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]
Ultimate Coffee Kick off 2016!
Happy 2016! It's the first Saturday of the year and the perfect time to catch-up over coffee. I'm joining Coco, Lynda and Deborah -grab a big mug of your fave hot beverage and let's catch up for a bit. If we were having coffee together, I'd … [Continue reading]
Move beyond resolutions
It's that time of year again - time for reflection and planning...and the New Year's resolutions. I'm not much for resolutions, but I do set new goals each year. Some would say this is a matter of semantics, but what I like about goal-setting is that … [Continue reading]
2015 Top 5 Posts
Hope you all had a very merry Christmas! I had a great day with my family and am looking forward to some fun family hang out time this week. I'm also planning to steal some quite time figure out my goals for 2016. But first, as I did last year, … [Continue reading]