My daughter's favorite meal is spaghetti, so I can't completely steer clear of pasta... or can I?  I discovered the spaghetti squash...

Let me just say, this is the oddest race recap I've ever written. On Saturday, I ran in the 14th annual Frosty 5K on Peoria's rive...

Is it possible a runner's high can last through the night?  I woke up giddy this morning. While training hasn't been 'perfect...

Celebrate Spring by running with me in the  3rd annual Jelly Bean virtual race! ~FREE TO ENTER~ What's a virtual race?   A vir...

Saturday morning, I ran 15 miles. It was good, bad and ugly... all at the same time. THE GOOD •  The miles are done... in the training lo...

I woke yesterday with a head cold. AGAIN. I can't tell you how irritating this winter has been already... sick three times in Decembe...

ONE If you've followed my training for any length of time, you know how much I despise the treadmill. Every step feels harder than outd...

Week One of marathon training was full of ups and downs. I can't say I'm 100% pleased. My self-appointed grade for the week is a C+....

My Early Morning Tempo Run This morning I got up early (4:45am alarm) to complete my weekly tempo run... you know, the tempo that I was ...

ONE Thank you all so much for the love expressed on my Blog-o-versary Giveaway post yesterday. I literally teared up reading your comments...