October Rewind and November Goals

Well October is quickly in the rearview mirror! While a very busy month in the RWA household, there wasn't much running thanks to the fall that left me with this knee  -- who knew the foot would turn out to be the bigger issue?! There was just … [Continue reading]

Coffee and a Friday Five

Time really flew this week and somehow it's already Friday! So with coffee cup in hand....  World Champs! While I'm first to admit that I'm not a huge baseball fan, I couldn't help but get caught up in my youngest son's die-hard excitement for … [Continue reading]

Not another rest day!

I have not run since last Tuesday and I'm starting to get cranky! By Friday morning I'd come to the decision that with just 6 weeks until my December half, I didn't want to risk further injury running the local 5K. I had to admit to myself that my … [Continue reading]

Thursday Thoughts

Small Changes -- I'm a couple of days behind on my #OneSmallChange update. So I was on a roll with Week 1's daily planks and then Week 2's keeping my coffee table clutter free, but I hit a bump in the road with Week 3's change to up my daily water … [Continue reading]

BAA Distance Medley – Half Marathon Recap

The last race of the BAA Distance Medley is done! And it proved to be the hardest of the three races. I had originally hoped that this race would be a goal race - a chance to chase a PR. Then I took a tumble a week before the race and all bets were … [Continue reading]

Small Changes – Week 2

It's time for the One Small Change weekly link-up! Week 2 is done and I'm happy to say that I managed to keep my coffee table this clutter free all week! The trick was to do a quick "drive-by" every morning while I was grabbing my coffee. I also kept … [Continue reading]

Stay Ahead of Holiday Madness and a Giveaway

As I sit here recovering from Sunday's race (recap coming soon), I've been sorting through the mail that seemed to grow over night that I let pile up this week and I cannot believe how many catalogs I have! Each one urging me to take advantage of … [Continue reading]

Friday Five – Race Time and an Anniversary

Coffee cup in hand and lots of thoughts swirling in my head.... 1.  This has been such an odd race week. I have been icing, stretching and doing everything else I can think of to baby my right knee and foot. There are moments things feel pretty … [Continue reading]

Small Changes are Coming

  How many times have you declared a change/new habit you'd like to see in your life - you start out with a lofty promise/declaration and lots of motivation but over time for a whole host of reasons, some of those new habits just don't stick? … [Continue reading]

Race Week Focus

I can already be pretty obsessive during race week...but now there's this. Yes that's my right knee. I had just 3/4 of a mile to go in my long run on Saturday when my toe caught an uneven piece of sidewalk and before I knew I was air borne. I … [Continue reading]