Last week was pretty magical and amazing, but this week I felt like pile of poop for pretty much the entire week. We started off the week traveling back from south Texas, and while I felt pretty fatigued Sunday, I was hoping that was just from staying up later than usual on Saturday and that I’d have more energy Monday. … Read the rest
Tag Archives: funny running stories
Why Running Buddies Are the Best & Why I’m Grateful For Them
As we are closing in on Thanksgiving, I am reminded that I have so much in my life to be grateful for. I have a good job that keeps me learning and growing, I have a kid that doesn’t usually make me want to set the house on fire, and my husband is hot as hell. … Read the rest
Weekly Recap 11.3.19 – My Set Back
This week was not good to me. It started off nice and unassuming enough, but by Tuesday everything pretty much went downhill. Reflecting on this week, I am so thankful for health insurance and the fact that I have a relationship with an amazing chiropractor. … Read the rest
Weekly Recap 10.27.19
This was a pretty tough week for me. I hit just under 60 miles, and my CrossFit WODs felt challenging, especially the 20.4 WOD. By the end of the week, my legs were a level of trashed I didn’t know existed as an adult. … Read the rest
The Running Dead (and how to come back to life)
Endurance running is no easy feat. Part of the reason that the sport is so addictive and intriguing is the fact that it requires an athlete to push and explore the limits of the human body. Spend a couple of hours talking to an avid endurance athlete, and you may walk away feeling like they just aren’t fully human. … Read the rest
10 Running Nightmares
For most endurance athletes, running is usually a positive experience. It teaches us that we can persevere and do hard things. It allows us to decompress and process things we may be struggling with. It gives us a community and a socially approved rationale to eat every 90 minutes or so. … Read the rest