The heat and humidity over the last couple weeks have been brutal, and after looking at the national weather map for the weekend, there won’t be much reprieve for many of us. So what’s one to do? Find creative ways […]
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Fitter Faster: A Book Review
July 19, 2017
Fitter Faster is an excellent book filled with great information for coaches, trainers, and athletes alike. Everyone would benefit from reading this book. I’ve been known to give my runners a bit of a bootcamp experience at the end of […]
Summer Running {Marine Corps Marathon Training: Week 3}
July 17, 2017
Summer running is both a blessing and a curse. Beautiful sunrises, warm temperatures, and a lot more sunlight are the pros. The one major con? Humidity. But more on that later… When I began training for my first distance race […]
Music and Podcasts for 5 Types of Running
July 14, 2017
I don’t listen to music or podcasts on every run or during every workout. But when I do, I listen to something for every different type of workout I do. Easy runs, tempo runs, long runs — they all have […]
AfterShokz Trekz Titanium Review
July 12, 2017
It’s time to come clean. I’m an uber paranoid runner. I think all humans are going to kill me and all wildlife is going to chase me and attack me with their cloven hooves. As such, if I run with […]
Easy Running {Marine Corps Marathon Training: Week 2}
July 11, 2017
My second week of marathon training is in the books, folks! I’m seriously having so much fun with all my easy running. My coach warned me that we’re about to turn up the heat with my training, so I’m relishing […]
5 Ways to Have a Stress-Free Summer
July 7, 2017
Do you have kids and feel like you need a break? Or perhaps you find yourself daydreaming about all the fun things you could be doing instead of withering away, stressed out, at work? Or maybe your friends or family […]
If you asked me eight years ago if I would ever run a marathon, I would have told you no. If you asked me two years ago if I would ever run another marathon, I would have said hellllll no. […]
GPS Accuracy and Race Course Distances
June 28, 2017
There’s a topic I’ve been wanting to cover for a while now. Even though it really shouldn’t be, it’s kind of a hot-button topic in the running world. There seems to be a lot of debate surrounding it and today […]
Race Recap: Grandma’s Marathon 2017
June 23, 2017
Happy Friday! If you missed my review of Grandma’s Marathon on Wednesday, click here and check it out. Today I’m sharing my official Race Recap: Grandma’s Marathon 2017. Plus, five things I did that went right for this race! Before I […]