Playlist alert! This week’s post is a fun one! For those of you who like to run with music, I have a playlist that I started in 2009 for my first Boston Marathon when I got my first iPod nano. It was my second marathon ever, and the first I had trained for and runContinue reading “The Adrenaline Playlist”
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Navy AirForce Half Marathon 2016 Recap and Review
Recap I signed up for the Navy AirForce Half Marathon at the end of July when I realized I would need to get my butt in gear for the Chicago Marathon after returning from traveling this summer and two weeks in Peru with hiking, but no running. Jeremy and I set a goal to runContinue reading “Navy AirForce Half Marathon 2016 Recap and Review”
Wanna Go Fast? (An Interval Training Plan for Anyone)
I hear about all kinds of crazy interval training plans and they sound like you would have to be a pro or have a lot of time on your hands to complete them. I have one that I started using to help people improve on the Army Physical Fitness Test about five years ago. IContinue reading “Wanna Go Fast? (An Interval Training Plan for Anyone)”
iRun
In mid-April 2009, I was getting ready to travel to Boston to run my first Boston Marathon. I was 19 and a sophomore in college at Xavier University. My best friend and dorm-mate Kristen is quite the artist and she drew this cool running man cartoon with the line “iRun” written under it like iPodContinue reading “iRun”
Humble Run-ginnings
Inspired by my 27th birthday two days ago, I decided to write about how and why I started running. Plenty of people ask me, “So how did you start?” and it makes me chuckle to tell the story, usually in an abbreviated version. Well, now I am going to share my full story as someone whoContinue reading “Humble Run-ginnings”
The PNW Series: Bend, Oregon and the high desert
The final installment of the PNW series is here! Phew, its been a writing whirlwind. There is just so much to share about this beautiful area of the country. There was also a trip to Vancouver, BC but I will leave that one out, maybe for another time! A future Canada series? So Bend isContinue reading “The PNW Series: Bend, Oregon and the high desert”
Beach Runs, Goofy Rocks, and Tan Lines
I spent the last five days in Southern California and wanted to highlight my favorite aspects of the trip. This area is an outdoorsy person’s paradise with so many great runs and hikes. There is almost no need to go into the city, unless Rodeo Drive and Hollywood are your jam, because the playgrounds around LAContinue reading “Beach Runs, Goofy Rocks, and Tan Lines”
Find your Beautiful, Mine is Strong
Strong is Beautiful. I didn’t intend to steal the Pantene slogan, but the sentiment is true and something of a mantra I have adopted over time. It epitomizes the way I have come to view and accept myself as a runner, but it took time. Let me explain. Sometimes we, anyone who puts on aContinue reading “Find your Beautiful, Mine is Strong”
Why I run
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Have you ever thought about the reason WHY something you love so much is so important to you? Why you have an emotional, psychological, and physical attachment to it? That is how I often think about running. Half the time, it brings me more physical pain than pleasure. Yet, theContinue reading “Why I run”
