They say bad things come in threes. Before we get to the challenges of the week, here’s how the workouts went: Monday: President’s Day BeFit Cardio Extreme workout 12:26 Tuesday: 6 miles w/800m repeats + BeFit Cardio Crush 13:44 Wednesday: Yoga + BeFit Dynamic Strength Training 11:58 Thursday: 5.5 miles + BeFit Toned Arms & [Read More]
Bring On Spring Yoga Style with PrAna
You may have seen me getting my yoga on all over Instagram this month. That was PrAna and Sweatpink’s Flex and Flow Challenge. The truth is I’m no stranger to yoga. I’ve been down dogging it at home and in studios around the world since I was a teenager. I signed up for my first yoga [Read More]
Weightloss Wednesday Week 6: Small Changes
Did you notice I skipped an update on Operation Drop 10 lbs last week? Shhhhh. I talked about ditching sugar instead. Actually I’m finding the weighing thing tedious, probably because the weight isn’t exactly falling off. This journey is about small changes. While the scale (the Inquisitor) and I are still on a first name [Read More]
Race Shirts I Love, and Not So Much
Race shirts. Do they influence which races you choose? Do you have some you love? Loathe? Do you even keep them all? That’s what we’re gabbing about this week on Tuesdays on the Run. Race Shirt Raves I’ve got plenty of race shirts I love: NYCM’s did not disappoint. MCM’s mock turtle is all kinds [Read More]
Training in the Dead of Winter
Before I get to other stuff, here’s how the training week went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Yoga Wednesday: Strength Thursday: Run 5 miles Friday: Bike and Swim Saturday: 8 miles on the mill Sunday: Strength Highlights This week was a little messed up. Do you ever get the feeling germs are closing in around you? It [Read More]
Stuff I Love and a Giveaway
Love is in the air, with Valentine’s Day upon us and all. So it’s high time to share some stuff I’m digging lately. 1. Laughs with friends. I especially love it when they’re running/blogging friends. Wendy and I get together regularly for lunch and lots of laughs. She gets me. 2. GG Shorts. I get mail [Read More]
How I Ditched Sugar and a Protein Bite Recipe
One of my goals this year is to drop 10 pounds and one of the keys to doing that is to finally, once and for all go sugar-free. The weightloss part of the equation is very much a work in progress but you know what? January came and went….and….here I am….sugar free….sshhhhhh! I don’t want [Read More]
Spring Races: Where will you find me?
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic has a, shall we say, split personality. If you shared your spring race plans last week we’re sharing scenes from where we run. Since I shared scenes from my run last week, (and my spring race plans were high up in the air) I’m throwing down some races [Read More]
Training Ups and Downs
Here’s how the training week went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 4 miles Wednesday: Bike + Swim Thursday: 8 miles Friday: Swim Saturday: 7 miles Sunday: Strength + Swim I mentioned in my coffee date post it was a single-parenting week, which kept me quite busy. It also means I ate more of the foods I wanted [Read More]
February Coffee Date
It’s been awhile since we caught up over some virtual coffee so I’m linking up with Coco, Lynda and Deb for their Ultimate Coffee Date. If we were having coffee: I’d use my brand new Starbucks mug from Phoenix. The Caveman just returned from a week-long trip to Arizona and California so this single-parenting stint [Read More]
