October why are you disappearing so fast? This entire year is flying and once again it’s time to open up the Runfessional for the Runfession Friday Linkup! It’s where we bare our sweaty souls and start the new month free of running (or any, I’m easy) transgressions. Let’s get started: I runfess I was pretty [Read More]
Goals? What Goals?
Here we are nearing the end of October. Heck this is all going so fast why don’t we just wrap up the year while we’re at it? Okay, okay not so fast. This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup prompt asks you to rate your OCTOBER so that’s what we’ll do. I runfess, with everything [Read More]
Running Burns Off the Crazy
It was another one of those weeks: Quiet, until the minute I thought things might be coming back together, the universe proved the exact opposite. Before I get to the “crazy” here’s how the week in workouts went. Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 6 miles (6x800m) Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: Run 5 miles (progression) Friday: Strength, balance/stability, [Read More]
Favorite Essential Oil Recipes for Fall
Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliate link. Oh hello Friday! It’s so good to see you again. I wish I could say this week was worlds less stressful than last week but the truth is, while it was challenging, I got through it and that’s what matters. Let’s just say there’ve been lots of deep [Read More]
Favorite Fall Running Gear
Fall is here and finally it actually feels like it too! Our Tuesdays on the Run Linkup asks you to share all of your fall running favorites. This post contains affiliate links. I’ve got a few things that have been indispensable to me lately: Ultimate Direction Hydration Pack. Finally a hydration pack made just for us [Read More]
Snickerdoodle Protein Bites
This week kicked me in the teeth. That pretty much sums it up. Workouts happened in that I ran and did some strength and yoga but I wouldn’t call it training since the runs were more for sanity and decompression than anything else (although my Garmin told me I’m peaking for the second time since [Read More]
What Would You Give to #EndALS?
I well remember the grief and horror when our neighbor’s son was diagnosed with ALS. He was a 40-something year old father of two tween boys, seemingly in the prime of his life, when he received the diagnosis. I felt at a loss for what I could do to help, as our neighbors took [Read More]
Weird Stuff Seen at Marathons
In the past two weeks I’ve been to two marathons: One as a runner and one as a spectator/coach. Now don’t get me wrong, marathons are wonderful, inspiring events. But sometimes you run across things that make you go hmmmm. In Europe, cigarette smoking is way more popular than it is here in the United [Read More]
Look For Me In The Alps
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup topic asks you to finish the sentence ” If I wasn’t running… What would I do with myself if I didn’t run? Before I complete the sentence, let me give you a little background. My recent Berlin marathon, along with the injury that preceded it and the airline [Read More]
I’ve Got Fall in a Headlock
Before I get to the rest of the week’s goodness here’s a look at how the workout week went. I’m 2 weeks post Berlin Marathon and the living is easy: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 4 miles Wednesday: Yoga with Adrienne Thursday: Run 6 miles Friday: Quick strength/stability and corework Saturday: Run 6 miles Sunday: Blogger pressbox duties [Read More]
