I've got my favorite mug filled so it's time for another round of my Friday Five. Don't think, just go -- My joy of returning to the great outdoors was short-lived as snow and icy roads have sent me back to the mill this week. But I have refused … [Continue reading]
January was not a pretty month - between one sick kid, being sick, a pulled pec muscle and the havoc wreaked on my running thanks to the Polar Vortex and the snow days and bitter cold that came with it - to say I was D-O-N-E with January would be an … [Continue reading]
Hello Friday! Coffee cup in hand and dog by my feet and a little this and that coming your way.... Stop Stroke Shuffle -- Dani over at Weight Off My Shoulders is hosting the Stop Stroke Shuffle 5k virtual race. Dani is once again representing … [Continue reading]
Last November, I announced that I had signed on as a Bulu Box Ambassador. Since then, I've enjoyed having the little orange box show up on my doorstep each month filled with premium vitamin and supplement nutrition samples! The January Box had a … [Continue reading]
I'm a big believer in the power of mantras - especially during tough runs. Pushing through intervals on the 'mill the other day this thought kept coming back to me and became my mantra du jour. Now three weeks into the new year, I'd hope … [Continue reading]
Slow Start -- Let's just say I didn't light the world on fire with my first week back to training. A combination of sick kiddo home most of the week with a virus and then not feeling fab after spending 24/7 with said sick kiddo, lead to a less than … [Continue reading]
This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Koss Fit Series Headphones. All of the opinions expressed here are, as always, my own. It's always fun to kick off the new year and a new training cycle with new gear. And, as I … [Continue reading]
The treadmill is quickly becoming my new BFF for the majority of my runs lately, which means I am heavily dependent on my tunes for added motivation (and distraction). But, with the playlist in heavy rotation, I am in need of some new songs to keep … [Continue reading]
Happy Monday! It never ceases to amaze me how a few miles out on the pavement can be such a mood-booster! After bemoaning the affects of the Polar Vortex last week, Mother Nature decided to show some mercy this weekend in the form of temps in the … [Continue reading]
That's it Mother Nature! I can't take it any more! After living under the effects of the Polar Vortex, I've been holding on to the weatherman's promise of a "warm up" coming at the end of the week. So you can imagine what I was thinking when I woke … [Continue reading]
