Inspired by our Parisian book club meeting this past Sunday, I decided that my potluck contribution would be French. I don’t have much experience with cooking French food (I was going to insert a joke about French fries, French onion soup and French toast here, but thought it might elicit a few groans), so I […]
Workouts
Sweets + Slap Bracelets: Ragnar Del Sol
I don’t even know where to begin but I’ll warn you, this post will be a long one! Ragnar Del Sol was a thrilling, challenging, exciting, nerve-wracking and unbelievably fun 36 hours of my life. The entire experience practically blew by from when we drove to the starting line at 3:00 am Friday morning to […]
A Different Kind Of Hustle
For two years, the end of February meant Hustle Up the Hancock. Bobby and I loved racing up 94 flights of stairs in 2011 and 2012. The reward was an unparalleled view of our favorite big city. Not to mention a pretty medal and the pride of knowing we’d achieved something pretty cool. It was […]
North Shore Half Marathon
We made it. 13.1 miles!!!!!!!!!!!!! I laughed, I cried (apparently races bring out all sorts of emotions in me), but in the end Bobby and I crossed the finish line and can officially call ourselves North Shore Half Marathoners! We were up bright and early – 5:00 a.m. to be exact – to get ready. […]
Eat For Cheap + Beat The Heat
The NATO Summit is coming to a close today, and Chicago seemed to fare pretty well. We spent much of our weekend at home as planned, making exceptions for training runs and the chance to spend some time in the sunshine. On Friday night that included a walk to Whole Foods, where we found grass-fed […]
Be Comfy, Be Confident
Today I’m excited to share a Guest Bender post from Mattie, who writes about her journey to find balance between food, exercise and life over at Comfy & Confident. Interested in submitting a guest post related to food, fitness, writing or publishing? Send me an email at eatingbender@gmail.com. *** Be Comfy, Be Confident Thank you […]
Run + Refuel
It was another gorgeous day for a run in Chicago. The weather forecast shows some clouds and cooler temperatures rolling in later tonight, so I decided to push my training run up to make sure I could have one last outdoor adventure, at least for the time being. There was a definite “spring” in my […]
My Newest Fitness Goal
Last night I tweeted and Instagram-ed a picture from our first lakeside run of the spring season. The weather was glorious yesterday, and I couldn’t help but stop at one of my favorite “bends” (near the Adler Planetarium) to show you one of the best views of the city. What the photo failed to mention […]