Preparing for Cold Weather Running

It was 19 degrees when I headed out for Saturday's run - 9 with the wind chill factor! Yeah winter running is officially here, so it’s a good time to assess your cold weather running gear. Essentially, running outdoors in cold temps can best be … [Continue reading]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yes I know I'm jumping the gun by a few hours... but the kids are now home, the oven is already fired up and I'm ready to unplug. Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving! … [Continue reading]

Slow and steady progress

Sitting here a little bleary-eyed thanks to staying up to the wee hours of this morning to watch my beloved Patriots pull off an amazing comeback against the Broncos...so with my second mug of coffee in hand, a little randomness to start this … [Continue reading]

Small Change Update – Planning for Strength

Well it's week 7 of the #OneSmallChange challenge! I'm happy to say that my week 6 change to regain control of my day and ever-growing to do list went very well.  My planner is my new BFF and I'm feeling less stressed. So what's the change for … [Continue reading]

Fun stuff going on

Happy Friday! Whew another whirlwind week is coming to a close and I am so looking forward to this weekend! But before calling this week a wrap I wanted to share some fun things going on: On Monday, November 18, the "Run Faster, Further and … [Continue reading]

#OneSmallChange – Week 6 update

Hard to believe it's week 6 of the One Small Change Challenge! For those of you who don't know, Marcia over Marcia's Healthy Slice put out the call to finish the year by building some good habits. The key is to make one small change a week - adding a … [Continue reading]

Reassessing

I'm hanging up my half marathon training shoes for the rest of this year. There will be no half for me on December 8. As you can imagine that is not an easy thing for me to see in print - not an easy decision, but it's the right choice. While my … [Continue reading]

It’s National Running Safety Month

Did you know that November is National Running Safety Month? Given my recent too-close-for-comfort encounter with a runner at dusk just the other day (I was driving and she was in ninja black with no reflective gear!) - I feel inspired to share a … [Continue reading]

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]