Surprising Ways to Beat the Heat While Running

This is not another post about how to put ice in your hat or drink freezing cold water for 48 hours before your run to stay cool. Science is giving runners a whole new way to beat the heat while running and it has nothing to do with getting cold, but instead, with...

The Rundown – Acclimation

My mind and body are currently in the process of acclimatizing to heat, the boy’s camp schedule, a dog in “toddler” mode and husband who is frequently traveling. It’s a process. WEEK OF JUNE 19, 2017 RUNNING I have been running in nothing but...

The Rundown – I’m Not Trying to Kill You

When you’re training plan for the week comes with the disclaimer from your coach of “I’m not trying to kill you” you know it’s going to be a good week. I had to put on my big girl panties and strap on beach ball sized lady nuts to get...

10 Things I Hate About Running

As much as I love running and cannot imagine my life without it, there are a few things I hate about it too. Lest you think I wake up every day eager to get out the door and pound out the miles, here are 10 things I could very happily live without, when it comes to my...

The Rundown – Unstructured Workouts

The week following my first triathlon race of the season was deemed an “unstructured workout” week by my coach, who also added “do you think you can handle it?” Hell yes. WEEK OF JUNE 5, 2017 RUNNING Obviously I wanted to run but, you may...