Cleaning up the first month of the year My January wellness goals were focused on establishing small, manageable habits for sustainable growth (thanks, James Clear). Three races, a nutrition reset, and a week of meeting ALL my coworkers in person later; here's how it all went. Goals Whole30 nutrition mindfulness 5+ minutes/day of meditation or … Continue reading January Fun Size Wrapper
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7 Habits of Highly Effective Runners: Fun Size Athlete Edition
Mario Fraioli, the founder of The Morning Shakeout, has re-shared this blog post he wrote several years ago with some updates. Source: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Runners His breakdown of process vs. outcome goals is an excellent way to focus on building a successful year of habits that can lead to outcome goals rather … Continue reading 7 Habits of Highly Effective Runners: Fun Size Athlete Edition
Summer Fitness Roundup: Summer Lovin’ on the Roads Less Traveled
Seeking adventure and a change of pace on the path less-traveled... Once again my plan to write these posts every month fell by the wayside. Between taking over a consulting project at one job, building a software product and starting a new company, traveling for Bike Ride Across GA, Grandma's Marathon, work, and then a … Continue reading Summer Fitness Roundup: Summer Lovin’ on the Roads Less Traveled
BibRave Race Review: The “biggest little race” at Grandma’s Marathon!
“Disclaimer: I received free entry to the Grandma's Marathon as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review find and write race reviews!” After more than a year without in-person road marathons, and more than 2 years since I've raced one, I was super excited to run Grandma's Marathon … Continue reading BibRave Race Review: The “biggest little race” at Grandma’s Marathon!
February Running Roundup: winter maintenance and motivation
Even though my birthday falls in February, it tends to be a struggle month for me. The new year has settled in, the late winter, pre-spring blues crop up, and motivation becomes a bit of a struggle. I feel like I’m operating 75-80% on my fitness and nutrition goals, but that 20-ish% of less than ideal nutrition behavior ends up creating plateaus that can spiral into lapses in motivation and loss of fitness gains.
The most wonderfully awful day – The Yeti 100
The backstory: I don't know when or where I decided I had any business running 100 miles, but Yetis and unicorns were definitely involved. When I ran my first 50k in August of 2014, it happened to be the Yeti Snakebite. I've counted myself a Yeti since then even though I'm not sure I'm quite … Continue reading The most wonderfully awful day – The Yeti 100
BibRave Race Review: Mad Half Marathon
Disclaimer: I received a free entry to Mad Marathon as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find, and write race reviews! I registered for Mad Marathon last fall and enjoyed the amazing social media images and video of the course throughout … Continue reading BibRave Race Review: Mad Half Marathon
Yeti 100 Training Week 3 Recap: A tale of ice and ponies
Yup, I missed this post last week but there wasn't much to update anyway. Due to 1) last week of school insanity (working 15 + hr days) and forced taper entering 3 weeks of long races, I stuck to the 2 kickboxing plus personal training sessions and maybe ran a total of 3 miles for … Continue reading Yeti 100 Training Week 3 Recap: A tale of ice and ponies
It’s not a lazy weekend; it’s just the calm before the storm
As I wait for some large SAS computations, there's no better time for an update. I've done nothing particularly exciting this weekend. I've had the absolute pleasure of following my husband wherever he likes, mostly including a drive to Chattanooga to visit the in-laws, and my awesome brother -in-law and sister-in-law. He deserves more time but … Continue reading It’s not a lazy weekend; it’s just the calm before the storm
Cloudland Canyon 50 (35ish): the Frozen Chosen Edition
This was my 3rd year running the Run Bum Cloudland Canyon 50 miler. I LOVE this race. Sean "Run Bum" Blanton knows how to put on a great race, with amazing volunteers, great aid stations, and a "Do Epic" attitude. If it's Sean's race, I'll probably be running it, or attempting to run it. Cloudland … Continue reading Cloudland Canyon 50 (35ish): the Frozen Chosen Edition
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