Disclaimer: As a member of the Brooks Run Happy Team, I received a trip to Brooks Hype Fest and Brooks running gear. This is my recap of the...

About 6 months ago, the leader of Trail Sisters Chicago Northwest asked me if I wanted to join her for Leadville Silver. She was planning on...

Disclaimer: Because I wanted to share this recap in a timely manner, I  did the unforgivable and screenshotted some of the photos taken of m...

I ran this race a year ago and after being humbled and beat up by the hills, I vowed never to run it again. Yet, here I was, lined up for th...

Recently, I ran my 3rd Frozen Gnome 10k on the local trails at Veteran's Acres Park in Crystal Lake, Illinois. In 2021, I ran this race ...

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. I was gifted the Fluid Running System. I was also gifted Born to Run: The Ultimate Training ...

Disclaimer: This post has an affiliate link. On my nightstand is a stack of running books, waiting to be read and reviewed. At the top of th...

For the past 2 years, I've put the Tear Drop Half Marathon on my must-run list. But the pandemic interfered with those plans. This year ...

For the past couple of years, I've had my eye on the Earth Day Trail races, held at the same trails where I ran the Frozen Gnome 10k in...

Last year, I optimistically signed up for the Frozen Gnome 10k, thinking that since it was outdoors on the trails, it wouldn't be cancel...

When I chose the word STRONG as my word for 2021 , I clearly had no idea how deep I was going to have to dig to find my strong. At the time,...

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from certain purchases. Ho ho ho! A little late with my annua...

After I broke my ankle and foot in July and was sidelined from running and racing, I considered what I could do while I healed. As time wen...

Disclaimer: I received a copy of Running is a Kind of Dreaming from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review. This post ...

  Disclaimer: Fluid Running H2Go system was kindly gifted to me from the company. All my opinions are my own. Earlier this summer, I broke ...

Disclaimer: I received a copy of Stronger Than the Dark in exchange for my honest review. This post contains an affiliate link. Ultramarath...

I've always had a love for the city of Madison, Wisconsin. Back in my college days, I used to visit the campus and since that time, the ...

Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliate link. Got low back pain? While there are different types of low back pain, one of the most commo...

I've run this race so many times that I've lost count. Last year, I was signed up for it, but COVID had other ideas. Set to take pla...

Disclaimer: I received a pair of Mizuno Wave Horizon 5 running shoes in exchange for my honest review. Ahhh....is there no better feeling t...