For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving Day has always started with a workout. Typically, a run. My earliest memories of running and racing are all from Thanksgiving Day. My family and I would run a 5K/10K Turkey Trot in Florida. It ended on a high school track, and we’d sit in the stands […] Read more
I admit it. I don’t like hills. As in, I really, really, really don’t like hills. I seek out flat races. I mentally rejoice on flat terrain. Nature’s sloped surfaces are my kryptonite. Yesterday, I went for an 8-mile run with Mr. rUnladylike through Yosemite National Park. It got me thinking about hills. It was […] Read more
Nothing screams Thanksgiving like pumpkin pie. There’s just one tiny problem with that. I have never liked pumpkin pie. It is quite possibly the only dessert on the planet I will turn my nose up at. However, pumpkin bread is a totally different story. This week, I made 2 loaves of what I consider to […] Read more
Today is Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day – a day for all runners to celebrate their fitness journey and embrace the challenge and each other, literally. So come in for the real thing, people! I’m sending big virtual hugs to all of you amazing runners today! If you could hug any runner anywhere, who […] Read more
My alarm went off too early this morning. It was still dark out, I could sense the chill outside and Mr. rUnladylike didn’t even stir beside me. I had slept for less than 6 hours when my iPhone began to chirp. I shut it off and stayed in bed under the warmth of the covers […] Read more