Dang… the last 3 days I’ve been completely knocked out by some sort of flu bug. I have honestly not been this sick in a very long time! Tuesday I literally did nothing except sleep and lie on the couch. (For those of you who know me know that I NEVER sit on the couch…

A strength program really does make a difference! Good things I’ve noticed lately:1. Now I’m able to do the same exercises at about 20 reps each, vs. 10-12 when I first started.2. I can actually see a difference in my stomach and arms. YEAH! 🙂3. I don’t notice it while running, but have noticed that…

I don’t know what has changed, but I’m loving running again. I think it was just a simple change in mindset. Instead of “having” to do X # of miles, I’m now enjoying every one of them. I don’t HAVE to do any of this, no one is making me. So no use in making…

I’m not sure if my treadmill is calibrated correctly. It’s about 4 years old now, and even though it’s a good treadmill, do they sort of fall out of line at some point? The incline maybe doesn’t go up as high as it says it is? Or it doesn’t quite run at a certain speed,…

68 mile week. Take that, lack of motivation. You can’t get the best of me, despite your attempts at throwing -15 degree windchills at me for a long 18 miler today. It did, however, get the best of my strength routine this week. But, I guess you have to take what you can get. Next…

So… great news! Nathan and I found an awesome home in Northfield!! We’ve been searching for over 6 months now (going back and forth between deciding to stay in Red Wing or move somewhere in between both of our jobs), so knew it was “the one” when we stepped into it. Best yet? The sellers…