On Sunday morning I biked 25 miles in the L.A.T.E. Ride.  It was quite an experience.  It was the longest bike ride ever for me.  Or at least that I can remember.  I can finally cross it off this list.  Yay!! We rode mostly on the street (shown on map as straight green line) whereas…

Workouts this week: Monday – Cardio Rode my bike along the lakefront.  I forgot my Garmin but I think it was about 9 miles. Tuesday – 4 x 1200 (2 min RI) Done.  It was tough and I struggled to get them done. Wednesday – Cardio Skipped the bike and instead went for a massage.…

1.  I’m thinking of moving my blog over to self-hosting and not use blogspot.com (or wordpress.com).  I have an idea for the domain name and am in the process of finding out if the same name is available in Twitter and Instagram.  But now the problem is whether to use WordPress or Blogger for the…

Workouts this week: Monday – Cardio 25 minutes on the elliptical was quite a workout for me.  I did intervals and did not get bored at all.  The time went by fast! Tuesday – 5 x 1000 (90 sec RI) Done.  It was tough and I struggled to get them done. Wednesday– Cardio 25 minutes…

1.  I do like running on the treadmill.  I watch TV and/or listen to music on my iPhone.  I like it even more when I need to do speedwork because it keeps me on track.  I’ve read in several places to set it at 1% incline.  Here is the link to a conversions chart.  When…

Workouts this week: Tuesday – 6 x 800 (90 sec RI) Done.  I had so much energy and wanted to do more.  It must be the chia seeds in my green monster smoothie that I drink almost every day. Thursday – 2 miles easy, 3 miles @ short tempo, 1 mile easy Did not run.…

I did it!  I made my own medals and bibs holder! On Thursday I went to Michaels and bought paint, brushes, nails, decorations (stars), and three pre-cut boards. I painted the boards on Friday and applied a coat of Super Gloss Mod Podge so that they would look shiny and let them dry overnight.  Yesterday…

1.  Since I am such a crazy runner, I signed up for the Glass Slipper Challenge, February 22-23, 2014. It is not as goofy as the Goofy Challenge.  This one is a 10K on Saturday followed by a half marathon on Sunday.  Yikes!  But it should be fun too!  It looks like next year I…

Have you ever run 10 nautical miles?  Neither have I.  It is actually 11.5 miles and this distance fascinates me.  I like half marathons and have run quite a few of them.  On August 25th I will be running the 3rd annual Fort2Base Race (11.5 miles).  The race will start in Fort Sheridan and end at…