Last month, Megan at Build A Sign contacted me with an opportunity to design a couple of things and try out their products. Sounded like fun so I said I would love to!With Build A Sign, you can make a sign for just about everything and it was fun … [Continue reading]
I'm half way through Week 1 of my half marathon training plan. After looking at a bunch of different half plans, I decided to stick with Smart Coach - I figured it's worked for me for my last two 10ks, so if it ain't broke..... I don't want to jinx … [Continue reading]
Another Sunday, another race....and what a difference a week makes! Last Sunday I was slogging through snowy conditions at the Hyannis 10k with my hubs J and a couple thousand other crazy dedicated runners! Today, it was a muggy 55 degrees and it … [Continue reading]
I've really been enjoying the ABCs of Me posts that have been going around lately ...and since this has been a quiet running week for me, I thought I'd join in. So here are my ABCs: A: Age -- 44 B: Bed Size -- Queen. I would love a King but … [Continue reading]
This lovely necklace came my way about a month ago courtesy of a great giveaway from Marcia at The Studly Runner (aka Running Off at the Mouth).Since I received the necklace from Nana's Jewelry, it's been sitting in the box it came in on a shelf in … [Continue reading]
When I woke up to snow this morning, my first thought was "This is why you train in all kinds of weather - a treadmill can't prepare you for this!" My Hubs J and I quickly got ready, packed our gear, grabbed a bite and once the boys were settled in … [Continue reading]
The sharp knee pain from Sunday morphed into dull, but very present knee pain on Monday and Tuesday. So I skipped Tuesday's 3 miler in favor of a lot of ice and some stretching. Seems to have paid off because today's intervals felt great - speedy for … [Continue reading]
One of the beauties of being a new runner is that there are lots of firsts to celebrate! This morning I added a couple more firsts to my collection -- I ran 8 miles and in 15 degrees!Obviously I'm more excited about hitting 8 miles than I am about … [Continue reading]
It's 60 degrees today! 60 degrees! It's been a l-o-n-g time since I've run in 60 degree weather. In fact I overdressed...definitely had too much on this morning. But, I didn't care because I was running outside....and did I mention it was 60 … [Continue reading]
Last week was a good one!There were no snow days, which meant schedules were fairly normal for the first time since the begining of January.I got all of my planned workouts in except for an easy 3 miler which I opted to skip in favor of yoga to keep … [Continue reading]
