Before we get to the “WTH?” portion of today’s post, let’s recap the week’s workouts: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 5 miles, speedwork on mill 800m repeats Wednesday: 1 hr. Bike & Swim Thursday: 5 miles Friday: Yoga + 3 trail miles Saturday: 8 miles Sunday: Strength Overall it was an uneventful week. Weather, although milder, is still so [Read More]
Irish Coffee, Perhaps?
The first Saturday of March means its time to sit down and have coffee with Coco, Deb, Lynda and you! If we were having coffee… No doubt I’d be sipping it from my new San Francisco Starbucks mug from Erica. I’d tell you how proud I am of Thing 1 and the way she’s busting her tail [Read More]
Tell Me Something Good and a Giveaway
It’s Friday! A new month! A month with SPRING in it, whenever it decides to get here. Let’s celebrate the near weekend with some good things: Spring Break. 22 more days and we’re outta here. Holla! Grape Kombucha. It finally happened. Our Whole Foods got new kombucha flavors. It doesn’t take much to delight me, [Read More]
#BeFitAllYear and a Giveaway
I’ll be the first to admit sometimes I fall into an exercise rut. Without someone or something to shake up my routine, I tend to default to the same old moves, which are a total snore to my body by now. That’s why when I had the chance to try out the BeFit Program through Sweatpink, [Read More]
What’s Your “Running Uniform?”
A running “uniform”. Do you have one? Let’s say (hypothetically, of course) you can only wear one running outfit for the next few months. Tell us/show us the go-to pieces you would pick. My go-to pieces for spring/summer are tanks and shorts or skirts with visor. For cooler weather I usually go with a half [Read More]
Fueling Active Kids with Eggland’s Best Eggs
We’re a few weeks into high school track season here. While my 14-yr old freshman is focused on training with a grueling schedule, including workouts 6x/week and two workouts some days, I’ve had to up my game as the CEO of mom’s taxi, laundry service and food prep. Kind of a one-mom pit crew, if [Read More]
I’m Officially Over Winter
Has it been a crazy week or what? Who’s ready to kiss February goodbye? Although our winter hasn’t really been that bad, I’m more than ready for spring. Here’s how the week’s workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 4.5 miles Wednesday: 70 min. evolution cycle, 30 minute swim Thursday: Yoga Friday: 5 mile progression run Saturday: [Read More]
Runfessions: Weird Stuff at the Gym
Here we are winding up February (what?) and it’s time for another installment of the Runfessions Linkup. Since I’ve been frequenting the gym more often these days, many of my ‘fessions originate there. Let’s get started, shall we? Since I finally got myself back in the pool for another season of triathlon, I’ve also been [Read More]
The Proper Care and Feeding of Confidence
Cultivating Confidence Are we born confident? Is it in our genes? Or is it learned? Does it flourish if tended to? Can we build it up like a muscle? Does it atrophy with neglect? I was plenty confident as a kid. I kicked ass and took names. Ok not really, but I had an expectation [Read More]
Best Race Medals
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup topic is Favorite Race Medals: Maybe you own it? Maybe you covet it? Show us and tell us about your faves. Face it, medals have evolved over the years. From almost non-existent as recently as a decade ago to elaborate, glowing, spinning works of art these days. Read [Read More]
