By Jess in MinneapolisHappy Halloween everyone!I know, I know, it's not Halloween yet, but we celebrated Saturday night with a small get-together at our house, before heading to Icehouse for their costume contest, some live music, and some dancing.I'll share another post filled with all the fun costumes from that night, but here's a quick sneak peek of my Khaleesi costume (from Game of Continue Reading
Weekly Recap and Running as a Team Sport.
By Jess in MinneapolisIt's a rainy gloomy Sunday here in Minneapolis. I hope the sun is shining where you are!The rain does somehow motivate me to clean though, so I spent a large part of the day cleaning and organizing, which included switching out my summer running clothes with my cold weather gear (so sad...)I feel like I am back on a somewhat regular workout regime now. With Flying Pig on the Continue Reading
Fits Do Race (Pre)views: Upcoming Thanksgiving Races in the Minneapolis Area.
By Cool J in MinneapolisThe past five years, my family has organized their own 5k. You can check those out HERE and HERE. We "organized" this 5k just for the family. It was an opportunity for us to share a fun run with the whole family, and it was a healthy event where everyone could join. We tried to make it authentic with shirts, medals, a post-race party like no other, and Continue Reading
Friday’s Favorite Fit: The Runner’s World Cookbook
By Cool J in Minneapolis"Friday's Favorite Fit" was on a short hiatus (I blame Berlin!) But don't worry, now it's back, and today's favorite fit is the Runner's World Cookbook:Have you ordered a copy of the Runner’s World Cookbook?No?What are you waiting for?!?Runners, you will LOVE this cookbook! It has 150 easy, delicious, and QUICK recipes loaded with all the right vitamins and protein that you Continue Reading
Fit Fanatic: Back to Running and Some Fall Apple Picking
**First of all, I forgot to congratulate my sister Cresta on the blog on her finish at the Milwaukee marathon last week, and today, my sister Erin at the Chicago marathon! Way to go sisters! With the recent focus on posting about Berlin, I realized that a whole week has past since I returned, and I haven't filled you in on any news post-marathon #15! Fitness: I took a week off from running Continue Reading
Fits on the Road: Exploring Berlin Germany: Part 3
Well, here I am, sharing memories from our final day of touring Berlin. (You can read parts 1 and 2 here and here) Part 3 is packed full of museums! We were up early to get started, stopping quick for a frothy latte along the way, at a place called Die Deponie Nr. 3 Berlin has a cluster of museums close together on what is referred to as "Museum Island." There are more museums on there than Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: 25 Golden Rules of Running
By Jess in MinneapolisWith Berlin behind me, I have had some time to reflect on my performance, and what I need to do differently for my next marathon. I have been researching a bit online, ordering a few new books (such as YOU (Only Faster) and the Runner's World Cookbook).Throughout my online research, I came across this handy article from Runner's World. I found a lot of their Golden Continue Reading