i get a special delivery from adidas today. i unbox the NB SC Elite v6 which is finally off embargo. plus, it's been just absolutely gorgeous weather here lately. hope you've been able to take advantage!

with the air quality being what it's been, i ended up trying a curved treadmill. it was not what I was expecting. also, the World Cup final was yesterday

On top of this heat dome and humidity, Candian wildfires have pushed the AQI to dangerously high levels. It's making it tough for runners. In this episode, we talk about staying inside when AQI is this bad and also what we've been using to stay cool when it is safe to be out there: ice bandanas, cooling shirts, and ice in our vests

also, Altra sent me a shoe for the first time in a while

ran a 5k over the weekend. wasn't sure if i was going to make it to the starting line.

the second chance drawing for the one-time two-day london marathon was today. did you get in? do they tell you which day you run? or are all the second chancers on the same day?

spent a week in utah with the fam. took the family for a hike, took my daughter for a trail run and she came back with only one mild injury, and tore a shoe while runningthere's a lot of packages to get to today

i'll have a lot of family travel this summer, and things are starting to ramp up

finishing up the four packages i didn't get to last time, plus another pair of shoes that arrived.

grandma's is this weekend, and the weather looks impeccable. summer dad doubles are in full swing.

i was visiting my sister last week, and so many packages came while we were gone. i'll try to get through them all

it's summertime and my kids are out of school, so to keep them off their ipads, i have to keep them occupied with hikes, swims, extra long dog walks, and skating. it's a whole other level of training for me.