I didn’t set a lot of specific goals for 2018. I knew I was venturing into uncharted territory with my increase in work hours. I also had changed up my training with the Faster Way to Weight Loss and I had no idea what that was going to do to my running. Short story: It…
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Five Reasons to Run ZOOMA Great Lakes
Disclaimer: I work for ZOOMA, so I am a bit biased, but I also think ZOOMA is pretty awesome. Credit to ZOOMA for most of the below pictures. The course is lovely. It’s mostly on back roads, with decent shade and some nice views of the lake. There are rolling hills (my favorite!), but no…
Memorial Weekend Races around DC
Before I get to the Tuesdays on the Run topic of Memorial Races, I need to share that I’ve lost my muse. I haven’t run much at all in the last two weeks and I’m starting to lose my mind and I’m definitely losing my ability to write. The worst part is that the pain…
DuClaw Gose O’s Gose Ale Parfait
Thank you DuClaw Brewing for sponsoring this post and sending me the DuClaw Gose O’s. All opinions and the parfait recipe are my own. Welcome to the April edition of “Cooking with Beer”! Each month DuClaw Brewing sends me a beer and a friend and I create a recipe. It’s a fun time to think outside…
Five of my favorite fives
Today I am busy running around the Lost Pines Resort helping with the ZOOMA Texas Expo and prepping for the race. Since I was crazy busy before I left and will be crazy busy for the next two days, I decided to share five of my favorite Friday Five posts. Conveniently, today’s topic for Friday…
Running is not always my favorite
There I admitted it. I mean, I often wax poetic about running. I’ve written love letters. I’ve talked about how it’s helped me with depression. But it’s not always rainbows and unicorns. So, since our topic for Tuesdays on the Run is “what I hate about running,” I’m going to share why it’s not always…
DuClaw Cargo Schwarz S’mores Waffles
Thank you DuClaw Brewing for sponsoring this post and sending me the DuClaw Cargo Schwarz. All opinions and the waffle recipe are my own. Welcome to the January edition of “Cooking with Beer”! Each month DuClaw Brewing sends me a beer and a friend and I create a recipe. It’s a fun time to think outside…
2018 Predictions: Certainties and Uncertainties
Here we are, two weeks into 2018, and I guess what? I have no idea what the year will bring. At this point in time, I’ve registered for 1! race – the Frederick Half Marathon. I’ve bought no plane tickets and made no travel plans. While I am far from a type A personality, I…
Shaking things up: Faster Way to Fat Loss
For the last few years, I’ve been in a bit of a rut. Or maybe it’s more of a repetitive pattern. Build my mileage, run a series of half marathons or a marathon, drop my mileage for a while. Repeat over and over. This has worked really well to get in new states and a…
DuClaw For Pete’s Sake Vegetarian Chili
Thank you DuClaw Brewing for sponsoring this post and sending me the DuClaw For Pete’s Sake Porter. All opinions and the vegetarian chili recipe are my own. Welcome to the November edition of “Cooking with Beer”! Each month DuClaw Brewing sends me a beer and a friend and I create a recipe. It’s a fun time…
The highs and lows of summer 2017
Summer is over. Normally, summer hangs on until it is no longer officially summer, but for some reason this year, summer decided to leave when the kids went to school. We’ve had perfect running weather nearly every day for the last couple of weeks. I’ve actually even managed to go out for some runs without…
Lessons learned at another multi-race series
I’ve finished another multi-state adventure. It went both better and worse than I expected. I also learned a few new things at this race. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you all about each and every race soon. For Friday 2.0 with Running on Happy and Fairytales and Fitness, here’s what I learned this time. ChafeX is amazing. Not…