We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and me for another Fit Five Friday link-up!  

I am going to deviate from today’s topic to write about 5 prompts that are in the Jetpack app.  Ready?

• You’re going on a cross-country trip.  Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike?  I would go by car with a friend.  It will be a fun drive and trip.  I read “The Lincoln Highway” and would love to take that route – from NYC to San Francisco.

• What tattoo do you want and where would you put it?  I already have 3 so I don’t really need another one.  🙂  I have a purple panther, a butterfly, and a sun.  I would like to get something that is running related.  Ha, if I were an Olympian, I would get the Olympic rings.  I like the one below.  

• How has technology changed your job?  When I began teaching job, I used a TV with a VCR to show a movie and an overhead projector to project things on a screen.  None of those things are used now.  This Summer I received a new Promethean Board and a document camera.

One of the benefits of remote learning during that awful year of 2020-2021, was that I learned how to teach my classes with a camera, a computer, and Google Classroom.  We no longer have snow days to make up at the end of the school year.  If the weather is bad, we all work from home.  

• Describe something you learned in high school.  One of the best things I learned is how to type.  I remember my counselor suggested I take a typing class.  She told me it will help me in the future.  She was right!  I enjoyed the class and did well.  

• What’s the oldest thing you own?  The first thing that comes to my mind is my Keurig.  I’ve had it since 2012.  My nephew was 10 years old and we were at Target.  I told him that if his mom asked him, to tell him that Tia wants a Keurig.  I was serious but also kidding.  Imagine my surprise when I opened my box.  He was excited too!

The topic for next week – 5 finish line songs.  Feel free to write about this or any fitness topic you’d like.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and me for another Fit Five Friday link-up!

So many race photos and only 5 to pick.  It wasn’t easy but I managed to do it and I added an extra one.  The photos aren’t in any specific.

NYC Half Marathon, March 19, 2023

Detroit Free Press/TCF Bank Half Marathon, 10/20/19

Chicago Distance Class Half Marathon, 8/13/2006 – This was my first half marathon!

Great Alaskan Half Marathon, 7/23/17

LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, 10/22/06 – My first marathon!

EXTRA: Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon, 8/2/09 – My 100th race!

The topic for next week – Runfessions with Marcia.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

We’ve got FIVE incredible co-hosts My First 5K and More, Running With Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and me for another Fit Five Friday link-up!  

Friday is my favorite day of the week.  But, this Friday is making me a little sad.  My first day of school is in a month.  I have two days full of meetings and then the students start on the 14th.  How is this Summer going by so fast?

Here are my 5 fitness goals for the remainder of this year:

• Continue running and walking.  I am not doing a running streak but I do have a running and/or walking streak.  I’ve been doing some kind of outdoor activity since June 28th.  I hope to continue doing this during the Winter as well.

• Use the Peloton bike.  I’ve been using the bike 3x a week.  Total minutes for each class is 25 minutes which includes a warm-up and a cool down.  

• Watch what I eat.  I don’t want to use the excuse that just because I am training for a marathon that I can eat anything I want.  I’ve mentioned before that my A1C was in the pre-diabetic stage.  I am planning to get tested again in the Fall and hopefully my A1C will be lower.  

• Get enough sleep.  I need to get plenty of sleep or I don’t function well.  Plus, I get cranky if I don’t get enough sleep.

• Spend time on recovery.  My long runs are getting longer and I don’t bounce back to my bubbly self like I used to.  I ran 7 miles last Saturday and was sore the whole day.  I must remember to use my massage gun everyday.

The topic for next week – 5 favorite race photos.  Feel free to write about this or any fitness topic you’d like.  We hope you’ll link up with us!