This was a good week! I was crazy busy — two separate trips to NYC but managed to get in some good runs nevertheless. I was working through a cold and felt kinda meh all week, so I was particularly proud that I ran. Here’s the week in review: Monday: Rest day. Tuesday: 4 miles […]
5 Tips for New Runners
First things first — this post is also over at The Beautiful You Movement Blog today. Beautiful You is my church’s Women’s Ministry and we have an awesome lifestyle blog encouraging women to really live their best life. Check it out! On to the post… 🙂 As someone who loves to run, nothing makes me […]
12 miles. DONE. (+ a Road ID Winner!)
If you follow me on social media, you know that I had an excellent 12 mile run this past Saturday. I ran with a friend from my running group and we ran the majority of the time on the Crescent Trail. It was my first time running on this particular trail and it was absolutely […]
Richmond Marathon Training Recap 9/9-9/15
This was another extremely busy week. I had both a bachelorette party AND a wedding…oh and I threw in a trip to Portland, ME in the middle of that for fun (not really, it was for work). It was tough to get in my runs but I’m pretty proud of my week. Monday: Nike Training […]
A Heavy Heart…+ A Lesson in Fueling
This morning I awoke with a heavy heart – as I do each and every September 11th. I lack the words to adequately explain all the feelings from that day, so I’ll let those more eloquent that I do so (see here and here – warning: the second link will make you cry at your desk). […]
5 Tips for Runners on Business Travel
As I was preparing my bag for my first business trip of the fall, I began thinking that this will be my first travel season while I’m in the midst of heavy training. I have about two months left until my very first marathon and during that two month period, I will be traveling at […]
Annapolis 10 Miler Recap
I gave a bit of a preview of the race in yesterday’s training recap post, but as promised, here is the full recap. Warning: it’s a long one, so if you just want the quick and dirty, scroll all the way down. 🙂 I initially signed up for the race at the encouragement of my friend, […]
A hiccup and a PR: Marathon Training Recap Aug 19-25
Well, this was an interesting week. I mentioned in last week’s recap that I’d been experiencing some odd ankle pain. Unfortunately, it had to get worse before it could get better. The wheels fell off on Wednesday and I spent most of the week trying to heal my weak ankles. I purchased resistance bands and […]
Virginia Beach Recap
Last week, I was lucky enough to spend a few days down in Virginia Beach with a bunch of my friends from my awesome church. It was an amazing time filled with food, fun, worship and incredible words of wisdom. I was in town to attend Wave Conference. Wave Conference is an annual event hosted by […]
Why you Should Consider Group Exercise
Editors note: I am away on a beach enjoying sun and sand and Elizabeth graciously agreed to help keep you all company while I’m gone. Thanks Elizabeth! A popular question for people who exercise is, “what do you prefer, working out alone or working out with others?” I used to love my workout time spent […]