Tag Archives: Lake Michigan

I’m baaaaack

What up, friends.  Good news!  I have kicked my cold!  VICTORY!  I’m so glad because I was getting tired of writing THIS on my training plan: And I also did not like seeing THIS in my search terms today… and … Continue reading

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Snowy Weekend

What up? It snowed in Chicago, in case you didn’t know.  People were freakin’ out about the snow… so much so that we got to leave work at 3:30 on Friday.  Now I know I don’t have to drive in … Continue reading

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Saturday in Wisconsin!

Hello, Friends!  I hope you are enjoying this glorious weather as much as I am! Well I am still battling a case of marathon envy. And it didn’t help that the marathon crew started setting up the crowd control gates … Continue reading

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Thursday Awesomeness

You know what is awesome?  There are a couple few pretty awesome things and I will now tell you what they are. Get excited, people! It is awesome when I actually wake up/get out of bed when I told myself … Continue reading

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Last week with KMW as my neighbor

It’s been a pretty busy week (note the lack of blog posts).  Here is the run down: Monday: Early bed time due to extreme partying (haha) over the weekend. Tuesday: Early morning 4 mile run (!!) and happy hour for … Continue reading

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Saturdays Are For Long Runs!

The official weekend is here!  And the only way to kick off a weekend (when the weather is awesome) is with a lake front run! My plan for this morning was to run no more than 6… and to listen … Continue reading

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Back on the Wagon

Yep, I’m back on the workout wagon. After 3 weeks of minimal workouts, my hips FINALLY feel normal again after the Soldier Field 10 Mile race.  I think I may have increased my mileage too quickly and raced too hard… … Continue reading

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Weekend Recap!

This is the first weekend in a looooong time that I did not have any real plans. It was awesome. Friday, I went for a run along the lake after work and cleaned my entire apartment. So glad I got … Continue reading

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Nerd Alert

Yeah, that’s right: Nerd Alert. I was a huge nerd all day today. Normally I goof around at work on Fridays.  I mean, I always do my work, but Fridays always include longer lunches, afternoon trips to CVS, Garrett’s, Potbelly’s … Continue reading

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Cardio Wednesday: 2 A-Day Edition

Greetings, friends! It is finally starting to look like spring in Chicago! The trees have just really started looking green this week.  I suppose it could have happened last week, but I was down on the Gulf Coast getting a … Continue reading

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