I'm lucky to live on the ocean both when I was little and now. For a few years when I didn't I went to visit it often. It was only a 15 minute drive outside the little town I went to university. Driving by the coast was the perfect way to clear my head. If... Continue Reading →
Don’t Worry About This … Worry About That!
I can’t remember where I heard the quote but it really stuck with me. It goes “If you’re hearing about it on the news it is by definition newsworthy and rare. You needn’t be concerned about those things but rather the deaths that are so common they’ll never warrant a headline.” I was a worrier,... Continue Reading →
The Problems with Fat/Body Positive Content
I’ve wanted to write about this for a while but I’ve also wanted to be sensitive about the issue. So in the meantime I’ve done a lot of research, note taking and lots and lots of thinking. Then I asked myself “do I REALLY want to write about this?” Then I repeated that process several... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 130
Guess what we're about 7 weeks into 2020! Isn't is crazy that almost 15% of the year is past? If you're still with your new year's resolution congratulations most people have given up by now and you didn't so that rocks! There is a significant non-zero chance that resolution was to get fit. There is... Continue Reading →
30 Tips and Tricks for Coming Back to Running After a Break
Spring is coming and that is the perfect time of year to get back into running! I wrote a post not that long ago about what to expect after you come back from a running break. I originally thought that I would put the tips and tricks in there too. But it was getting a... Continue Reading →
Point Counterpoint: Is Athleisure Okay?
Sit down, get a drink and put your critical thinking hat and smart glasses on because we’re tackling a really important topic today. Is the rise of the athleisure a good thing or the worst trend since really low slung pants. See I told you it was important. Is it okay to live in leggings... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 129
Valentines day is special no matter who you are. I know that's not always a popular opinion but it is mine. Sure, I get the argument that it's a commercial holiday and no relationship comes down to just one day but celebrating love is an idea I can beg behind. We do celebrate the holiday... Continue Reading →
13 Things Not to Say to an Insomniac
So here’s the deal I have insomnia, not a bad as some, but like I really have it. Not I haven’t been sleeping well this week, not I’m stressed out about something or I had a few bad nights of sleep. But like my average time asleep is just under 6 hours, FOR FIVE YEARS!... Continue Reading →
What Does it mean to Trust a Plan and Should you?
If you have trained, are training for or are planning to train for an endurance event you’ve probably heard the pearl of wisdom to just ‘trust the plan’ but should you? And what exactly does that mean? People throw it out there in group runs, at start lines, in instagram captions and well, anywhere athletes... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 128
Sometimes we lament being put into a certain box by others. The truth of it is that more often than not we are the ones putting ourselves there. Both in terms of letting ourselves be put in a box and just finding our own box and crawling on in. You might be expecting the next... Continue Reading →