weren’t quite right from the outset. We managed to get all of our walks in and I did workout a tad before everything went to hell in a handbasket. Before I get to the dirty [Read More]
Mother’s Day and School’s Out for Summer
We are just back from college moveout in Atlanta and I’d be lying if I said I was not wiped out. My actual workouts were sparse, although the travel and moving-related schlepping more than made up for it: Monday: Walk 2 miles, Strength Training Tuesday: Walk 4 miles, Trail Run 4 miles Wednesday: Walk 4 [Read More]
