It Takes a Team
This week has gone a bit crazy and gotten away from me. I went into it thinking that it would be slow and I would be super productive. That was a nice thought. Work went crazy starting Monday morning...
View ArticleTraining Log: My First Week with a Running Coach
Can anyone else believe we are officially less than a week away from Christmas? Thank goodness I used some of my time this weekend to finally buying all our gifts! I don’t know what got me so behind...
View ArticleTips for Running During the Holidays
I can hardly believe that Christmas is less than 2 days away!? Seriously, where did the time go? I feel like I was just making my goals for 2015. I am so thankful I finally got the last of my shopping...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
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View ArticleTraining Log: Christmas Training
All of my workouts and runs in my training recap are set personally for me by my coach. Good morning! Thank you all for being patient with me during this week. I know my blogging has been a little...
View ArticleMy Personal Running Pitfalls
Sometimes when it comes to running, we are our own worst enemy. At the end of the day, isn’t running something we do for fun? Aside from the few who go on to do it professionally, most of us do it for...
View Article2016 New Years Goals
Happy 2016! Seriously, I feel like I was just writing a post similar to this for 2015. Where does the time go? 2016 I have a feeling is going to be a great year. I’ve got big goals, a pretty big...
View ArticleTraining Log: The First of the New Year
All of my runs and workouts in my training log are personalized for me by my running coach. I hope everyone has had a wonderful and happy first weekend of the New Year! I enjoyed the short work week...
View ArticleLearning to Find the JOY in Running Again
If you are a long time reader of my little blog, then you may remember a post I did a couple years ago (has it really been that long already?) about a time when I fell out of love with running. As...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Race: Ocean Isle Half Marathon
I’ve always been about big goal races. I set my mind on a race, usually a marathon, and I train for that specific race for several months. It’s written on the calendar for months and I try day in and...
View ArticleTraining Log: My First Race of 2016
All of my runs and workouts in my training log are personalized for me by my running coach. Happy Sunday! We’re on our way back home today after a fun but exhausting weekend. I look forward to getting...
View ArticleOcean Isle Run for Food Half Marathon Recap
When I had my first sit down meeting with my coach I mentioned to him that I thought I needed to race more. I often find that racing can make us so much stronger. We learn a lot through each race, and...
View Article5 Tips for Post Race Recovery
We train for months to get to the start line of the race both mentally and physically. You’ve worked hard, you’ve run your race, and now you’re excited to see what else you can do. Not so fast. It has...
View ArticleTraining Log: The Calm Before the Storm
All of my runs and workouts in my training log are personalized for me by my coach, Dan from DWRunning. Big training weeks are fun. They really are, but they can be pretty exhausting. On the other...
View ArticleMy Outlook as I Begin Boston Training
A few weeks ago as I saw the beginning of Boston Marathon training approaching, I began to get nervous. I was excited, but something was still holding me back from really feeling ready to begin this...
View Article6 Songs I’m Loving When Stuck on a Treadmill
Happy FRIDAY! Even though I had a short week, it has seemed to go by so slow. Both my husband and I have been really exhausted all week. We are really looking forward to catching up on some much needed...
View ArticleTraining Log: My First Week of Boston Marathon Training
The first week of Boston training is complete! To be honest, it wasn’t quite as bad as I was expecting. My awesome coach is making sure to ease me into training and I have to say it is a whole...
View ArticleDeveloping Mental Strength
During my last training cycle, I learned a very valuable lesson. Mental strength is vital for success. During my first cycle of training for a BQ, I was so incredibly focused. I wanted it so bad I...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Marathon Training
Happy Friday! Is it just me or has this week seemed to crawl by? I think it all started with the hopes that I’d be on a delay Monday, and when I wasn’t, it just made the week go by that much slower....
View ArticleTraining Log: Learning to Bend
Every week I sit down to write out my training, and it’s actually quite fun! I look back and really focus on not only how the runs went but how my body felt, how I felt mentally, and how I felt...
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