This was a hectic week for me. I had work events all week starting Tuesday. Which once again meant I hit my peopling quota by mid-week. I also had a couple of short work trips during the week, which meant a lot of packing and repacking.… Read the rest
How to Save Money on Running Gear Without Buying Cheap
Anyone whose read a handful of these blog posts, or who knows me in real life, knows that I hate spending money. It’s a thing for me. And even though I love running and CrossFitting so much, I still don’t want to spend money on things like a Garmin watch or lifting shoes. … Read the rest
How To Run A Faster Marathon – What I did to Cut Almost 2 Hours
For the last 10 years of my life, I have trained and run half and full marathons. Despite how much I love this sport, I am not a “natural ability” runner. Meaning, I have to fight like all hell to run 26.2… Read the rest
Long Runs with Speed Workouts – Weekly Recap – 1.19.20
I want to start out by saying a huge “thank you” to everyone who sent messages of support and shared my posts last week. That definitely put some more pep in my step. This week felt much better in terms of anxiety levels. … Read the rest
Hansons Marathon Method Review
I’ve shared that I had great results training with the Hansons Marathon Method. I think the program played a huge role in my recent 14 minute PR at the Dallas Marathon. In fact, I loved the process and results of the Hansons Marathon Method so much that I have decided to follow the program again for my upcoming Boston Qualifying attempt. … Read the rest
Exercise And Anxiety – Weekly Recap – 1.12.19 –
This week was pretty a pretty standard one when it comes to CrossFit and running. I traveled a little for work, and had some stressful days. Stress is a great trigger for anxiety for me (I know, I’m a lucky girl).… Read the rest
How CrossFitting Empowers Women
When I think about the reason I wanted to start a blog, it really was that I had fought so hard to find my own strength that I wanted a way to encourage other women to do the same. Running and CrossFitting for the last ten years have taught me so many lessons, and given me so much more than a healthy body. … Read the rest
The Liar Mile: Why The First Mile Sucks
Running is hard. The difficult is a big part of the reason that people have a hard time developing a consistent running practice, and it’s why running a 10k, half-marathon, or full marathon is such an accomplishment. A lot of beginner runners assume that after a few weeks of training, running will get easier. … Read the rest
Running Nutrition, the Female Athlete Triad, Counting Macros, and Running
Running and nutrition have long been synonymous, and for a long time runners were told that lighter = faster. Thankfully, runners like Mary Cain, Tina Muir, and Amelia Boone are getting honest about the pressure to stay small, and how it has negatively impacted not only their running performance, but their mental health. … Read the rest
Weekly Recap – 1.5.20 – Running In Bad Weather
This week was an interesting one. We had a bit of travel, a bit of weather, a whole lot of running, and some bad weather. We had some rain, we had some heat, we had some cold, and we had a lot of wind. … Read the rest