Momma N handed us a 3-week early gift of summer weather this week.  Mind you, I am NOT complaining about the heat (and the subsequent humidi...

Well, here we are again. Another opportunity to chill out, over a chai (or any beverage of your choosing, hot or iced), and have some friend...

Shall we share some chatter, over coffee (or any beverage of choice)? It's that time of year...the leaves are still pretty (but not for much...

So yeah. I may be a runner, but this week was all about pedaling action. After all, runners don't need to expend all their fitness energy on...

In case you haven't heard, my much anticipated marathon bit the dust (well, sort of). As much as I was looking forward to the Air Force Mara...

As many have seen by now, Gustavas (my mountain bike) became a big brother recently. We welcomed Fritz, a hybrid bike, into the family on Ju...

Sometimes you just gotta set a lofty goal and go for it. After all, anyone who has ever trained for a big event (say, for example, a half ma...

There's been a definite chill in the air these days. Thankfully, most days (thus far) it's been mostly an early morning chill, which gives w...

Has this ever happened to you? On a recent long run, a portion of my route was a littered mess with not only garbage, but also numerous disc...

Well, this was a week I could not have foreseen...but not necessarily in a bad way. We do what we can with what we have, am I right? And, we...

Anyone else think it feels odd to be chatting about fall fitness endeavors...already? Even though the calendar indicates otherwise, I'm stil...

January is here, and so are the chilly temps of winter. Thankfully, the (current) temps are tolerable and not the arctic gut-punch condition...

Anyone else feeling # HotHotHot this week? Summer does get hot in Iowa, and we certainly have our fair share of humidity. We usually get an ...

Maybe Momma N was doing me a favor? I mean, she blessed me (and the state of  Iowa, LOL) with somewhat mild temps this week, but she held no...

Suffice it to say that things were a bit out-of-sorts this week. After a few weeks of outright denial, reality smacked me in the face. The s...

It's been said, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." Well, I say, "Go ahead and face the heat, and smile as you do so." Ye...

It WAS a week. There was a frost advisory that lasted for several days. There was a mini heat wave. There was recovery from Sunday's race. A...