Return of running with others this week! Which you know I love. I was tired after last week's efforts, but the weather cooled off & I enjoyed another week of good runs. Today I'm linking up with Holly from HohoRuns and Tricia at MissSippiPiddlin and their weekly wrap linkup. Monday: Dog walk, iron strength abbreviated workout, prevention dance it off Tuesday: Dog … Continue reading Where did August go?: 8/14-30 Weekly Wrap
Month: August 2015
Friday Food Porn #8: Cool waffle recipes
There wasn't a whole lot of cooking/baking going on this week. Getting into the heaviest part of my HM training and a trip to my folks to continue help decluttering their house took a lot out of me. But in the end, I put my waffle iron to good use. Blue headings = links, by the … Continue reading Friday Food Porn #8: Cool waffle recipes
How I spent my summer vacation
5 things I did this summer. That's what the Friday Five crew, Cynthia from You Signed Up for What?, Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, and Mar from Mar on the Run, had for a subject today. Except we seriously didn't do anything this summer. Well, nothing super fun anyway. Just the same old, same old, for the most … Continue reading How I spent my summer vacation
Who are you and what did you do with Judy?
Do you ever stop and think about just who you have become? Last Thursday at the track made me do just that. When I started running I spent almost a year on the treadmill because I was too afraid the running police would pull me over or laugh at me for not being a "real" … Continue reading Who are you and what did you do with Judy?
Determination to succeed — ambitious, that’s me!
Ambitious I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay. -- Madonna Today I'm linking up with Deb Runs and her Wednesday Word, which obviously is ambitious. Maybe the Madonna quote above isn't exactly me, but I tend to know what I want and then just wear people down until they … Continue reading Determination to succeed — ambitious, that’s me!
They blinded me with bling!
But should they? It's a question that's been rattling around in my brain for a while. When you survey people, most will tell you that participation medals for kids in sports is a bad idea. That we are raising generations of kids that think they deserve medals for showing up. Yet we expect medals … Continue reading They blinded me with bling!
One is the loneliest number: 8/17-23 Weekly Wrap
This week, on paper, was scary. Hard workouts, solo workouts, steamy weather, potential thunderstorms, and almost no wiggle room to move runs around. But it went great! Today I'm linking up Holly from HohoRuns and Tricia at MissSippiPiddlin and their weekly wrap linkup. Monday: Dog walk, tempo run -- humid, buggy, awesome, negative splits if you don't count the cooldown mile, core … Continue reading One is the loneliest number: 8/17-23 Weekly Wrap
Where I’ll be in 5 Years
I love to plan. It kind of drives my husband nuts. I'm not really happy if I'm not planning something. So when the Friday Five crew, Cynthia from You Signed Up for What?, Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, and Mar from Mar on the Run, cam up with the topic of 5 Years from now, I thought … Continue reading Where I’ll be in 5 Years
Friday Food Porn #7: No cook recipes for hot weeks
It was a hot week, y'all. I'm surprised running went as well as it did, although as of this writing I haven't yet done my long run is the prediction is 100% chance of rain. Which wouldn't be so bad, except they're also predicted thunderstorms. And there's just no wiggle room with my long run … Continue reading Friday Food Porn #7: No cook recipes for hot weeks
Running Q & A
Or what I do when I don't want to think -- as in think up a topic, that is. I take the survey I've been tagged in. Thank you, Skinny Running! Would you rather run along a beach path or a mountain trail? Beach. I've mentioned that I love running by the water and most of … Continue reading Running Q & A
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