I’m going to give my disclosure at the beginning; this is going to be a lengthy and honest post. My birth experience was amazing and hard and exhausting and so rewarding. I don’t honestly know how I could synthesize it down to a bite sized chunk. … Read the rest
Tag Archives: marathon mom
An Open Letter to my Husband
To my husband,
When we met a decade ago, I honestly never could have imagined where we would be. I’m not usually inclined to state my feelings, and after 10 years I’m so grateful that you don’t hold that against me. … Read the rest
Chasing A Boston Qualifying Time – Weekly Recap – 3.1.20
I’m so happy to say that I think this was my last week of travel for a while! The heavens part and angels sing, and my husband agrees to keep putting up with me. I was in Austin Monday evening through Thursday afternoon. … Read the rest
Running & Mental Toughness – Weekly Recap – 2.2.20
This was another busy week for me. I was out of town all week for work, and had all day meetings. Ugh. Fortunately, I was still able to get in all of my training this week. With all of the travel, and a few unplanned difficulties, this week certainly tested the limits of my mental toughness.… Read the rest
Balancing Career and Fitness Goals – Weekly Recap – 1.26.20
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 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 miles; even more so if I want to run them fast-ish.… 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
Three Best Running Gear Purchases of 2019
Running is often seen as a “cheap” form of exercise, because it doesn’t require a whole lot of equipment or gym membership fees. However, there is an abundance of running gear available, and it can be difficult to decide what are the best running gear investments you can make.… Read the rest
The Unexpected Benefits of Running A Half-Marathon
It’s officially 2020! This New Year year I’ve been excited to hear how many people have decided that running a half-marathon for the first time (or second, fifth, or 23rd time) is one of their New Year’s resolutions. Completing an endurance race can be life changing, and there are so many unexpected benefits of running a half-marathon. … Read the rest
Weekly Recap – 12.22.19 – Working Out While Traveling Over Holidays
This week was a whole lot of fun and a whole lot of travel. At this point, I feel like I should start telling people that we live part-time in Dallas, since we’ve been up there three times in the last six weeks. … Read the rest