The good and the bad. An experiment. Why have I waited so long.

We have a brand of seltzer called Polar. My favorite! I feel the lacroix isn’t bubbly enough.
Hot sauce for the win!!

I love your ear warmer! Where did you find that?

Luckily we don’t have snow at the moment but we do have ice and frozen fog which is making running really difficult – if it’s really icy, I tend to stick to the treadmill. The forecast for the next 7 days is rain with freezing temperatures so I reckon I’ll be doing lots of treadmill work next week!

I’m really strange when it comes to eggs – I don’t like them. The only way I like eggs is if they are in an omelette with lots and lots and lots of cheese so I can’t actually taste that they are eggs. OR if they are in a cake, I’ll happily have them then :)

Your blueberry pancake looked amazing though! Do you follow a recipe for it? If you do, please could you share :)

Cherry Lime La Croix is my absolute favorite go-to non-alcoholic beverage. Nobody else in my family likes them, so they’re all mine!
I’m just getting into running and am very nervous about trying to run in the snow. I live in Iowa right along the Mississippi River, so I really need to get over it and figure it out. I definitely enjoy cooler, no humidity days. When it gets to be 85* with 90% humidity, I am a sweaty, red faced turtle.

I read “genealogy” as “Scientology” and for a second was VERY confused. Luckily I re-read the sentence and it made much more sense the second time around :D

As much as the beat isn’t always fun to run in, I don’t know if I could run in super cold weather either. I just don’t think I could force myself out the door in the first place! I am in awe of you northern runners who run in the winter! I’m sure I’d be on the treadmill or just totally hibernating!

I love LaCroix! Some of my favorite flavors are: Peach Pear, Passionfruit, Grapefruit, and Cherry Limeade.

We are big fans of La Croix at my house: lemon, lime and grapefruit are our favorties. And hot sauce on eggs is a MUST and our fridge has quite the assortment of which to choose from.

You know my favorite drink! Still is. I like LaCroix for the bubbles and such, but since I give it way too much responsibility (quitting diet soda) I never can love it because it is there for that reason.
Eggs: favorite topper. Wings sauce from BW3’s .
That is the great thing about travel. Happy to be away, and Happy to be home………happy happy happy. Have a great day, friend.

My mom absolutely loves our dog (and wants to steal her) so she’s always open to watching her. In June we’re going on a trip with her to Mexico so we need to find a back up! I’m not comfortable with boarding her because I’ve seen/heard horror stories. We usually try to bring her with us when it’s possible though :)

I love yak trax and running in the snow. They seriously work SO well and I can run in any conditions now! I’ll have to try out trail shoes as well.

I know everyone loves La Croix, but I prefer Spindrift. The blackberry flavor is so, so good. I also like the raspberry lime flavor.
The new shoes are gorgeous!

I love that your parents are so creative, with your mom’s involvement with gem-stones and your dad’s painting. That is super awesome.

I have the pink and purple Launch 4s, but I haven’t worn them yet! It’s been rainy, and I don’t want to get them wet! lol

I’ve been in the Launch for about 100 miles. I don’t love or hate it…it’s a good shoe, I just love the cushion in the Ghost a bit more.

Since moving to Alabama, I’ve been drinking a ton more soda, I think it’s because it’s so easily accessible.

There’s nothing better than going to Costco after a vacation and stocking up on all your favorite things! I LOVE La Croix – my favorite flavors are lemon, coconut, and grapefruit. They also have like “mixed flavors” in taller, skinnier cans and I think there’s a lime/cherry one that is really good. Ketchup on my eggs is the only way to go. Glad you are all home safe! Have a great day. :)

Ketchup on eggs is totally a yay for me. There’s something weird about eggs and tomatoes that makes their combination out of this world. Sometimes I sauté some onions, tomatoes and scrambled eggs together. Absolutely delicious.

I wish I could give you my opinion on running in snow but I have no idea what it is like. The hardest weather conditions I run in is high humidity, heat, winds, and rain. I guess that if I had to run in snow, I’ll chose to go to clear areas or just hit the treadmill (because this Floridian runner right here is sensitive to extreme cold temperatures! haha )

I really admire you for running in snow!!

I love Polar seltzer and they come up with different flavors each season. My husband laughs over my weirdo obsession.

I despise ketchup on eggs. (I’m not a big fan of ketchup period). I like salsa, hot sauce, or avocado.

Missy either comes along with us or we board her at a place that transformed their farm for dog boarding. Big and small dogs are separated out, which is nice. They can play in the yard or, when the weather is foul, there’s a barn set up for them to run around in. They take videos and pictures so I can see what she’s up to. It’s pretty cute and she has a good time.

I have something similar to Yax Traxx that I use for snow. If it’s too icy I go on the treadmill. I’m too clumsy to speed work in the snow.

I need to learn how to run in the snow, but currently run on the treadmill when it’s slick. I run in the country and the roads are a disaster when it snows.

I don’t care for flavored water… if I’m going to drink something bubbly it’s Diet Coke every time. I drink at least 100 oz of water everyday, so I don’t feel too bad about a can of DC. Sometimes I’ll splurge and get a diet coke with coconut in it thanks to your recommendation. :-)

I like ketchup or salsa with eggs. I don’t eat a lot of eggs, but should probably change that!

I am so jealous of your snow…here in Toronto we are having such a mild January. You would think in Canada it would be so cold and snowy but instead it’s hit the 50s and it’s raining all the time!!! I hate running in rain :(
I don’t eat sauces, they are so highly processed and filled with preservatives, salt and tons of sugar. Ketchup in particular has high fructrose corn syrup which is so bad. I make my own salsa, hummus, salad dressing etc. A food processor gets the job done fast and the end result is so tasty and healthy :)

I have a kitty…would love a dog but city living and big dogs don’t go well together. I leave my kitty with my dad when we go away. I hear boarding is generally very hard on animals!

We are also very lucky…my parents live an hour north and my husband’s parents live an hour south, so depending on where we are going, we just drop the dog off at one of their houses. I usually just run in normal running shoes in the snow, but the trail I run on most frequently gets cleared off really fast, so it’s usually not an issue. I am not a ketchup fan. Once in awhile I’ll eat some with french fries, but usually I just eat them plain.

Been running in the Launch 4’s for about a month now, and they’re great! I put a carbon Superfeet in them because my feet haven’t been as resilient since I had my son in 2014, and it adds the perfect amount of need structure to the shoe for me.

I don’t know if I could run in snow or even live in a place where I have to function when it snows. I live in Georgia where it rarely snows and when it does (usually no more than a couple inches) everything shuts down. I loooove ketchup on eggs or heinz 57 (weird, I know).

We’ve done a bunch of different things with our pup when we go out of town. Sometimes we have family or friends watch him, sometimes we board him, or sometimes we take him back to our dog trainer and she boards and trains him!

La Croix is 100% my go-to drink besides water. The grapefruit La Croix is the bestttt. I also really like Lime and Lemon though too!

Snow runs, it just kind of depends. If I’m due for my long run, I’ll still go outside and just wear trail shoes. If it’s just a middle of the week run or speed work I’ll take it inside to the treadmill! I usually just play it by ear!

I don’t put anything on my eggs. It’s weird. I LOVE ketchup, but I hate it on my eggs and on my french fries. Burgers/brats/hot dogs only!

I’d much rather run in cold weather than humid weather! However, it’s so much harder for me to get out the door, but once i’m out there, the cold gives you motivation to run faster! I’ve ran in yaktrax and I have only great things to say, especially if it’s icy out! Once i put them on, you can’t really feel them on your feet and your running is normal.
Our dog, Lola, has lots of places she stays at when we are out of town and can’t bring her. If we are flying out, there’s a place that we take her that we can also park there and they will drop us off and pick us up! However, if friends are able to watch her, then we will always take her there first. I wish we lived closer to family since when we drive home for the holidays, my dad loves playing with her and taking her out on walks.
My husband loves eggs with ketchup, but i don’t like doing that… but i do love eggs with salsa or hot sauce!

Those are some cool looking shoes !!! Can’t wait for the review but love the looks ! We don’t have anyone convenient to leave our 2 dogs with, and the 1 is not real friendly to people he doesn’t know well when we are gone. So they are boarded at the vet, which they hate but we know they are safe. And part of the deal is a bath and blow dry before coming home, so I love that part. They are so soft and fluffy and smell good at pick up. I have never heard of La Croix before ! Um, no running in snow for me. Although I have on completely calm days and don’t mind it, but when it’s at all windy, no thanks. I’m too big a whimp. I live sorta near Chicago, the windy city, and that’s no joke. It always seems windy until the summer, when it’s 95+ and humid and you are begging for a small breeze. haha I do ketchup on scrambled eggs. Someone just told me about salsa with eggs, who knew ! Trying that next week.

Hi! I love your blog but have never commented before. I live in CO (Denver) and agree with you – cloudy mornings in the winter are the warmest and my favorite to run, and the clear mornings are frigid! It’s because the clouds kind of hold the heat in – insulate if you will. Once I acclimate to winter running, 25-30 degrees is my favorite running temp too!

If I may ask a question – are your eyelashes real? Are you just that lucky, or is there something you are doing / using to have such gorgeous lashes? Please share!

We have to board our dogs at the vet when we’re out of town. Even though I know they take really good care of them, I hate leaving them there.
I have to disagree-in the winter, I’ll take the sunshine over cloudy days! The temperature can be freezing but if the sun’s out, I warm up quickly.
I’m excited to hear what you have to say about those shoes. I almost bought them because of the colors (blue and pink=miscarriage awareness) but am hesitant because I’m pretty attached to my Ghosts.

We are lucky to live a mile away from my mom in law, so she usually comes over to check on our pup and kitty while we’re away. They also have a doggy door so they can go in and out as they please.

Coffee is definitely my next go to drink besides water, especially because it is cold and a hot drink just hits the spot.

It hasn’t snowed here since 1999 so I haven’t had any experience in snow. Rain, yes but not snow :)

I really love syrup or salsa/sriarcha on my eggs.

My favorite la cruix are the grapefruit and the coconut… soooo good!

I CAN’T WAIT FOR YOUR LAUNCH 4 REVIEW!!! I just bought 2 more pairs of the launch 3’s because they are my favorite shoe from Brooks yet!! I am running Boston and I wanted to stick with the 3’s until after Boston then go for the 4’s! Ill be on the lookout :) Praying they are even better than the 3’s.

Is your birthday month February? Mine is on the 4th!

LaCroix is good, but I actually like a brand called Polar more (and I can usually find it much cheaper). Their grapefruit flavor is wonderful.

I am so not a fan of ketchup on eggs… or like, anything except fries. My go-to condiments are sriracha, Tabasco, or Worcestershire sauce.

With my eggs, it depends on my mood! One of my favorite breakfasts in a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich on toasted bread with strawberry jelly. Talk about a weird food combination. Not a lot of jelly! Just a thin layer on one piece of the toast. Otherwise I’ll do cheese or ketchup or salsa.

Definitely ketchup on eggs, and a lot of other foods that might seem strange. I love drinking Nuun when I need something besides water, or the Clear sparkling water from Walmart when I want the bubbles. I will have to try LA Croix, now I’m curious! I love reading your posts, thank you!

When we were in Hawaii last year, I ran the Kona Half Marathon in June! Talk about humidity – even at 5am! I decided I was running that one for fun – it was rough. When we go back in March, I will be training, so some long runs will be happening. You would think with the Indiana summers, I should be used to it.

I have been running on snow (and straight up ice) all winter. My tolerance for the treadmill is low. I will choose 8 degrees and blowing snow anytime! If there is a decent amount of snow, I will wear just my Cascadias, but it the plow has done our road (which is dirt normally) and it is icy, I run in my Cascadias with Snow Trax (I got them from Costco for like $8 or something). Yax trax are a bit too much “stuff” on the bottom of my foot for me. The snow trax are simply little spikes on the bottom of my shoes and I barely notice them. They have killed it all winter and I have yet to go down. (Im sure it is coming). I love them!

I am ADDICTED to that seltzer!!!!! I buy it in bulk at Costco too!!!! the only thing I wish is that they were more flavors. If you go to Target, or should I say WHEN you go try a few of the other flavors. Passion fruit is my fave but its cheaper to buy in bulk so I just drink whats in the box I get from Costco!!! But try some of the other ones!! they are delicious! That is all I drink besides water. And you know water can get boring at times!!!

I do love ketchup on my eggs but I have been using salsa more and more!!!! Gives it such good flavor. Unless I do a quiche or something then I feel like ketchup or salsa takes away from all the veggies and spices I put in my eggs.

La Croix is so good! Luckily on our international flights they have it. I think that’s the first place I had it-on an airplane!

Ketchup on eggs is a yes indeed! Fresh tomato works too, especially with avocado.

My trail shoes that are *not* gortex are super grippy so I”ll wear those as long as the snow isn’t deep or it is not snowing out. Otherwise I wear my other trail shoes. I have some yak trax like slip on things that are more spiky than coily. I love them-they grip the snow. It is definitely a workout to run in the snow. I kind of feel like 10-15km is my limit. I can’t believe you ran 20miles in the snow one time!

Two of my kiddos are February birthdays. 15th and 25th.

I LOVE salsa on my eggs!

And I know what you mean about finishing exactly on the mile. Used to be that way….but now as long as I hit my goal I’m good. and usually i’m a little off and just want to get home (instead of walking), so I run a little longer.

Ugh La Croix is so good but I can’t have it anymore because carbonation causes too many issues for me. But, I recommend the grapefruit flavor because that one was amazing!

Hi there, can you tell me where you got your headband? I’m always looking for cute ones for my ears in winter. Thanks!