Our summer's theme of heat, humidity, and smoke continued this week. Last week's cooler temperatures felt so good, but they were jus...

I returned home on Sunday from Alabama and back to the steamy conditions we've been experiencing for most of summer. But by mid-week, co...

It was another hot, steamy week, but for me, a good one, both on and off the road.  My knee, while not completely silent, has been at least ...

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links.   Oh, summer, how I await your arrival! After enduring months of cold weather, with the arri...

Not only did we have a lot of rain this week, but I also spent a lot of time on the water. I love being on the water, whether I'm in the...

This week was all about moving my body in a way that didn't aggravate my knee injury. It helped that as the week went on, the pain lesse...

This really is the best time of year to be a runner! Or is it fall? I love them both so much. As for all my complaining about the slow arriv...

Living in the Midwest, we're used to wild weather swings. This past week was off-the-charts bonkers. Considering what we've experien...

  Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliate link. As far as springs go, this one hasn't brought its best conditions. In fact, I'd ...

Will Spring ever come? It was a gloomy, cool week here in Chicagoland--at least until the end of the week when the sun finally came out! Tha...

Last Sunday, the ice was singing, and once again, trail running proves to be the most interesting way to spend time on your feet! The weathe...

This week, the weather and my emotions were all over the place. We went from the deep freeze to false spring and back again. The wind was bl...

This was the week that winter almost broke me. The theme of bitter cold and wind continued. This is the kind of cold that penetrates, even t...

I didn't mean to run fewer miles than usual this week. My weekly 'goal' mileage is around 20 miles. This week I ran about 15 mil...

'Tis the season when the motivation is low. The air is cold, the landscape is ugly- at least in the Midwest- and it's hard to get ex...

Before you judge me based on the title of this post, hear me out. My life has gotten very busy since the start of the year. On the work fron...

This week was the coldest that I can remember in a very long time. Most days, the temperature hovered near zero, with wind chills in the min...

It's been really cold this winter! But you probably already know that, right? Fortunately, we've seen more sunshine this week, which...

It's been a long time since I've had the winter blues, but they hit hard this week. I'm not sure why this year is different. The...

I'm not one to make New Year's resolutions or set goals.  I have the goal to hit 1000 miles running for this year, but that's be...