Confession: I love cold weather and I’d much rather run when I need a jacket, hat, and gloves than when it’s crazy hot and humid. But I still lose motivation to get out there and run when it’s cold out. I mean, I love it as soon as I get going, but taking that step…
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Tips and Tricks for a Fit Winter
Winter is coming! Or at least that’s the rumor I’ve heard LOL. Our weather has been all over the place this fall. MCM was borderline hot. The other day it was cold and rainy. Sunday it’s supposed to be in the mid 70s again. I can’t keep up! But I know that it’s inevitable and…
Gear to keep you warm when it’s cold outside
I love winter running. I am not a fan of heat and humidity, so I’d much rather run in all the layers than sweat through a 100* run. We haven’t had too many days so far this year to pull out the big guns, but since the topic for today’s Tuesdays on the Run is…
Great Chocolate 5 mile race recap
Great Chocolate 5 Mile Race December 10, 2016 47:10 Temp: 31* (feels like of 24*) What I wore: Skirt Sports Ambassador beanie, Sugoi running jacket, half zip, tank top, Happy Girl Skirt, tights, PROcompression socks, wool socks, and Altra One 2.5 running shoes. Saturday was one of the first really cold days this winter. Somehow, I…
Five for Friday: Closing out January
January was a rough month. The weather was mostly awful, with a few days of beautiful thrown in. My kids had days off and delays and snow days and holidays… I seriously felt like they were with me more than at school this month. It’s not that I don’t love my children, but I get…
Yaktrax Review
Virginia is a Southern state. We don’t get a huge amount of snow each year, but most years we get *some* snow. (Some years we get walloped, but that’s a topic for another post…) I have an older pair of Yaktrax Run that I think was sent to me to review. Maybe. Probably. Who knows……
13 random things Thursday
My life seems to be going in 1000 directions at once and 13 is my favorite number, so… 1. Yesterday I spent my entire day in snow pants. I put them on early in the day to shovel snow and just never took them off. Why? Because my drafty old house does not do well…
WIAW + slow cooker recipe
Every year, I suffer through Virginia’s summers. 90+ degrees with matching humidity = pretty much all of July and August + some of June and September. In exchange, Virginia usually delivers me a reasonably cold winter with not a lot of snow. Sometimes Virginia does not live up to her end of the bargain. Sometimes…
State #23: Oklahoma – Half Marathon 2 of 5!
Short story: I finished. Long story: Tuesday was the second day of the Dust Bowl Series. We ran on a concrete path around a small lake in Guymon, OK. The path was exactly one mile in length, so the half marathoners had to run 13 laps, with a small out and back at the end. …
What I’m loving right now…
Ok, first and foremost the fact that the election is over. For the first time in MONTHS, my phone isn’t ringing constantly. The silence is beautiful. (Seriously, living in a swing state and having both parties think you might vote for them = near constant calls. Some small part of me wanted to vote for…
Just call me MacGyver
It’s cold and windy here this week, but today it finally warmed up to the high 20s, so I decided it was time to get back outside. I still haven’t gotten around to purchasing a warmer pair of running tights, so I’ve been wearing a pair of compression shorts under my old ones along with…
I am SO hardcore
I went running today in the snow. OK, so it was just flurries and well, there was no snow actually on the ground. And really, it was 36 degrees out, but still, I’m hardcore, right? (I can hear you northern girls snickering from here.) After two days of 33 degree rain, it was dry and…