I went out for another 4 miles with A on Saturday, and we got E to come along as well! We decided we’re going to make this a regular thing, even after I move. My splits were super sloppy thanks to skipping my Tuesday run. But it was Valentines Day, so what are you going… Continue reading Updates from Last Week
The Run and Brunch group meets at 10am on Sundays. I found them on meetup last summer and so far everyone I’ve met is pretty nice. We all gather at a fountain across the street from Ellys and head out onto the trail for an hour, then sit down for a great brunch. I half… Continue reading Run & Brunch Sundays
I swear the tracker said 4 miles when I turned it off. #runnerproblems I was able to get out on the trail after work and in the dark thanks to a new run buddy. We kept good pace with each other as we ran down the lake. Theres also talk of sprint days in between… Continue reading The Buddy System
Having a weightlifting bar at home is great, I can work out whenever I want! But that also means sometimes I get lazy and think I can just do it later, then never get to later. But today I did the thing! Well, half a thing. I didn’t hit legs because Running yesterday. I’m also… Continue reading Weightlifting Wednesday
Last night I went out with the Lincoln Park Run Club again. I ambled around the back with two other slower runners and let the rest of the group run ahead. Not very fast, but we were moving along. But my heart looks like it was pushing itself. Chatting and laughing while running will do… Continue reading Training Tuesday Recap
Eat this, not that. Thats good, this is bad. Clean eating, no junk! But what is ‘junk’ food? Most people would point to a cookie or candy and say its junk. Some people even point to pasta and call it junk. In my IIFYM opinion, there is no such thing as good food or bad… Continue reading Junk Food without the Junk
Last night I went out to the Halsted Lululemon for another Run Club. They weren’t the 606ers, but still some great people. About five miles were covered in a little under an hour. Felt pretty good about my time for having only had one quick jaunt the week before and almost no winter cardio training.… Continue reading Training Tuesday Recap
