Enjoying Life one RUN at a Time
Motherhood is such a wonderful gift, but your body changes so much! I knew that my body would change because, duh, I was growing a human, but I remember towards the end of pregnancy feeling so not my normal athletic self. Yes, I did run …
I don’t know what it is about our culture, but I think people are genuinely scared about being vulnerable. It’s hard to admit failure, a problem, or that we’ve struggled (or are struggling with something.) Maybe it is because we are worried we will be …
Fitness is a funny thing. In my five years of running and routinely working out, one thing I’ve leaned is that fitness can come and go so quickly. Make that go so quickly, coming back takes work. I’ve had times in my life where I …
Today I woke up and felt pretty worn out. Worn out physically, mentally, and emotionally. (Things are totally great over here- I just have pregnancy hormones raging times 100!) Today, the only workout that sounded appealing was making my breakfast and that is just what …
I remember back when I was just beginning running and how overwhelming the thought of a half marathon was. How would I ever run 13.1 ( the .1 is important) miles without dying? How would I ever be able to run just 2 miles? What …
Now that the weather is getting warmer, my love for smoothies is making a strong comeback. This recipe is one of my basic green smoothie combos and tastes like “ice cream” to boot. Okay, maybe not exactly like ice cream, but it is cold, creamy, …
So you want to run, but it is -30 out? Never fear, there is a solution to that! Its name is: the treadmill. For most people, (myself included at one point), the treadmill seems like a death sentence. Even for the most avid runners, treadmill boredom …