Wrapping up August and September Goals

Is anyone else amazed that we’re already in September? For me, August was a month of “juggling all the balls” and in that respect, I’m happy to put it in the rearview mirror. Weekly Run Down - Weeks 34 & 35 Over the past couple of weeks, … [Continue reading]

Fit Five Friday and Labor Day Coffee

Happy Friday and welcome back to the Fit Five Friday linkup! That sigh you hear is me exhaling into a 3-day long weekend! I’m starting my weekend with a little catch-up over the Ultimate Coffee Date hosted by Coco and Deborah. So grab a mug of … [Continue reading]

End of Summer Runfessions

Today is college move-in day for my oldest son! By the time this post goes live, I will be knee-deep in lugging boxes and bags into his dorm. I cannot believe the summer has passed so quickly and here we are on the last Friday of August! Marcia … [Continue reading]

Easing back into running

My mini run break is over so this week was about easing back into running. Weekly Run Down - Week 33 Monday -- 3.4-mile run, Lower Body Strength, Core, and Stretch. It was a glorious 62 degrees when I headed out for my morning run! While there … [Continue reading]

Five Reasons to Focus on Strengthening Your Core

For one of my goals this month, I'm working on completing Matty's Summer Crunch core challenge on Peloton.  So far, it has been a great way for me to return to consistent core work. While many instantly think of 6-pack abs when they think about core … [Continue reading]

A mini run break

So with the return of some hip pain, the plan for this week was to take a break from running and to focus on strength training and time on my Peloton bike. And, thanks to Mother Nature "gifting" us with heat indexes in the upper 90s along with … [Continue reading]

Weekly Run Down – Hip, Hip, Oh No!

I wish there was a "hooray" at the end of that title, but sadly no. Just when I thought I might have this cranky right hip under control, it let me know that it was in no mood to play nice (especially if there are hills involved). … [Continue reading]

Five things over August Coffee

Happy Friday everyone! Is there a nicer way to kick off a weekend than with a little catch-up with friends? So for this week's Fit Five Friday, I’m joining Coco and Deborah for the Ultimate Coffee Date. I've got my iced coffee in hand, let’s chat! … [Continue reading]

Hello August!

And just like that, it's August 1st! What has happened to Summer?! As I usually do, I'm setting some new goals for the month... but first, here's a quick recap of the week that was. Weekly Run Down - Week 30 Monday -- 3-miles, Core, … [Continue reading]

Time for Some July Runfessions

It’s the last Friday of the month which means Marcia has opened the Runfessional! It’s also time for another edition of Fit Five Friday hosted by Darlene, Renée, Jenn, Zenaida, and me! So, let’s get started, shall we? July … [Continue reading]