75% health and fitness, 25% life and 100% me!
The year is coming to an end and so is the budget for Christmas gifts. If you’re like most of us you might have once again left yourself off the list, but it’s not too late! There are lots of things we can give to ourselves with that limited (see no) budget that’s leftover. There... Continue Reading →
Should you train by your heart rate, your speed or by calories burned? I even start getting overwhelmed just thinking about how that all works. Honestly looking into the options and all the rules for those options is really overwhelming. Heart rate training is popular but it keeps you really tied to your tech. Checking... Continue Reading →
OMG I have so much to do and even more on my mind! Sound familiar? We all feel like that some of the time and some of us feel like that most of the time. All of us know what we'd rather be doing and maybe what we should be doing, and yet we keep... Continue Reading →
We think of fitness as an expensive endeavor both in terms of money and time. I would argue though that it is not. Not in the short term and certainly not in the long term. It’s true that you will spend more on gear, memberships and the like than you would if you do nothing,... Continue Reading →
Maybe 2020 was just a prolonged case of the post race blues for athletes or maybe it was it’s own special thing. Either way the post race blues are real even if it’s a pretty good problem to have. After my first few races I definitely had a case of the blues but I don’t... Continue Reading →
Think back on the moments that had the biggest effect on your life going forward. Things like meeting your partner, how you came to get that dream job, discovering your passion or how you met your very best friend. All of those days and all of those places were probably pretty mundane at the outset.... Continue Reading →
This is an article I wrote right after starting my blog way back in 2017, but the pictures are from last week. I wanted to wait to publish it until more people would be likely to see it. I've updated it a bit but this is where my head was then and it's not much... Continue Reading →
I saw a meme this week that said "in case you're still keeping track, we are now 5 years into 2020" and isn't that the truth! I feel like history books of the future will have a whole volume dedicated to this year alone. It was bad but nothing is ever ALL bad. I think... Continue Reading →
We’re diving into the deep existential big running questions this week. Can you count you time if... type questions. If you did this thing during your run does your PR count? You know the important stuff. You see this sort of thing pop up sometimes and you might think aren’t we splitting hairs here? In... Continue Reading →
No matter how much we spend on running gear our sneakers will always be the most important tool in the tool box. But just like a hammer can be used in different ways to make your life easier (bet you didn’t know that) there are little hacks that can make a runner’s most important tool... Continue Reading →
