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Chicago Link Love
Words can’t express just how happy I am for it finally to be Friday! Between quarter end at work, a tough start to my tape, and desperately needing to catch up on sleep I am more than ready for the...
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Marathon Training Recap Week 17: 9/28/15 – 10/4/15
This will officially be my last recap of this training cycle. I have so many emotions and yet they feel very different than last time around. As I approached Kiawah I felt really strong, confident, and...
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My Chicago Marathon Race Plan
It’s time to run the Chicago Marathon. The reality has finally set in. I am less than a week from running in Chicago. In complete honesty, I wish I felt more confident going into this race. We all have...
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Marathon Emotions
As you read this we hopefully will be sound asleep in a hotel room in Chicago! We left around 2:00 PM on Thursday and since we had a 10 hour drive ahead we chose to leave a little early to take our...
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It’s Time To Run Chicago!
The time is finally here! As you are reading this I will be running the Chicago Marathon! Thank you all for your support and well wishes. I will be back as soon as possible with a recap, but follow me...
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A Quick Chicago Check In
We are traveling back to Danville today and didn’t have a lot of time to work on a recap, but wanted to check in! I finished in 3:26:42! It was not the time I had hoped for, but I definitely earned it....
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Chicago Marathon 2015 Recap
First off, thank you to each and every one of you for your sweet words on the blog and social media. Your support means the absolute world to both of us! I had a lot of time on Monday to process the...
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Why YOU Should Try Tiux Compression {and Giveaway}
I love compression socks. No seriously, I really love them. I’d show you a collection of all of mine but I’m ashamed of how much of a mess they are right now. That being said, I have tried a lot of...
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4 Areas of Focus the Week After the Marathon
**Please excuse the blog right now. I’m having to re-do a few things so in the mean time I apologize for how messy and unorganized it looks. Changes coming in the near future! Happy Sunday! It’s the...
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How to Approach A Mileage Cut Back
Happy Hump Day! The winter weather officially started Monday morning. I brought out my long sleeves a couple weeks ago, but this was the first week my tights made their appearance. This is the best...
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Five AWESOME Things Friday
The weekend is here! Well, almost at least! I don’t know about you all, but it has been a long week here! After a short week last week it makes this one feel even longer. Getting back into the 4:00 AM...
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Weekly Recap and Running Around the Web
I can’t tell you how good it feels to be back on a running schedule. Of course, still taking it slow and easing back into it but to have a normal running schedule makes me happy. Last week I loved...
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Eat MIGHTY with Mighty Nut {Giveaway}
Getting my food together each and every morning is quite the task. In fact, it started to become too much of a task that I’ve been doing my absolute best to get most it prepped the night before. I...
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Resuming Workouts Post Marathon
Happy Happy Friday! Oh, I’m so happy it’s here. I’m looking forward to catching up on some much needed sleep this weekend! I feel like I haven’t woken up since Monday. I’m almost 3 weeks post marathon...
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Weekly Running Recap: 10/25/15 – 11/1/15
Running and I are slowly starting to become friends again! It makes me so happy inside. Now if only I could figure out a way to get rid of these 4:00 AM mornings and we would really become friends!...
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5 Tips for Treadmill Survival
Surprise! It’s been a while since I’ve posted on a Tuesday, right? I’m working on trying to post more frequently. Due to the fear of boring you to death, we will take it slow and see how it goes! This...
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The Ultimate Running Friend {Folgers Giveaway}
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Folgers. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for my participation. There...
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When Weather Threatens Your Long Run
Saturday’s are always my long run day. Even during the off season I still typically run longer on Saturday. It is something that I, for the most part, look forward to every single week. However,...
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Weekly Running Recap: 11/2/15-11/8/15
Oh, hi there! It’s hard to believe that I’m officially 1 month post-Chicago Marathon. I wouldn’t say I’m 100% back, but that just may be me being a little timid, but I’d say I am a lot closer than I...
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Just What I Needed
The common misconception with runners is that we wake up every morning ready to run. Sunday morning I woke up and really just wanted to get it over with. I had a list a mile long of things I wanted to...
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