Once again, running and my workouts were there to help me get through a stressful week. This week, my parents were the main source. My dad h...

This was a tumultuous week! Weather aside, I had a lot of ups and downs. I've been feeling unsettled since Cocoa had her surgery, and li...

Remember that trail race I recently signed up for? Run From the Taxman? Apparently, I put the race on the calendar for the  wrong  Saturday....

I won't sugarcoat it--the weather was just miserable this week. Except for Sunday, the wind, rain, cold, and yes, snow, was relentless. ...

My idea of fun is certainly different from most people's!  I love running and I love trail running the most. Getting muddy doesn't b...

Our early spring was put on hold this week with the return of cold, windy, and snowy weather. By the end of the week, I was feeling a bit fa...

From California to Wisconsin, I did some traveling this week! I won't deny it--between all the activity of last week and the time change...

Long post alert!! I've been out of town all week, visiting my sister and brother-in-law in Palm Desert, California. You know how it is w...

It sure seems that the groundhog was right this year! This false spring we've been experiencing may be the real deal.  We had some reall...

With no races planned right now--save for the Shamrock Shuffle 8k in March--I refocused on trail running again. Training for my half marath...

On Saturday, I always sit down to finish up my weekly rundown. I write up my workouts in all week long and at the end of the week, I try to ...

I've been reading a lot of posts about goals, 'word of the year', 'ins and outs', and resolutions. I think most of you k...

I continued my quest to hit 1000 miles for the year and on Wednesday, my mission was accomplished. I didn't stop running, though! I kept...

Ok, the title of this post might be a bit misleading...but I did have 2 big PRs at the gym this week! I might not be able to PR in my runnin...

'Tis the season for: - snow, which we've had twice already and it has melted both times, - holiday prep, which I've been embarki...

It was another fantastic weather week--sunshine every day! This is so unusual this time of year for us that I can't help but comment on ...

And by that title, I'm referring to this fantastic fall weather! The leaves are mostly off the trees but it's still relatively mild ...

Wild seemed to be the theme for my week! The full moon was last Saturday, so I can't blame it on that, right? The weather this week was ...

It's marathon weekend in Chicago and even though I'm not running the marathon, it's still a big weekend! So many RHT members are...

I'm going to apologize in advance for this very long post--I missed last week while I was out of town attending Brooks' Hype Fest, s...