Did you ever dread something but when it gets cancelled, rather than feel relieved, you’re sort of bummed? That’s exactly where I am right now with two things. Remember that super sprint tri I did last spring at the high school? It was Outside Bike-Track Run-Pool Swim and it was my very first tri adventure. [Read More]
Stress and Banana Bread with Benefits
Workout wise, it was a solid week, unless you count the single, barely-better-than-nothing swim I did Wednesday: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 7 miles Wednesday: Strength & Swim Thursday: Trail Run 6 miles Friday: Bike 20 miles Saturday: Run 8 miles Sunday: Bike 15 miles Just last week snow, ice and wintry temps caused me to [Read More]
Quinoa & Egg Power Bowl
My friends over at Eggland’s Best (my Eggland’s Besties) are asking cooks everywhere to create an egg dish that uses Eggland’s Best Eggs® along with ingredients that are native to the state where they currently live for a chance to win 10k! What are our specialties here? The main crops here in Illinois are corn, [Read More]
Advice to My “New-Runner” Self
If I could turn back time. Ok now that old Cher song is stuck in my head. This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is “Advice for your New-Runner Self”. What pearls of wisdom do you know now that you wish you knew then? Personally I was a bit of an over-thinker. I immersed myself [Read More]
Chicago’s Not-So-Perfect 10
Before we get to the week’s ups and downs, here’s how my workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 miles Wednesday: Pool closed due to lightning so Strength & Yoga Thursday: 4 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: 10 Miles Sunday: Strength Training. Pool was packed so no swim again Another week with zero swimming. With my triathlon 2 months away, it’s [Read More]
Apres-Cruise Weigh-In, Spring Cleaning and a Giveaway
When I returned home from spring break I told myself I’d wait a week or 3 before hoisting my over-fed self….er I mean hopping, that’s it, hopping…. on the scale. I didn’t exactly push any food away, after all. But just a day or so after returning, according to the way my pants fit and [Read More]
I’ve Got 99 Problems But Running Ain’t One
Ffffrozen. That’s the word that describes me right now, since we arrived home from our spring break trip to find that our furnace was done with winter but Mom Nature was not. It’s 28 degrees outside and 55 degrees in here as I type and I am thankful for my trusty Thermoball. But we’re not talking [Read More]
Are We Having Fun Yet?
I’m back from spring break. Boy how time flies. Especially when you’re having fun, and maybe even when you’re…um…not…so much. I really hate to go all Debbie Downer on you but I’m going to come right out with it and tell you our trip was not all that. Yes we have high expectations and yes, [Read More]
Matches Made in Heaven
This week on Tuesdays on the Run we’re talking all about sponsors. You know, the peeps whose product goes together with you like peanut butter on jelly. Maybe it’s a race series, a running shoe brand, a type of fuel or an accessory you love. This is your chance to put your smoke signals out [Read More]
Runfession Friday: Commando Edition
Nothing makes time fly like another installment of the Runfessions linkup! The last Friday of the month means its time to come clean and bare your sweaty soul. Let’s get started, shall we? Speaking of dirty secrets I can’t stand getting my running shoes muddy. There I said it. A couple of weeks ago I [Read More]
