The best way to describe the weather last week is as "The Big Thaw", which turned out to be only temporary. It felt like such a weird week and I can't even remember the exact order of events with the weather. When we left off last week it has been in the single digits with wind chills around 0. There was ice on Monday afternoon/evening, it warmed up to 60 degrees on Friday, and there was quite a bit of rain in there too. ... Read the Post...
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The Guilty Pleasures of Running
When you're a die-hard lover of running, obsessed in a way that most people can't even understand, there are certain things about running that just make a run a little extra special. Guilty pleasures, if you will. As runners we know that there are certain "rules" we should typically follow so that we stay safe, injury-free, healthy, etc. But once in a while it's ok to let loose a little! Let's look at some of the guilty ... Read the Post...
Welcome to 2018
Who else got to start off the new year with bitter cold temperatures and maybe even a snow storm? Seems like almost everyone has had this extreme weather lately. It did not seem like a very nice way to say to "welcome to 2018". Welcome to 2018 I started out the week and new year with a cold run. The week before I had run on Saturday and Sunday in cold temps as well, so this made for the 3rd day in a row. At ... Read the Post...
Christmas Week Workouts
Hello and Happy New Year! I can't believe Christmas has come and gone and it's now 2018. Last week was kind of a blur, between the holidays, traveling, and getting sick. I still got in a lot of workouts somehow. I could have done without the frigid temperatures though! (Seriously, will this cold front ever end?) Last week started out with a windy Christmas run around the neighborhood. Then, I ran on the treadmill ... Read the Post...