Lisa Runs for Cupcakes is nominated for the 2013 Circle of Moms Top 25 Outdoorsy Moms.   Please VOTE LISA RUNS FOR CUPCAKES! You may be thinking, didn’t I just vote for her in some other contest?  If you are thinking that, you have followed me long enough to remember that I voted as one of the 2012 Circle of Moms Top 25 Outdoorsy Moms and 2012 Circle of Moms Top 25 Health and Wellness Moms.  For that, I am so thankful!!  {Read More}

At the end of December, I received the Sportline Women’s SOLO 965  Heart Rate + Pedometer to review courtesy of Sportline. The advertised features of the SOLO 965 include:+ Any-Tough Heart Rate+ FitTrac:  Resting Heart-Rate Tracker+ Caloric Genuis:  24 Hour Calorie-Burn Tracking+ MoveTrac: Records Your Every Move 24 Hours a Day+ Steps + Distance + Speed+ Water-Resistant to 50 Meters After using this watch for a month of training, here are my pros and cons. PROS:+ Retails for $99.00.+ The women’s {Read More}

Some runs, I just fall in love with running all over again.  It seems as though these runs often come at a time when all the cards are down and nothing else in the world seems to be going right.  Sunday, I had one of those runs. To set the stage, my quirky Garmin quit about a mile into the run.  Typically, I would get PISSED about the Garmin and quit the run.  But for some reason, since I knew {Read More}

On Tuesday, I ran a virtual 10k for Kyle’s Krusade. Race Bib Provided by Lisa @ RunWiki As I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, Lisa from RunWiki, hosted a virtual 5k, 10k, or Half Marathon to financially support Kyle’s fight with Cancer.  As a mom, I found it to be such a touching and beautiful gesture that Lisa has made in order to help her friend during such an emotional battle. So on Tuesday, it was an honor {Read More}

A little over a month ago, I received the opportunity to test out a Hoo-rag.  What the heck is a Hoo-rag you might ask?  Good thing I’m here to tell you, huh?  Well, it is a seamless cotton-polyester blended micro-fiber, light weight, moisture wicking bandana.  Although, I think it is much cooler than your average bandana. Hoo-rag Neck Gaiter! The great thing about the Hoo-rag is that you can literally wear it any way you want… facemask, ponytail holder, gaiter, head band, beanie — you {Read More}