My training plans are constantly changing. Partially because my plans are constantly changing. I was planning a 10k in June, but I never found one I wanted to register for that worked with my schedule. Soccer and a kids race already consume a good number of the potential race days! So last night I decided to sit down and spend some serious time working on a new and improved training plan for the next few months – it will take me right...

Well, not like you didn’t know this already, but I AM a mother runner – and not only that, I’m a mother runner to follow thanks to my being featured at Another Mother Runner And by the way I totally and completely recommend their books – Run Like a Mother and Train Like a Mother – I have them both (RLAM in paperback and TLAM in e-book) and they are awesome for us mother runners. I was so proud I actually...

This past weekend I went for a run. Which is not unusual, but lately not all that common either! Anyway, I went for a special kind of run. I went with my two oldest boys. They didn’t run with me, instead they rode their bikes while I attempted to keep up with them. I had to actually get them to stop/slow down so I could even attempt to get that picture of them. The sky was a nice bright blue, the weather is finally getting summery...

Okay, I still haven’t signed up for an actual 10k for June, but I am training almost consistently lately. And I did manage to sign my husband and myself up for our very first mud/obstacle run this summer! We’re doing the Mud Hero in Red Deer just before we go away on vacation. Perfect way to start a relaxing week, right? The thing about mud races like this is that you can’t just train by running, you know? The race itself...

I am NOT a morning person. I am sure that is partly because I never get quite enough sleep, but really I’ve never, ever been a morning person. Not when I was a kid, a teenager, not pre-kids or post-kids. I like my comfy bed and when I finally get out of it I like coffee and quiet. Despite that I recently decided to make a big change. I’m working out first thing in the morning. Now, I know plenty of people already know how smart...

It’s spring. Well, it’s officially spring anyway. The view out my window says something entirely different. It says BLIZZARD in full effect! But still, it’s going to be spring weather one of these days and late spring/early summer is the time to get racing, right?! So it’s time to pull out my running shoes and get moving on a training plan. Maybe a training plan will actually get me running with some kind of...

Soccer balls people, what do you think I’m talking about?! Last year I was lucky enough to be able to attend the inaugural BlogWest conference. I was totally looking forward to attending again this year, but circumstances have dictated otherwise. You see, I’m coaching my second season of soccer (indoor this time, U12 boys) and we’ve had a pretty successful season, despite what one particular parent seems to think. This...