A very welcome thaw and lots of snow meltage meant I was able to dismount the treadmill and hit the road in the great outdoors for all of my runs this week. Here’s how my workouts shook out: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 Miles Wednesday: Rest Thursday: 4 Miles Friday: Plyo Intervals Saturday: 8 Miles Sunday: [Read More]
5 Ways to Show Runners Some Love
Here we are in mid-February and all thoughts turn away from the mountains of snow on the ground and focus on LOVE. It makes the world go round after all. We can never have too much of it. Our Tuesdays on the Run topic is all about love. What do you love about running? What/who [Read More]
A Run On the Mill Kind of Week
The word that comes to mind when I sum up the week is SNOWY. We actually had 9 consecutive days of measurable snowfall, which ties a record in this area. After all was said and done, we got 20″ of accumulation. Here’s how my workouts went: Monday: Rest + 40 Supermans Tuesday: Plyo Intervals + [Read More]
5 Keys to Becoming a Lifelong Runner
Chances are good you’ve come across someone (or maybe lots of people) who “used to run” but for one reason or another, no longer does. The reasons why this happens vary widely but two of the most common ones I’ve heard are because of injury or time constraints. Priorities change, life gets in the way [Read More]
January by Number
Before I get to the January numbers, here’s how the week in workouts went. Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 6 Miles + 100 burpees + 5 minute plank Wednesday: Yoga + Strength + 100 pushups Thursday: Run 9 miles Friday: Plyo Intervals 30 Supermans Saturday: 4 mile pace ladder + strength/core, 30 Russian twists Sunday: WOD = [Read More]
Burpees, Planks, Push-Ups & Coffee
Welp, January went quickly into the rearview mirror and it’s time once again to join Deb and Coco for the Ultimate Coffee Date. Let’s sit down and catch up over a hot beverage, shall we? If we were having coffee I’d whine about the fact that I’m in thyroid hell right now. I packed on [Read More]
Chicago Area Races to Run This Year
Local races. This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic invites you to be a “running concierge” of sorts and tell us about the best races in your area. Since Chicago is my stomping ground, I picked some Chicagoland races I think you’ll like. Ready? For Hill Lovers and the Boston Bound March Madness Half Marathon: Let’s get [Read More]
Divide, Conquer and Be Careful What You Wish For
Can you believe 4 weeks of January are already history? That said Rachel’s Burpees, Planks & Push-Ups Challenge is getting hairy. Real hairy. But I’m hanging on, only because I’m embracing the divide and conquer technique on those nasty burpees. Before I get to my workouts, huge congrats to Teresa who rocked out her first [Read More]
January Runfessions
Doesn’t it seem like just last week that we said farewell to 2017? Here it is almost time to wind up January already. January cannot end without a visit to the runfessional so let’s get that party started. If you’re new to the Runfession Friday Linkup, the rules are simple. Share your confessions about running [Read More]
Polyshoeism: It’s a Thing
This post contains affiliate links We’re talking all about shoes…make that running shoes…this week on the Tuesdays on the Run Linkup. What shoes are you loving now? Are you loyal to one model or brand? When it comes to running shoes, I’m a Polyshoeist. I like to rotate among a few (or more) different pairs [Read More]
