I ran a 4k this Saturday (2.48548 miles in case you were wondering) completely unattached from a running stroller (no strollers allowed). After diving into two track workouts last week (which totally boosted my confidence and reminded my legs how to run fast) I was definitely hoping to see some results. Of course getting there in time for the fun run with our stroller and bags is a always an exhausting race in and of itself, but it was totally … [Read more...]
Weekend Race Recap + Finding Your Fire
So to recap Chelsea's latest races, she is doing amazing. The girl just wants to run. Plain and simple. Mother's Day weekend she ran her first ever mile and we couldn't have been more proud. She's not great at accepting compliments and accolades, but she had a kind of swagger that let me know she was proud. This weekend she ran a quarter mile fun run, and then she even had some gas in the tank for the mile too! In the car she asked when the next … [Read more...]
Ebbs and Flows
This was probably the biggest weekend of racing on Long Island--the Long Island Marathon festival of races. Every year since we began running we've either participated in either the half or full marathon, so to not be involved this year felt a tad deflating. Until Sunday morning... I wished everyone well on Facebook and truly looked forward to hearing stories of PRs (or no PRs) and seeing pics of happy runners drinking beer reveling in … [Read more...]
‘We Totally Won’
We recently invested in a double jogging stroller so we can easily bring the kids to races, or have them race with us. It's super important for us to make running a family affair, and the stroller is an absolute necessity to make that possible. So we put together our Schwinn Turismo Double Jogging Stroller in preparation for a weekend 5k. Unfortunately, the weather had been less than desirable to strap the kids in for a test drive prior to … [Read more...]
