Did you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving? It’s time again to open the runfessional for the penultimate Runfession Friday Linkup of the year. Fastest year ever, don’t you think? My November Runfessions will be over a steaming Juniper Latte from Starbucks, since I’m also linking up with Deborah and Coco for the Ultimate Coffee Date. [Read More]
Balega Sock Giveaway
It’s a free topic week on the Tuesdays on the Run Linkup and I’m celebrating with a Balega Sock giveaway. Before we get to that, here are the linkup topics for the remainder of the year. I can’t believe I’m typing that but there it is. Father Time waits for no one: 12/3: Runner gifts [Read More]
Does Magic Happen When We Relinquish Control?
I’ve been at this Tokyo Marathon training thing for 3 weeks now. Time flies when you’re having fun, right? Here’s how training went this week: This post contains affiliate links There was some shuffling of the training plan to compensate for foul weather on the weekend. I ran my long run on Thanksgiving morning and [Read More]
Black Friday Deals for Runners
This week our Tuesdays on the Run topic is all about Black Friday. Are you a Black Friday shopper who heads out in the wee hours to score the best deals? Or are you more of a cyber shopper? Do you get your holiday shopping done early? Or are you a last-minute type? This post [Read More]
What’s Runner’s High and How Can I Get One?
Winter weather held on here for another week. While it was not brutally cold, we saw snowfall rare to these parts so early in the season. First, here’s how Tokyo Marathon training week 3 went, then I’ll get to that runner’s high: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 3 miles Wednesday: Work all day so nada Thursday: [Read More]
Philly Blues and Friday Randoms
Happy Friday party people! Are you all in for the holidays? I sure am. Buckle up cuz things are going to get busier than they already are. Although I know I made the right decision to DNS Philly this weekend, I’m feeling unexpectedly blue about it. I hate signing up for races then not running [Read More]
Favorite Running Cities
We’re playing favorites here at Tuesdays on the Run. Favorite running cities, that is. We wanna know about the place(s) you love most for running and why. Favorite Running Cities I’ll be the first to admit I’ve been blessed in the global running department. Partly because I had the opportunity to live in Europe and [Read More]
Tokyo Marathon Training With a Blast of Winter
Old man winter you are here before your time. Typically I don’t mind snow, but when it shows up early it’s like when party guests are on your doorstep and you’re still vacuuming, NOT COOL! Here’s how week one of Tokyo Marathon training shook out: Monday: Yoga Tuesday: 400m repeats on the mill Wednesday: Cardio Barre [Read More]
5 Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Race and How to Avoid Them
This week our Tuesdays on the Run Linkup is all about race day mistakes. Have you made one/some? I sure have, and I lived to tell about them. Going Out Too Fast. We all do it, I still do it sometimes, and I’ve paid dearly for it. Blasting off the starting line is so tempting [Read More]
Road to Tokyo Starts Now
Before I get started on the Road to Tokyo Marathon, special thanks to Wendy and Holly for inviting me to guest host the Weekly Wrap! Congrats to everyone who ran the New York City Marathon and the Indy Monumental Marathon. You’re all rockstars! Road to the Tokyo Marathon Here we are: The first full week [Read More]
