Thank you to SABRE for inspiring me to think more about running safety and for sponsoring today’s post. Each month, I share my favorite finds for running, triathlon and general fitness that are helping me train and race happy, motivated and healthy. November was all about running safety. I even completed my first self-defense class […] Read more
For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving Day has always started with a workout. Typically, a run. My earliest memories of running and racing are all from Thanksgiving Day. My family and I would run a 5K/10K Turkey Trot in Florida. It ended on a high school track, and we’d sit in the stands […] Read more
I admit it. I don’t like hills. As in, I really, really, really don’t like hills. I seek out flat races. I mentally rejoice on flat terrain. Nature’s sloped surfaces are my kryptonite. Yesterday, I went for an 8-mile run with Mr. rUnladylike through Yosemite National Park. It got me thinking about hills. It was […] Read more
Nothing screams Thanksgiving like pumpkin pie. There’s just one tiny problem with that. I have never liked pumpkin pie. It is quite possibly the only dessert on the planet I will turn my nose up at. However, pumpkin bread is a totally different story. This week, I made 2 loaves of what I consider to […] Read more
Today is Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day – a day for all runners to celebrate their fitness journey and embrace the challenge and each other, literally. So come in for the real thing, people! I’m sending big virtual hugs to all of you amazing runners today! If you could hug any runner anywhere, who […] Read more