June Runfessions

Happy Friday! The days are just rolling along and here we are once again at the last Friday of the month. Time to join Marcia for a few Runfessions! June Runfessions I runfess that I miss hitting things! While I loved my kickboxing classes, … [Continue reading]

Chicago Marathon Training Week 2

I swear I blinked and this week disappeared! For as crazy as I thought last week was leading up to my big event for work, sometimes post-event can be even more hectic! So last week's theme of long days continued, but so did the workouts. Chicago … [Continue reading]

Summer Running Plans

Though it is clear Ma Nature has clearly not gotten the memo, summer officially kicks on Friday. While I'm usually first to whine, er...um...express my lack of enthusiasm for summer running, I'm going to do my best to embrace the season. In fact, … [Continue reading]

Chicago Marathon Training Week 1

Happy Monday! Last week was just crazy - I was prepping for a major event at work which went off on Saturday. The days were long, but I'm happy to say that somehow I managed to get my runs done and the first week of marathon training is in the … [Continue reading]

Five tips to become an early morning runner

For this week's Tuesday Topics,  Kim and Zenaida have invited everyone to share their Summer Running Tips. For me, summer running is synonymous with early morning running! I recently made the transition back to early runs, so I thought I'd … [Continue reading]

Let Marathon Training Begin!

Happy Sunday! Before we get to the title of this post, let's quickly recap the week that was. I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down link-up - this is a great link-up for accountability and motivation so if you write a weekly … [Continue reading]

June Goals and Global Running Day

If you've been around here for a while then you know that I like to set monthly goals. But before we dive into June plans, let's do a quick rewind on the month that was. May Rewind For May I had 4 goals: Keep building my base and run 75 … [Continue reading]

2019 Boston’s Run to Remember Race Report

Over Memorial Day weekend I ran Boston's Run to Remember half marathon. Eight years ago, this race was my first half marathon, and as I have often said, it holds a special place in my heart. After being away from the half marathon distance for almost … [Continue reading]

May Runfessions over Coffee

In typical May fashion, this month just flew by, and now we're standing on the doorstep of June. Marcia has opened the Runfessional and Coco and Deborah are inviting everyone to catch up at the Ultimate Coffee Date, so let's dive in and chat a … [Continue reading]

Run to Remember Race Week

Happy Sunday! This was a pretty chill week - with the Run to Remember Half waiting for me at the end of the week, I kept things light. Here's how it all played out. Run to Remember Race Week Monday -- After Sunday's return to double digits, … [Continue reading]