Valentine’s Day may be all about hearts and flowers but it’s not easy to give love and kindness to others if you’re coming up short in that department yourself. Your body may be telling you it wants a bottomless box of chocolates (mine is) but how about some healthier ways to show yourself some love? [Read More]
Winter Scenes From My Run
Where are you running this winter? Are you pushing through the cold? Treading lightly on ice and snow? Enduring a seemingly endless string of gloomy, grey days? Hitting the treadmill? Our Tuesdays on the Run topic this week asks you to share scenes from your winter runs. Casa del Marcia is located in Northern Illinois. [Read More]
A Shift in Focus
Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I have to admit I’ll only be watching for the commercials but if there’s one thing our country could use right now it’s a reason to party so party we will. First, here’s this week’s workouts. Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 5 miles Wednesday: Full body strength training Thursday: Run 3 miles [Read More]
Coffee + 6 More Weeks of Winter
Here we are, firmly ensconced in February already and according to the groundhog, 6 more weeks of winter. That means it’s time to sit down with Deb and Coco and catch up over a beverage. I’d brew up a pot of the Buttery Caramel coffee I got at Target the other day. Gasp! What? No [Read More]
Is That Weight Gain or Is Your Thyroid Being an A’Hole?
Yesterday as I was grading my January progress toward my 2017 goals, you might have seen the big fat F in the weightloss department. I promised an explanation. Well here it is…kind of. First a little background I’m a hashimoto thyroid girl. That means my thyroid doesn’t work. For reasons unknown, my auto-immune system killed [Read More]
Tuesdays on the Run: January Progress Report
This week for Tuesdays on the Run, I’m taking inspiration from Janelle, one of my favorite bloggers, and giving myself a “report card” assigning a grade(s) to running (and whatever else) for January. You’re invited to do the same, but keep your eyes on your own paper. Just kidding. For me this is going to [Read More]
Who’s Up For a Runner’s Retreat?
Before I get to the retreat portion of this post, let’s review the week’s workouts. Because it’s all about the workouts…kind of….ok not really, but still: Monday: Rest (brisk walk, 30 minutes) Tuesday: Run 5 miles, swim 400m Wednesday: 20 miles spin class, swim 500m Thursday: Run 3 miles with plyo intervals and lower body strength [Read More]
January Runfessions
Here we are! It’s the first Runfession Friday of 2017! Time flies when you’re having fun, right? Ok maybe not so much with the grey weather we’ve been having, but let’s get this party started. I told you running wireless (think no more dang earbuds) was the bomb dot com. And it is. No awkward [Read More]
Running and Blogging Then and Now
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup asks what your price limit is for a race. Since this week is a special anniversary for this blog AND I’m celebrating 10 years since I ran my first half and full marathons, I’m going to stray from the topic a bit: How are you different now from [Read More]
A Breath of Fresh Air
I alluded to my tough week last Friday. Just when you think everything is going well, there’s a seismic shift and life goes full tilt. As challenging as this gloomy week was, it ended on a high note. Here’s how the workouts went down: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 4 miles Wednesday: 1 hour spin + [Read More]
