This week on Tuesdays on the Run it’s all about the stuff we find at race expos. Have you found some really cute things? Scored some deals? Run into running/blog friends? Tell us! If the expo is large enough, inevitably I’ll find a thing or 6 to buy. I usually buy an “official” race shirt [Read More]
Running and Skating and Freezing
Here’s the week in workouts: Monday: Plyo intervals Tuesday: Run 4 miles Wednesday: Strength/Yoga Thursday: Run 5 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: Run 10 miles Sunday: Strength/Swim It was high school finals week here. Tension ran high. Mom’s taxi service ran overtime with the unusual schedule. I was so proud of the way the week went. [Read More]
Essential Gear for Winter Running
Truth be told, I enjoy my winter running. It’s cool, ok cold here in Northern Illinois. But so peaceful and beautiful when a layer of snow insulates me from the rest of the world. The snow sparkles when the sun hits it just the right way. Yeah, maybe it gets uncomfy when the wind is [Read More]
Weightloss Week 1: Fail to Plan
Week 1 of operation drop 10 lbs. is in the books. To hold my feet to the fire and keep me accountable, I’ll be logging my progress, or lack thereof, here every week. Despite my best intentions…mostly…the week ended up mediocre at best. Mostly because I failed to plan sufficiently. Like most, I started out [Read More]
I had a dream. A weird one.
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is Dreams. You know, the ones you have at night about running or a big race. Maybe you overslept and got to the starting line late or forgot something crucial, like oh I don’t know, your shoes or race bib. This is the time to tell us about [Read More]
Quick. I Need a Race
Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 Trail miles Wednesday: 5 miles Thursday: Strength + Swim Friday: Run 10 miles Saturday: Strength/core Sunday: Rest Could the landscape be more grey? It was another one of those super gray, foggy, but mild weeks that seems to be this season’s theme. Kids went back to school. It was time. Although it’s [Read More]
Loving/Not Loving: Winter Edition
Loving: Our town has cute, one-lane, covered bridges. Not Loving: When someone decides they’re not going to wait their turn to drive across and sneaks behind the car in front of them. What. You needed to save 5 seconds?? Loving: Costco’s low gas prices. Not Loving: People that jump the gas line at Costco. I mean [Read More]
Weightloss Wednesday: The Beginning
One of my 2016 goals is to drop 10 lbs. No time like the present to get cracking on that, right? Now that the glittery confetti of New Years has settled, let’s get down to business. While I did not deprive myself through December and the holidays (hello daily ice cream on Marco Island) I didn’t [Read More]
Stop the Presses!
This week’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is Goals. Running or otherwise. I talked about my goals here. Now stop the presses. It’s my blogiversary. This blog is 7 years old. That’s geriatric by social media standards. When I started this labor of love, Things 1 and 2 were 3 and 7 years old respectively. [Read More]
The New Year Unplugged
Except for Instagram, it’s been radio silence on social media here for a few days and ya know what? It felt pretty great! Before we get to the rest of the week’s goodness, here’s how the workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 trail miles Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: 5 miles Friday: Killer strength & swim Saturday: [Read More]
