Enjoying lots of running this summer- from races to stroller runs to solo time....all in my favorite Kiava Clothing pieces! From left to right: Striped Shorts // Striped Capri // Geometric Capri After finishing my last race in July, I’m excited to do one of my favorite 10k races in August...and this time, without a stroller! If you are local, check out the details and join me! The details: Gurnee Days Trail Run (5k/10k), hosted by the Gurnee Rotary Club When: Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Read More
2014 Race Discounts and Running Schedule
Source This year, I decided to run one race a month during what I consider to be the decent weather months, so not including Dec through March due to the snow-pocalypse in Chicago. So far, I've stuck to it. I've also been complementing my running with Pure Barre classes and a group fitness class like Tabata or Body Pump at work here and there and I feel like it's been a great mix for me...I'm very pleased with my times from my 2014 running schedule thus far! April Ringing in Spring 10k Read More
Antioch Run for Freedom 5k Recap
This was my third year doing the Antioch Run for Freedom 5k on the 4th of July. This time, however, my Mom and husband joined me! It was so nice to be able to participate with them and cheer them on…so proud! This was the 20th anniversary of the race, and it seemed to be much more crowded than the past two years I participated. Luckily, I was able to pick up our packets a week or so ahead of time at the local bank that runs the race, so all we had to do was park and walk to the start, Read More
Rockin Tomahawk 5k |Weekend Recap
The husband and I took a couple vacation days to make a long weekend and headed up to the Northwoods of Wisconsin to spend some time with another couple at the family cabin! We started our travels on Thursday and stopped to see family, do a surprise Father’s Day celebration, and drop off Izzy for the weekend. The night ended with dessert nachos. (Yes, they are as good as they look.) Once we made it the rest of the way, we relaxed, got some sun, grilled out, had campfires with s’mores and Read More
2013 Running Recap!
So I realized I didn’t have a post summing up my running in 2013! I spent all that time tracking everything in Google Docs, I might as well record it all on the blog right?! 2013 was a great year to really get me back into running again. I met some great friends from the Chicago Running Bloggers group and did several long runs with friends, which up until this point, I had been a solo runner. Just me and my music. But running with people makes for so much more fun! It was definitely a Read More
Back-to-back race weekend: Gurnee Days 10k | Iron Girl Tri Relay
Workout log for August 5-August 11: August 5: 4.01 miles, Time: 37:51, Pace: 9:25 + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy August 6: arm weight circuit (3x) + rest August 7: Pilates DVD (30 min) + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy August 8: Jillian Michaels Shred it With Weights DVD (30 min) + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy August 9: 3.02 miles, Time: 28:25, Pace: 9:25 August 10: Gurnee Days 10k, Time: 51:45, Pace: 8:20 August 11: Iron Girl Tri (Relay- Run), Time: 24:14, Pace: 7:50, Overall time: 1:12:48 So when Read More
Workout Log | Run for Freedom 5k
What a wonderful long weekend and fabulous 4th of July! These are some photos that I got walking back to my car after the 5k I completed that day...there is a big parade every year and this town does a GREAT job with it! People were setting up chairs and tents by 7am to get a good spot...serious parade go-ers for sure! Workout log for July 1-July 7: July 1: 4.38 miles, 43:00 minutes July 2: rest/cleaned house like a madwoman July 3: Jillian Michael's Abs DVD, 1.25 mile Izzy walk, arm Read More
Workout Log: June 17-23
Workout log for June 17-June 23: June 17: Jillian Michael's No More Trouble Zones DVD (gets me every time!) June 18: 4.6 mile neighborhood run, 1 mile walk with Izzy (I was on a major runner's high and could have kept going but it was getting dark. You know those runs when you aren't even out of breath or even sweating and running is effortless?! Yeah, that was me. Perfect way to deal with stress at work!) June 19: 1 mile walk with Izzy June 20: 3.1 mile neighborhood run June 21: Read More
