Heavy-hearted

I've been going back and forth on whether or not to post about this here.... Our town has been hit by not one but two tragedies...two people, a 6-year old kindergartner, and a husband and father of 3 were killed in separate freak accidents when … [Continue reading]

Weekly wrap – Running, T25 and Shoveling

I swear I blink and these days are flying by! The first week of February is already in the books - so how did it go? Monday:   Started the T25 10 week program with T25 Cardio Tuesday:   3 mile run plus T25 Speed 1.0 Wednesday:   T25 Total … [Continue reading]

Ultimate Coffee Date – February ’16

It's the first Saturday of the month, which means it's time again to grab a mug of your favorite hot beverage, and settle in and join our hosts Coco, Lynda and Deborah for this month's coffee date. If we were having coffee together, I'd tell you … [Continue reading]

Weekly Wrap – January Rewind

Well January's come to an end. I feel like these first 31 days of 2016 moved at a break-neck pace, leaving me feeling like I was constantly playing catch up. I got to this weekend and just wanted to exhale. So today I'm once again joining Holly … [Continue reading]

January Runfessions

Last Friday of the month and I'm returning to Runfessions and linking up with Marcia today! Time to cleanse my sweaty soul. Who's in? Runfession #1 -- I had seriously forgotten how hard the early days of running can be. Getting back into … [Continue reading]

Five Tips for Staying Motivated for Winter Running

While December was gloriously warm here in New England, Mother Nature has finally caught up with the calendar and the frigid temps are here. I've been digging deep to get myself up and moving for my runs, so I thought I'd share a few tips for staying … [Continue reading]

Weekly Wrap – A little of this and that

Work and family schedules continued to be chaotic this week, (I hope this isn't a trend!) but I was able to get a decent mix of workouts in. Monday - Some much needed yoga. Tuesday - Determined to not have a repeat of last week, I jammed a … [Continue reading]

Races, races everywhere

  Ah the race calendar...so many possible races...I'm still weighing a number of options (and, of course, trying to figure out potential family conflicts).  Here's what I'm thinking... B.A.A. 5K (April) -- both of my boys are talking about … [Continue reading]

Weekly wrap – Week 1 2016

So week one of the new year is in the books... and how did it go? Week's Plan: 3 runs, 2 strength workouts, 1 cross training and 1 rest day Week's Actual: 2 runs, 3 strength workouts, and 2 rest days This week was all about shaking off the … [Continue reading]

One Word and Goals for 2016

As I mentioned before, I'm not much for resolutions, but I do like to set goals. So in and around the fun family time of the holidays, I did find some quiet time to reflect on 2015 and set some goals for 2016. I even got my boys in on the act, as … [Continue reading]