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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...

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. It has been A WEEK .  Volatile weather, wild swings on the stock market, and 3 trips out to ...

After all that activity of the past two weeks , I settled back into the routine of everyday life. But not before I ran a race! Long-time rea...

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...

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...

The nice thing about having no race plans  is that I can  just run.  I used to love having a training plan with miles to accomplish, but I f...

This week I hit the 1000 mile mark for the year! I don't really set firm mileage goals, but in my mind, I like to have 20 miles per week...

It's a week like this that reminds me of how much running does for me. Sure, there are physical fitness benefits from running--we all kn...

As much as I like to think otherwise, I am not invincible. That point was driven home this week when I pulled a muscle in my lower back whil...

As Ron Burgundy famously said, "Well, that escalated quickly! "  We were having a really fabulous fall, warmer and sunnier than no...

It's finally real fall here--the kind of fall we are accustomed to. Not that our recent conditions were fake fall, but all that color, b...

I wrapped up October with the completion of the Mammoth Trail Challenge on the Ice Age Trail. I also finished this month with over 100 miles...

Trail magic usually refers to the kindness shown to trail hikers and runners, such as leaving treats at a trailhead. But I experienced a dif...

I wanted to title this post ' Getting Lost in the Midst of Chaos', but that seemed kind of dramatic. Life has been overwhelming late...