Rants, Recipes, and Running

I can now call myself a biker chick! No, not the harley driving, motor revving, leather chap wearing type. I am the padded spandex, helmet wearing, bright jersey, mile-trekking type! Tucson is a huge road biking city! If you're out on a Saturday morning, don't be surprised to see huge packs of road bikers in their bright colors and spandex trekking the mountainous, hilly roads in our beautiful climate. It was named #9/51 for top cities to bike in the US. (Minneapolis won! Which I thought was pretty neat) To be honest, cycling has not always been my favorite sport. I liked cycling indoors, in spin class, away from traffic. My husband and I used to ride a few years ago, but he had a light road bike - and I had a heavy trail bike. It was really challenging to keep up. So gradually I started to form a bit of dislike towards road bikers. I would be running along the trail, and a road biker would zip past me. I would roll my eyes. I feared the traffic, the risk of a t...

My soul is feeling very nourished right now. I had the Easter weekend off, originally because Ryan was supposed to be home during this time. But because he is in pilot school - I decided I was in dire need of some family time. So booked a last-minute trip to Minnesota to be with my family over Easter. It was exactly what I needed. Getting to spend time with my nephews, finally meet my niece Anna, catch up with my siblings, and of course spend time with my Mom and Dad gave me so much joy. I also got to see my Grandma! If only flying was cheaper.......I wish I could do this on a monthly basis. So last week I talked about diving into new adventures to make these 6 weeks go faster. Here is what I accomplished week 1: I dove "head-first" into triathlon training. (Literally. Ha!) Bike, Swim, Run, Repeat is in progress. I took a trip home to Minnesota - spent time with the family, laughed a lot, and smiled endlessly I braved a run in the cold, wintery fog Saturday morning o...