It was a big week in these parts. Besides Thanksgiving turkey trotting and our first ever Salty Running Run n’ Joe, it was my baby’s 1st birthday. That was one quick year! I still feel likes she’s a newborn, but perhaps that’s because a year after she was born I’m out of shape and not training for anything. There was something about a year going by that suddenly made me more » Read more

It was a big week in my household: my oldest’s birthday week. He turned 5, yes FIVE, on Thursday. It really feels like I just had him. It is really crazy that we have such a big kid in the house! That meant I was super busy trying to do all the usual weekly stuff, plus ensure is birthday was super special. I also was organizing a little bowling outing more » Read more

Happy anniversary to us! My husband and I were married on this day in 2007. It really feels like yesterday, but the three kids keep us grounded in the reality of the situation. To celebrate, we attended my friend GP’s wedding. I don’t know about you, but I find other people’s weddings to be quite a romantic date, even when I drink so much I crowd surf. I love seeing more » Read more

So this wasn’t the best week for running. Baby had her first fever from Tuesday until late Thursday and I was sick from Wednesday to Friday, myself. I was grateful that I’m not training right now because I was able to take a few days off guilt-free. Trying to get a run in on a busy busy Halloween without being sick would have been hard, while being sick and with more » Read more

I don’t even know where I left off with my logs. I know I told you about the trail race last week. Since I’ve backed off from real training, I’ve been running mostly 5 days a week and 44-45 miles per week. (The week I raced I did 48.5 miles in 6 days). I am definitely enjoying not having to find time to run two days a week and my more » Read more

I kept meaning to do a catch up log and week after week went by. I was getting so caught up in writing substantive posts and running the site (along with the rest of my life) that my training logs got pushed down the to-do list. Plus, I finally admitted I was struggling to stay un-injured and then started feeling angsty about my own running, which didn’t help. Even so, I’ve more » Read more

Whoa. Hormones are going batty. I noticed I had a lot of heartburn over the weekend and Monday and then on Tuesday, track day, I ran 4 miles early. I was supposed to go to the group track workout at 5:00, but my babysitter’s car died (poor thing!) and I couldn’t go. I tried to make alternate plans and in the meantime, I forgot to eat anything other than the more » Read more

60 and 62 miles! Yeehaw! Sixty miles a week is my sweet spot. I feel like I’m working, but not going nutso. I tend to get down to my leanest once I reach this point and stay there for a while. It just makes me happy. I’m finally here after a loooooong road back. My last 60+ week was in 2011! While that’s exciting I have to finally admit something more » Read more

The heat wave descended last week, but I still managed to get in my training. Sometimes it wasn’t pretty and I had to improvise, but in the end I GOT. IT. DONE! And I raced. My favorite local race is an old-school competitive 5 miler. I run it almost every year (only time I haven’t since 2006 was in 2010 when I had a 3-week old). And every year, but more » Read more

This was a surprisingly great week. It was first official week back with my team and training with my coach. I was nervous about it because, to be perfectly honest, I have been very resistant to pushing myself and very worried about doing too much too soon. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to hack it or that it would be very unpleasant even if I could and did. more » Read more