I had a GREAT week on the treadmill! We got home from Savannah and the race that didn’t happen on Monday. His shoulder surgery was Tuesday and I was home the rest of the week. I got in 3 runs that were great. No pressure. No timelines. Just working on getting back to loving running …
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As a very seasoned travel racer, I have learned the fine art of packing for a race. Here are my absolute must-have, cannot-travel-without items for a great race day. 1. Shoes When I’m packing for a vacation, I have a separate “go bag” that will hold all my race/running gear. The first thing in that …
Whether we are ready or not, the holidays are here. It seems like I was carving a pumpkin 5 minutes ago and now the holiday commercials and retail stores are all about Thanksgiving and Christmas. And you know what that means. This is the time of year when 2 things happen: We want to ramp …
I said something earlier about having never been so excited to have such a slow race time. The Rock n’ Roll Savannah half marathon didn’t happen for several reasons. It’s no secret on my blog that I’ve been really struggling with running since the miscarriage in late August. I remember being on workout restriction …
This post sponsored by Jabra Lately, I have been very honest with my break with running and my slow return to running. It was only a few short weeks, but I have never NOT been running and maybe this was a break I needed. However, I have never been more excited about rejoining the running …
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been struggling with running. I haven’t tried to hide it because it really has been a struggle within myself. Running has always been an avenue for me to cope with life and what life throws at me. With other major events, my running seemed to ramp up and I …
One step forward, 5 steps back. I didn’t run or workout much this week and I won’t even bother with the reasons, valid as they were. Let’s get this one in the books and look ahead to the next week. And..the shoes are still amazing. Monday-2 Tuesday-1 Thursday-2 I remember the months during extensive PT …
This post sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Mizuno. All opinions are my own. My running lately has been dismal. Since my first run almost 10 years ago, this has been the most unpredictable and abysmal 8 weeks of all those years. I have worked through injuries, long-term illness, and extremely stressful life …
There has been a big change this week! I got some new kicks a couple of weeks ago and let me say right now..in my best Forrest Gump voice. “They was my magic shoes”. I had a better week with running and at-home workouts this week. I just felt a little better, a little more …
A few weeks ago, I was looking for some body-weight workouts that I could do at home that would accomplish 3 things: Keep me moving, keep me motivated, and keep me flexible. Taking weeks off from working out did a number on me, mentally. I just do not function well with being sedentary for the …
Trudging along this week. I’m not sure why running seems more like a chore than a gift. Some days, it’s hard just to get out of bed. Running=therapy, right? Monday-2 miles Tuesday-2 miles Thursday-4 miles Saturday-6 miles Fall weather is absolutely beautiful, so I hope to get outside more next week. Running is very difficult, …
Things are clicking along slowly. I got in some good workouts this week including running and 2 body-weight strength workouts. Things were CRAZY this past week at work and morning CrossFit did not happen. I hope to have a calmer week and better sleep this week. Monday: 3 miles Tuesday: 3 rounds of the following: …
I can’t believe this is the end of September. I don’t remember a lot about the past few weeks except for sleeping a LOT, football, loving school, and waiting for fall. Beyond that, I have no idea where the days and time went. I guess it flew by while I was asleep or yelling at …
The following is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Verizon. For the past few weeks, I have been working with Verizon on the Connected Life campaign through FitFluential. Each week, there is a Twitter chat with Verizon on a specific way to use technology and mobile service in our every day Connected lives. If …
Another big change in September is I am now a member of CrossFit Candor! This was not an easy decision. I had been a member of another local CrossFit since 2010 and had some great times there with some great people. So while it was not an easy decision to walk away, it was a …
I have always heard the phrase “waiting for the other shoe to drop” but I really had no clue what that meant. Check this out Etymology A common experience of tenement living and other similar style housing in New York City (and other cities) during the manufacturing boom of the late 19th and early 20th …
Stephen and I found out some equally outstanding and excruciatingly painful news this week. We thought we could not have a baby without some medical intervention. I’m a high-risk patient due to diabetes and some other reproductive issues and the doctors told us the chance was slim-to-nothing that we could conceive. Well, we did. In …
Today is it. The last weekday of summer break. I’ll be busy this weekend doing my usual school year stuff like laundry, meal prep, grocery shopping, more laundry, getting my long run scheduled, and some yoga, if I’m lucky and awake enough to do it. Might as well get up and get going! My classroom …
This is basically a big chain of random stuff from the past 3 days. After returning from Montgomery, I crammed a lot of resting and coughing in between working in the classroom, salsa-making, and eating ALL THE THINGS. I did get in 3 at-home CrossFit workouts and 2 leisurely running workouts. I have a long …
This morning started like most mornings. Sitting on the back porch! The only difference is I woke up with a bad cough and sore throat. I am NEVER sick during the summer. Summer is my relief from sinus infections and colds. So I have no idea what shenanigans are going on, but I don’t have …