After a week of absolutely spectacular weather, Mother Nature pulled the rug out from under us and sent us back to winter. I really can'...

Finally, this week we warmed up!! Heck, I was happy to be above 20F! We also had abundant sunshine, and it was everything. My favorite worko...

This week, I finally felt like myself again. Not just physically, but also mentally. I have had a huge to-do list looming over me, and as mu...

My running goal over the past couple of years was to hit at least 20 miles per week, running three days per week, usually 2 on trails and on...

After 6 weeks of illness and recovery from dental surgery, I can finally say that I'm feeling almost like myself again. Almost, because ...

It's been a bumpy start to 2026, and that includes off the trail. I won't tackle what's happening in the US on this blog. In my ...

It was an otherwise uneventful week in my life as I resumed my post-holiday routine. Work continues to be busy as the baby boom continues un...

I considered not posting this week, as this is a fitness recap and I don't have a lot of fitness to share. But old habits die hard, and ...

This post contains affiliate links. Despite the festive season, the hits just kept on hitting this week. After a visit last week to my PCP, ...

This year, I had no idea what to put on my Christmas list. I never do, because when I want something, I just go out and buy it. But this wee...

Last week, when I was sick, I understood the need to take it easy. This week, I thought I'd be back to my old self. Instead, the week wa...

What a week!   A Big Snowstorm ✅ Bitter Cold Temperatures ✅ Gale Force Winds ✅ Taken down by a virus ✅ Hepatitis B is no longer a required v...

With the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, things were a little mixed up! Different work hours on Wednesday and a turkey trot on Thursday ha...

In these crazy, unsettled times, I'm focusing on finding gratitude for the good things in my life. I don't know about you, but to me...

While preparing this post, I looked back through this week's recaps on IG . The impromptu winter that started the week brought me down, ...

We have had an amazing fall--warm weather and beautiful colors! The leaves are starting to fall, but we've still got good color. I'm...

We wrapped up our trip to northern Wisconsin, completing another segment of the Ice Age Trail, and returning to Illinois on Monday. Even tho...

It was a week filled with challenges, but they were good challenges! I continued to add more miles to my total for the Mammoth Trail Challen...

Trail magic, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy , is finding what you need when you least expect it, experiencing rare nature, o...

Life has been very busy for me this fall, and it doesn't look to slow down anytime soon. I struggled to get my workouts in this week, bu...