I have been a runner for most of my adult life. The impact that running has had on me is immeasurable. From mental health to physical fitnes...

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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...

For the past couple of weeks, it has felt that way! This is a long post, but it's mostly photos. It's been a busy but very fun coupl...

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...

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...

Disclaimer: This post contains some affiliate links. This was such a nice week! Christmas fell on Wednesday this year and with Thursday bein...

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...

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...

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...

Sometimes a staycation is just what you need. It's nice to enjoy the local happenings and that is what I did this week. It was a really ...