Weekend Happenings! (2023 #33)
TL; DR: I had another mostly chill weekend! I was purposefully preparing for two upcoming busy weekends by being as lazy as possible this weekend and last weekend. I still did a long run, walked with a friend, did a long ride, and a few chores, but I sat around a lot....
Where’d the training recaps go?
When I was cycling this morning I was thinking about how nice it is to have “idea time” back in my workouts and to come up with so many things I want to write about here. I love seeing where my mind goes during these longer workouts! (Then I thought a lot about how I...
Half Marathon Update
My half marathon training is complete! I’m not doing the race I had in mind tomorrow, but did run 13.1 this morning for fun, and will likely do an “official” half in the late summer or early fall with Rachel! I LOVED getting back into long runs. Love love LOVED it. I...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #32)
A few notes from the weekend! Well, not notes, more like paragraphs. I’m still playing around with the format of these weekend posts. TL;DR This was my first full long weekend back at home after three away! Yay! I wanted to catch up on things and relax. My three...
Ten years later
While I was riding this morning I thought about how Steven (and his family) bought me my road bike ten years ago. And I still absolutely love it. Some days (like today) I feel like I am one with it, and could just ride forever. My bike today I was also thinking about...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂