Archives for November 2012

I’m really curious about your thoughts on resting versus running the day before a long run/race.  For me, I don’t really have a method to my madness right now.  But, this debate recently peaked my interest, after knocking out a great long run after two rest days and a little bit (okay, more than a glass) of wine the night prior.  Now I really want take a look back at my training log to see whether or not one or {Read More}

Since December is only a few days away and I have a stack of catalogs that arrived while I was out of town, I thought I would post my running Christmas wish list! A new pair of Brooks Pure Connects!  You can never have too many 🙂 Anything Honey Stinger!  Can we say a perfect stocking stuffer?! Pink Tie Dye or Black Zensah sleeves are on my must have list! The Moving Comfort Wonders Bra is on sale at Title {Read More}

I just wanted to let you all know about a GREAT Cyber Sale with Vitacost! Who is Vitacost?  They say it best! “With Vitacost.com, you don’t have to choose between stores that sell products you don’t really want at super-low prices, and stores that sell the better health and wellness products you want at crazy-high prices. Vitacost offers over 2,000 of the top, most-trusted natural brands, diet foods and healthy living essentials-the very best nutritional supplements, whole foods and sports {Read More}

I easily am caught up in the routine of the everyday.  And with that, I often forget to take the time to counting my blessings.  Today, Thanksgiving Day is a great reminder for me to be present with loved ones and be thankful for this life. I am thankful to be spending the holidays with my husband and daughter.  Jake isn’t deployed and we get to enjoy watching Cora gobble down her turkey dinner.  I am also thankful that we {Read More}

With Thanksgiving quickly approaching (i.e. tomorrow!), I wanted to THANK all of my readers for making Lisa Runs for Cupcakes one of the Top 25 Health and Wellness Blogs in the Circle of Moms contest held last month.  With this honor, I will be able to continue to be a part of the Circle of Moms community of contributing bloggers.  If you would like to see my interview and the other Top 25 contestants, just click here!  There are many {Read More}

Happy National Hug a Runner Day! A big virtual hug goes out to all of you!

MON:  1.5 mile warm up / Lifting session with the hubby at our new gym! TUES:  Day 1 of our drive to FL (Me + My two year old + Our Boston Terrier = An interesting Few Days of Travel) One of our MANY stops along the way!  The easiest 1.5 Hours of Day1 🙂 WED:  Day 2 of our drive to FL… WE ARRIVED = I SURVIVED! Gee… I think Chloe enjoys vacation more than I do! THURS:  REST. {Read More}

I love photos and thanks to technology I can take them at the drop of a dime with my iPhone.  After having Cora, distant friends, grandparents, and other family members, ask for photos of the little bugger my darling daughter, all of the time…you just can not satisfy them!  😉 Now, one of my growing obsessions, Instagram, is really going to help me out with keeping everyone in the photo loop.  I am totally on the bandwagon and loving it. {Read More}

MON:  REST TUES:  1 Mile Warm-up/ 2 Mile Tempo Run/ 1 Mile Recovery/ .25 Mile Sprint (38:49/9:07) After my warm-up mile, I had a feeling that I wasn’t going to get too much out of my legs so my goal was to stick around 9:00 minutes per mile for my tempo miles.  I did a pretty good job with a 9:03 and 8:59, followed by a 9:16 recovery mile and a sprint to the finish. WED:  REST THURS: 4 Miles {Read More}

A huge thank you to everyone that participated in the Marika Tech V-Neck Dry Wik Tee giveaway! Jennifer of the blog, From Wine to Weightlifting, is the winner of the tech tee!  Congrats Jennifer!  Please be sure to e-mail me at lisa runs for cupcakes at gmail dot com. And for those of you that did not win, Marika has a sale running until November 14th!  They are giving 30% off your order (full and sale price items) and FREE SHIPPING on {Read More}