I am completely exhausted today and for good reason – I didn’t lock the back door last night when we went to bed and the wind blew the door open and set the alarm off. For a moment I debated if I should wait and let the cops come in case someone actually HAD broken […]
Jenny’s Letter To Herself Before Her Very First Run
A few days ago, I wrote a letter to myself. Not myself now, but the self that headed out on that first, crazy intimidating, totally scary FIRST run. Over on the FB page, I asked other runners to do the same. I hope to post them here on the blog with the hope that they […]
Dear Jennifer, As You Head Out On Your Very First Run
I originally published this a couple of years ago. But when I saw today’s topic for Tuesday’s On The Run, I knew it needed a rerun. Because every word of this is still very true! Check out all the other great bloggers!! A letter to the me that started out on her very first “real” […]
Of Fartleks, and Negative Splits and PR’s and other words that make no sense to new runners
Me at my first half marathon. I was a newbie once, too. I love newbies! Yes. That is a very long title. But here’s the thing: we don’t mean to, we don’t do it on purpose, but us runners (yes, I’m talking to YOU) tend to use words that we assume other people understand and […]
How to Save Money when you Run Disney!
So did you see it? The numbers just came out for WDW Marathon Weekend 2015. Here’s the link where you can find them but suffice it to say IT’S A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY and if you’re really nuts and want to go Dopey this year? Yeah, that’s gonna set you back $530. And that’s […]
Tuesday This and That – Treadmill Review, Ash Wednesday and Lent (weird, right?)
So nothing too exciting to report this week. Well, that’s not entirely true. We had a new member of our family delivered on Friday and she’s fitting in great! Ladies and Gents – I would like to introduce you to our new treadmill, Captain Janeway! She’s a Horizon T303 and so far she’s a dream. […]
Princess Half Weekend! Reviews of All The Stuff!
It’s been a week since my dreamy weekend at Disney for the 2014 Princess Half Weekend where I participated in the Glass Slipper Challenge. I know a lot of you dream about this particular race weekend, so instead of a lengthy trip report (and since Beth did such a great overview of the half!) I […]
Guest Blog by Beth! Princess Half Marathon With My Daughter!
Me and Beth! AKA the author of this post:) I’ve been blessed to call Beth my friend for many years now. She and I have done several races together, most notably the Chicago Marathon where we were roomies:). She graciously offered to write up her experience with the Princess Half this year. I ADORE that […]
Run Disney Princess Race Retreat Review – Why It’s Worth the Splurge!
A Retreat Fit For A Princess! Objective Achieved! My bling loot from the weekend:). If you’re waiting for a big review and trip report of the Princess Half and Glass Slipper Challenge, no worries. That should be up by Friday. But I wanted to get my thoughts down about the Race Retreat before I forgot! […]