We have so much stuff and not enough space, so its time to clean out the closets and storage bins. Below are 8 “lots” of athletic wear mostly from Oiselle and Lululemon with a little bit of Sweaty Betty, Brooks, Adidas (Boston Marathon gear) and Tee Turtle thrown in for Read more…
Oiselle through their partnership with Kelly K. Roberts have declared June 24, 2017 as National Sports Bra Squad Day. Its premised off the idea that ditching your shirt while running is empowering and that doing it in large numbers makes it easier (“ditching your shirt for the first time can be Read more…
On June 7, 2017, Ryan and I race directed the 11th annual Solstice Sprint 5K. Traditionally the race took place on the third Wednesday of the month. In 2017 we decided to move it for a few reasons: (1) to longer compete with a 5K in Ansonia; (2) to Read more…
Over the past seven or eight months we’ve been actively working to raise $10,000 for the Adirondack Medical Center via the Ironman Foundation “Your Journey Your Cause” program in memory of Owen. With Ironman Lake Placid quickly approaching we were creeping towards (and finally exceeded) $9,000. Once we hit the Read more…
I have a really complicated relationship with Mother’s Day. I took Ivy for a run yesterday and while running across a cross walk on the rail trail a guy in a huge pick up truck, slowed down, rolled down the window and shouted “Happy Mother’s Day!” to us. That random Read more…
Not long ago Ryan posted about what a day looks like from his perspective. While we have quite a bit of overlap, we are married and raising Ivy together, there are differences. No two days are alike but here’s my Thursday May 11, 2017. 4:15 a.m. – Ryan’s alarm goes Read more…
For the first time in a while I’ve had a really good week of training. Training Peaks is filled with green boxes, I’ve actually done my core work, I’ve hit my bike power numbers and I’ve found time to get to the pool and swim (despite a multiple day shutdown Read more…
Its just over two weeks until the first (annual) Retro Run 5K. Despite the fact that I’ve been a race director for over ten years, starting a new race is always really hard. When Ryan and I decided that we were going to raise $10,000 in memory of Owen we Read more…
As many of you know Ryan and I are working to raise $10,000 for the Adirondack Medical Center through the Ironman Foundation (Ryan is racing Ironman Lake Placid). The $10,000 number is important because its the cost of a NICU incubator. Due to current resources in the High Peaks region Read more…
Last week on the trainer I watched The Barkley Marathons Documentary on Netflix (side note, if you haven’t watched it, you should). Lazarus Lake, the founder and race director of The Barkley Marathon made a comment that really stuck with me — “You can’t really accomplish anything without the possibility of Read more…