How can a whole month have passed since I took on my Operation Drop 10 weightloss initiative? What is it they say? The days are long but the years are short. In this case the month was short. Even though the scale (aka the Inquisitor) didn’t smile so favorably on me, I feel like I [Read More]
Scenes From My Run
This week on Tuesdays on the Run we’re talking about spring race plans. Because I’ve been hemming and hawing like a boss when it comes to spring races, I’m going to stray off topic this week and show you some scenes from my run instead. I live out in the prairies of Northern Illinois. I [Read More]
Valentine’s Day Treats for Your Sweet
Special thanks to Nektar Naturals for sponsoring this post. Here it is February already and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. How’d that happen?? Do you have something planned for the big day? No worries, your friends at Nektar Naturals have you covered. Right now until February 7, you can send your sweetie a [Read More]
The End of an Era
Before we wrap everything and I tell you what era is ending, here’s how the week in workouts looked: Monday:Yoga Tuesday:Run 6 miles Wednesday:Bike/Swim Thursday: Run 4 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: Run 5 miles with a BRF! Sunday: Strength & Swim The workout week was kind of an autopilot affair. I’m not even going to [Read More]
Runfession Friday: 7 Deadly Sins
Ok friends, here we are, a brand new year and it’s time already to vent a Runfession or 5. Can you believe how fast even cold, cruel January is flying? Share your run-, gym-, swim- heck any confessions are good, the jucier the better and link them up at the bottom of this post. Visiting [Read More]
Weightloss Week 3: Optimism
Three weeks have passed now since I started my weightloss Operation drop 10 lbs (#OpDrop10). In order to hold my feet to the proverbial fire, I’m checking in here every week until the weightloss mission is accomplished. Let’s get to this past week. Weightloss: What went well I’ve got a 16-day food-logging streak going over [Read More]
Running Gear that Stands the Test of Time
Our Tuesdays on the Run topic this week is Oldies but Goodies: Running Gear you’d buy all over again. Did someone say running gear? As runners, we love our gear, am I right? Whoever said running was an inexpensive sport needs to think again because there are plenty of opportunities to get carried away. Because [Read More]
Workouts this Week: Still On the Fence
Here’s how the week in workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 2 mile run as part of HIIT intervals Wednesday: Yoga and Swim Thursday: Ran 5 miles Friday: Strength and Swim Saturday: Run 7 miles Sunday: Killer Strength It was another single parenting week. Relative to last year when the Caveman spent the month of January [Read More]
Easy Ways to Detox Your Health & Beauty Routine
As health and fitness-minded people, we tend to spend lots of time focusing on the kinds of exercise we do and the quality of the foods we put into our bodies. But how much do we think about what we put ON our bodies, in terms of health & beauty products? Do we have any [Read More]
Weightloss Week 2: Where’s My Groove?
Two weeks have passed since I started Operation drop 10 lbs (#OpDrop10). In order to hold my feet to the proverbial fire, I’m checking in here every Wednesday until this mission is accomplished. So let’s get to this past week. I’ve stuck with the plan. Chalk it up to persistence. What went well: I’ve been [Read More]
