... through the ups and downs of life.
I ran another race! It's so strange for me to be running so many races lately. I've only been running since 2011 and I've always trained for marathons and haven't run many shorter distance races. Since my injury and wedding coming up I decided to do … [Read more...]
Running is always fun. Racing is even better. When you haven't been training, just running for fun, there's no reason to put pressure on yourself to PR at a race. It would set you up for failure and disappointment and that's never … [Read more...]
I've got the Sunday night blues. Anyone else sad to see the holiday weekend end? The weather, holiday festivities and spending time with family and friends was just what a I needed. Tony, my Mom and I saw the fireworks at Gillson Park in … [Read more...]
Welcome to the summer heat! Now that it actually feels like summer here in Chicago I'm going to share my hot weather running tips. Hot Weather Running Tips Stay hydrated! You can lose between 6 to 12 oz. of fluid for every 20 minutes of … [Read more...]
Today might be my favorite day ever. Fleet Feet Sports Soldier Field 10 Mile was my first official race post injury. The injury that kept me from running and racing for over a year. One of the worst things that's ever happened to me (yeah, I've been … [Read more...]
