Category: Running

Fitness Friday || The Expo. Part of the Race Experience.

2012 Flying Pig Expo

When I was in Chicago last year for the Chicago Marathon a friend commented that “The expo is no big deal. I just need to pick up my packet.” and I remember thinking to myself I don’t think I will ever feel that way. It’s part of the whole race experience. The crowd. Talking to… more

What I Ate Wednesday || Good Eats On Mother’s Day

Road ID Pink

Celebrating Mother’s Day with a little lot of food, family, fun, laughter and shopping I started my day with an early morning run. The always enjoyed morning coffee A Green Monster with Chia for breakfast. My a.m. snack was NatureBox’s peppery pistachios and grape tomatoes. The flavor combination was perfect! Lunch was mexican food at… more

Monday [Running] Motivation and A Week In Review

Joy-That-Is-Running

After running the 2012 Cincinnati Flying Pig last weekend and the Kentucky Derby Mini Marathon the weekend before my body was unusually tired for the first half of last week. On top of being tired life is crazy busy with the end of the school year awards programs, activities, competitive cheerleading tryouts and meetings, [FIRST]… more

Fitness Friday || 2012 Cincinnati Flying Pig Race Recap

2012 Flying Pig 03

#5 of Twelve In Twenty-Twelve Sunday, May 6 Cincinnati, OH Twelve In Twenty-Twelve #5 Weather – 60s, sunny (I never felt like it was too hot or too humid. Perfect!) The last time I ran The Pig it was miserable. It poured down rain almost the entire race and that included a lot of thunder… more

Three Things Thursday || Relay Training, Athlinks and A Giveaway

Hawthorn Half Day Relay

It feels like it should have been Thursday several days ago! (Source) 1. Chad and I have signed up to run the Hawthorn Half Day Relay as a practice run for Ragnar Northwest Passage. A chance to feel what it’s like to run on tired legs and to run on and off repeatedly over an extended… more

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