I’ve eyed the Cinco de Miler for years and coveted the sombrero medal, alas I could never make the date work. Until this year. I was extra delighted when they offered a suburban option for packet pickup as trekking into the city is a pia on race day is more than enough trekking for me. [Read More]
Racing for Donkeys, Scammers and Coffee
The first Saturday of the month means its time to sit down and have coffee with Coco, Deb, Lynda and you! If we were having coffee, no doubt it’d be al fresco coffee since the weather here today is divine. I may invite you to Frappy Hour (that’s insider speak for 1/2 price frappuccinos at the buck [Read More]
Stress-Relief Tips and a Giveaway
May is a beautiful month: Spring flowers, more daylight, Mother’s Day, and maybe best of all, summer’s right around the corner. But if you’re anything like me, May is also the month when it all starts hitting the fan. End of the school year, end of the sports season, birthdays, showers, weddings, you name it, [Read More]
Favorite Running Gear: Discounted
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is all about our favorite: Running gear and where to get it. Maybe you cut loose and splurge on a regular basis, maybe you wait and reward yourself with a new outfit (or 6) when you hit a running milestone, but chances are you’ve got some go-to brands [Read More]
One Step Back, Two Strokes Forward
Hello May! Before we get to the April goodness and May goals, here’s how this week’s workouts shook out: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 3 miles on mill Wednesday: Rest Thursday: 4 miles on mill Friday: Strength and Swim Saturday: 8 miles outside before the monsoon Sunday: Strength and Swim Workouts Because that posterior tibial strain continued to [Read More]
Runfession Friday: Is it a Medal or a Keychain?
Every time I turn around we seem to be winding down another month. That means Runfession time! The linkup where we purge our run-, gym-, tri-, and all confessions. I hope you’re ready to spill them because I sure am. Let’s get this party started, shall we? I did not swim on vacation. Not One. [Read More]
Relays, Ducks and Dogs
Do you relay? I sure do, especially when it’s for a great cause like this one is. As a Sweatpink Ambassador I was given the opportunity to partner with the United Relay of America and Aftershokz wireless stereo headphones. Select a leg of the United Relay of America and join me! The relay kicks off [Read More]
Let’s Hear It for Race Swag!
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup is all about Race Swag. You know: The goodies you receive at a race. For my purposes, I’m going to exclude race shirts and medals because they’re pretty much expected (at half marathons and longer). I’m defining swag as those unexpected tidbits (maybe at the finish line, maybe [Read More]
Weekly Wrap: Good, Bad, Delicious
T’was another crazy week. Before we get to that, here’s how the workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Yoga/corework Wednesday: Run 6 miles 6x400m intervals Thursday: Swim & Bike Friday: Pliyo intervals Saturday: Run 6 miles Sunday: Strength & Swim I shortened my weekend long run the slightest bit to give my ornery post tib. tendon [Read More]
5 Things to Love About Triathlon
In case you missed my frustrated triathlon training face on Facebook or Instagram yesterday, I had a difficult swim. I know another one, what else is new? Of course I didn’t want to get in the pool at all and once I did, I wanted to get out after five minutes, then 10, 11, 12 [Read More]
