During a given training cycle things can get hard. You might even be expecting it to get tough in certain ways. The ways it actually gets hard though there is no shortage of ways that might spring up and surprise you. Last summer I re-did a training plan for a long race and I once... Continue Reading →
12 Normal things That Can Totally Happen After a Run
There are some crazy things that can and do happen to your body after a run. Sure you might feel awesome, refreshed and full of energy too but these aren’t those things. There are some of the not so great or even scary things but rest assured they are normal things. Often times they are... Continue Reading →
What am I Doing this Season Anyway?
I’ve been kinda vague about this one so far not because I’m being dramatic or building suspense or anything but because I really didn’t have it figured out yet. I mostly do now, sorta kinda a little bit at least. It’s one of my first posts on here was about how to plan a race... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 90
Not all of us have a life where we can go on one extravagant vacation after the next or even year after year. Some of us don't really want to. But I have a secret, you can incorporate certain things into your life on the regular and spend more than 7 days a year on... Continue Reading →
Lyme Disease: Serious but No Need to Freak Out!
I can say that because I have literally been that girl. Actually I kind of still am that girl as in I want ticks no where near me, thankyouverymuch! I sill would rather wear leggings and be too warm on my bike than get a tick but tick check time, well that’s tonnes of fun.... Continue Reading →
Why the 10K is Best!
Putting it out there right off the bat, I haven’t done every distance out there. Doesn’t matter because this isn’t that serious a conversation. That said the 10k distance is clearly superior than any other distance you could possibly choose to run. Which is to say in a lot of ways the 10k is my... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 89
Lot's of us are in training for something right now. Some of you are also training for a distance first too. That can be scary right? This year I'm not headed into dedicated training season until June. You might be thinking a lot about crossing the line on the big day, that's normal but foolhardy.... Continue Reading →
10 Things Injured Runners Want You To Know
For a long, long time I was not an injured runner. Sure I had twinges, tweaks and flares along the way but I never really dealt with a true injury until 2016. Then when it hit it was serious and it hit hard! Three seasons have come and gone since then and I think that... Continue Reading →
What Does Science Say You Should Do Once You’ve Lost the Weight?
You’ve put a lot of hard work into losing weight, good for you! That’s a major accomplishment! Now you want to keep it off or even lose a little more. Here’s the thing there is emerging science that reveals that people who have lost a lot of body weight (aka those that are weight reduced)... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 88
Want to know a fun fact about me and my racing? Well maybe not that fun but still a fact, almost every long, big, hard race I've done I've thought at least once about giving up. At my first half marathon the impending heavy rainfall warning (and self doubt) I actually asked a race official... Continue Reading →