Just like that, the weeks have passed, summer’s (mostly) over and, ready or not, it’s race week. Two of my fall races (Zooma Great Lakes and Lululemon Sea Wheeze) are just about here. Here’s how training went during our “short” week after Labor Day: Race Week Training Monday: Rest (spent the day at the in-laws’ [Read More]
Fall Running Favorites
Our Tuesdays on the Run Linkup is all about fall running favorites. Even though fall doesn’t technically arrive until later this month, for all intents and purposes it’s here already…even though you’d never know it by looking at the thermometer. While training through the summer for fall races has been brutal this year, fall running [Read More]
5 Healthy Hacks That Save Your Time and Sanity
This post is sponsored by thinkThin but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Making healthy choices when it comes to exercise and nutrition can be challenging. Add in the fact that we’re all busy working, going places and caring for others, it’s easy for those healthy choices to fall by the wayside. [Read More]
Runfession Friday: Tales From the Trails
As yet another month winds down, I can honestly say August did not fly for me the way previous months have. There’s something about heading back to school (kids) and going back to work (me) that sort of throws things into slow motion. That said, its time for another visit to the runfessional. Let’s get [Read More]
Stress Is Great For Weightloss
While the oppressive heat and humidity are still hanging around, August is rapidly slipping away. That means it’s time on the Tuesdays on the Run Linkup to grade your month. Did you accomplish everything you set out to do? For consistency’s sake, I’ll use the criteria I set for myself at the beginning of the [Read More]
Marathon Training for Time-Pressed, Stressed-Out Runners
Since all hell broke loose last Sunday, we’ve been trying to regroup and let the dust settle, in hopes of finding “normal” again. My week consisted of lots of mom taxi duty since the teenager no longer has a car, dealing with the fallout from the accident, oh and add in work, single parenting and [Read More]
My Summer Reverse Bucket List
Welp, summer’s slipping away faster than I’d care to admit. It’s darker in the morning, darker earlier in the evening, kids are back to school. Our Tuesdays on the Run topic asks you to review your Reverse Bucket List. That’s a fun phrase that means stuff you actually did rather than stuff you hoped or [Read More]
Bad Things Come in Threes
It was an unsettled sort of week. The kids are officially back in school. I’ve got a high school senior (gasp) and a 7th grader. Here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 3 miles w/plyo intervals Wednesday: Run 5 miles Thursday: Strength, lunch with Wendy Friday: Rest, wanted a bike ride [Read More]
Grilled Chicken Quesadillas
We’ve been grilling like fiends this summer. That’s the way I like it. Summer is so fleeting here in the Chicago area, the more we’re outside, running, biking, playing, gardening, GRILLING, the more I feel like we’re embracing the warm weather while it lasts. GRILLED CHICKEN QUESADILLAS One of my favorite things to make on [Read More]
5 Ways Running Changed Me
Our Tuesdays on the Run topic this week is all about CHANGE. Do you feel like you’ve changed since you became a runner? I certainly do! Running changed me in so many ways since I started pounding the pavement back in my mid-30s. Here are five of the most significant ways running changed me. [Read More]
