Coffee Talk (hold the coffee)
Yeah, I gave coffee up a few months ago. But you go ahead and grab a cup! I’ll wait. * Okay! So a few weeks ago I was talking to my ten year old kiddo and he said, “I’m so excited!” When I asked him...
View ArticleDashing Diva Ditches Dairy
Don’t you just love alliteration? Clearly, I do! Okay, so there are two parts to this post, and one of them is a giveaway! I promise, we’re not giving away dairy. Although, I’ve got some nice brie in...
View ArticleDress Has Always Been My Strongest Suit
I have never, ever claimed to be a fashionista. I truly would love to be one because I find it fun, yet daunting. More daunting than fun, if I’m being honest. Most days? I’m wearing something akin to...
View ArticleBaby Got Wasatch Back
Best team name ever. Yes, those are ninja stars. Now that that’s out of the way, let the race recap begin! I’m still recovering from the epic experience that was Ragnar Wasatch Back. Utah brought all...
View ArticleVideo May Have Killed the Radio Star…
But it sure did help the bloggers. (That’s how the song goes, right?) On a rainy June day I was lucky enough to attend the Disney Social Media Moms Conference in NYC. Remember? You saw me geek out and...
View ArticleHappy 4th of July, ‘Merica!
Enjoy your 4th of July holiday, everyone! Race well, train hard, eat all the burgers, and live, laugh, and love! xoxo from all the Scootadoot Chicks!
View ArticleSummer Running in The Last Frontier
Summer vacations. Typically, folks head to the beach or to water parks, or amusement parks, or someplace fancy… Not me. When I vacation, I go north. North to the future. North to The Last Frontier....
View ArticleA Month Without Moo
If anyone had told me I’d go a full month without eating dairy, I would have laughed at them. Loudly. I mean, I’m the girl who turned Whole 30 into Whole 4, just because I couldn’t live without cream...
View ArticleKeeping It Local, Part 2
So, last week, we talked about different places you can go to get local produce; farms, farmer’s markets, community gardens. But, if those aren’t options in your area, there are some other options....
View ArticleJog ‘n Hog – Taking on the WHOLE HOG
Sometimes, okay… often, I succumb to peer pressure when it comes to races. The past two years, I’ve been a half hogger, which, in the most technically terms possible, means running a 5k while scoffing...
View ArticleIn Search of Eternal Optimism
My older son is the eternal optimist. He is perpetually looking forward to the next great thing on the agenda and then thoroughly enjoying it from start to finish. Like what, you may ask? Oh,...
View ArticleJust Walking?
So, here at Scoot, we’re not just a running blog. We talk about all sorts of things. It’s right there in the tag line : Fitness, Food, Friends, Fun. That is part of what we consider to be awesome about...
View ArticlePlantar Fasciitis – I’m Just Not That Into You
“Ouch, ouch, ouch.” Those are my first words every morning when I get out of bed. I hobble around my room, attempting to ease the pain shooting through my foot. Not that you follow my every move...
View ArticleChanging it up: Vic’s cross-training chronicles
You may have noticed that I’m not running as much. Yes, I’m still running, but given the demands of my work life and home life lately – and a somewhat bothersome knee – I’ve been cross training A LOT...
View ArticleI’m Swagtastic and I’ve Got the Swag to Prove It!
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but races these days are all about going paperless. The expos are about getting your shirt, your bib, and that’s about it. Gone are the days of race bags, filled with...
View ArticleThis IS the Race I’ve Been Dreaming Of
In June, something big happened and I forgot to tell you guys about it. I manged to score an entry into the Disney Star Wars Rebel Challenge in January. I’ll elaborate on my excite in a sec, but I...
View ArticleWhat the heck is a NanoWrimo, anyway?
It comes from the Latin Nano, meaning project, and Wrimo, meaning for crazy people who can’t accept that their life is already too busy, especially during November, and decide they are going to write a...
View ArticleOn Love and Friendship
Lately I’ve been having these epiphanies. Well, maybe not epiphanies. Maybe it’s just remembering things I already knew. Maybe it’s because I have some time to myself while not training alllll the...
View ArticleIn a year’s time
I’ve never been one to think very far into the future. Retirement planning was such a tough concept for me. It’s forever away, why do I need to start planning now? And if you’ve been reading for a...
View ArticleOpting Out
This year, REI stores will be closed on Black Friday, as they’ve decided to #optoutside. We LOVE this. Not because we have any issue with Black Friday shopping, but companies encouraging folks to get...
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