I competed in an early season triathlon on Sunday. Guess what the winner did immediately after crossing the finish line? He lit up the grill to cook hot dogs for the rest of us. Wow. What a guy. The warm, free food sure was nice. You see, the weather didn’t quite cooperate for the race. Continue Reading
3 Items to Pack on Every Trip
I hate to pack. My last two trips, I packed the morning I left. Thankfully, I’ve packed often enough that I have mentally ingrained lists for each type of trip. All of those lists, regardless if for canoeing through the Boundary Waters or hopping a plane to visit family, have three items in common. Pack on every trip: 1. A Plan Every outing requires a plan of some Continue Reading
Are You Addicted to the Good Stuff?
I have a confession to make. I have an addiction. Well, actually more than one, but right now I’m sharing one of them. I am addicted to aerobic exercise. I get high off my 30 minute morning run. My husband laughs at the energy levels I return home with. The high makes me more productive the rest of the day. I accomplish many things on days that start with a run. The Continue Reading
How a Treadmill Made Me Slow Down
I don’t like running on a treadmill. I try to run outside whenever possible, but this week I ran on a treadmill. One reason why I don’t like treadmills is I find it hard to tear my gaze away from all the stats on the treadmill: calories burned, distance, elapsed time, incline, and speed. When I run on a treadmill, I fixate on the stats. How fast am I running? How far have Continue Reading
How I DID Cheerlead an Open Water Swim
Have you ever thought it would be fun to swim 5 miles across a lake? Although I have swum across smaller lakes, 5 miles seems a bit much for me. Heck, that's over twice the distance of an Ironman Triathlon swim. My friend thought it would be fun. She signed up for a 5 mile race as part of the Lake Minnetonka Challenge on July 28th. My friend completed the race with pizzazz. Continue Reading
