The lovely Kittee over at Running Half Crazy was sweet enough to bestow this lovely award on me. Now many of you have seen this so you know the rules: Make a post and link back to the person who tagged you. - If you have not checked out Kittee's … [Continue reading]
A few weeks back I put out there that I was debating whether or not to sign up for the Rock 'n' Roll Providence Half in August. Well as some of you pointed out, RnR races are a lot of fun and with one right in my backyard why miss this opportunity? … [Continue reading]
Thanks to those of you who indulged me in my little pity party on Friday - I really appreciated the encouragement!So I've shaken off my mini funk, tweaked my plan and am ready to get going again! After a week off, I wasn't sure how the run was going … [Continue reading]
The plan was to kick February off with a bang!After a step back week, I was going to up the mileage this week, I had my strength workouts laid out and the plan was to start and end every day with a little yoga. Sounds good, right?Yeah well...the … [Continue reading]
Good things this month: Logged 56 relatively pain-free miles - ice and foam roller helped to keep the ITB in check. Did not miss one scheduled run despite weekly snow storms of biblical proportion (ok slight exaggeration... or not if you listen to … [Continue reading]
.... how much staying up with a sick little one can take a toll on the next day's run.... it is important not to short-change hydration just because it's the dead of winter .... I should not pick the treadmill closest to the wall at my gym because … [Continue reading]
I'm trying to not let cabin fever set in here! We got more snow yesterday so instead of running I cross-trained by shoveling and playing in the snow with my dog - always a good workout!It was back to the treadmill today - I had thought about running … [Continue reading]
I am a notorious list maker and there are times when I feel like I've been hijacked by my to do list. Today was definitely starting to look like one of those days. Juggling the usual family routine and a long list of "must do's" - including … [Continue reading]
Ran 7 miles this morning - first time I've seen this distance in a while thanks to my irritable ITB. The 4...yes 4 on the thermometer also meant this was to be a new distance on my new BFF the 'mill. Well, what can I say...7 miles is a long time to … [Continue reading]
Fear of black ice drove me back to the 'mill today for my speedwork. This marks my 3rd run on the mill which I consider a big accomplishment in my ongoing effort to overcome 'millphobia!After some interesting tweets and some great tips posted by … [Continue reading]
