Enjoying Life one RUN at a Time
Hello and happy Wednesday! It has been such a long time since I’ve done a day in the life of post and I miss it! I love reading posts about other’s daily routines and I thought I would share a sneak peek into a typical, …
As someone who has run multiple half marathons, 5ks, hundreds of miles and a full marathon, I identify as a runner. I am a runner, through and through. But what you may not know is that I used to HATE running. Back in the day, …
Oh this weekend was good for the soul. After quite a few weekends of back to back craziness (all good craziness) it was so refreshing to have two straight days of quiet relaxation. I hope you are all popping over to the blog this Monday …
I think that running and fitness and eating healthy are so, so important and are definitely my passions, BUT I always want to make sure that I am finding freedom in running, in cooking, in eating, and exercising and never become an addiction or disorder. …
I don’t know what it is, maybe my nosy curious personality, but I love knowing what other people eat, what their favorite foods are, and what a typical meal for them, is. Since I love knowing what other people eat, I figured at least someone …
So, let’s talk about gaining distance WITHOUT dying! There is simple, effective ways to increase your distance and overall weekly mileage without injuring yourself or losing your love for running! So often, I hear runners struggling with confusion with how to simply, grow their mileage. …
The past couple months, I’ve been digging deep into nutrition and really looking into what good, solid fueling of our bodies looks like. There are SO MANY fads, so many theories, and opinions, and while I am at this pivitol point in our family life …
If there is anything I’ve learned through my fitness journey, it’s that fitness is an ever changing cycle. You gain fitness and (more often, easily) you lose fitness. And you know what. Here’s a secret: it’s OKAY. Your body is not meant to freeze and be the same exact way it has been for x amount of years. Yes, it is important to maintain a base and a healthy body, but I want you to know it is normal, if not expected to have certain seasons of peak fitness and other seasons of ‘off season’ fitness. And both are fine, good, and healthy.
I truly believe that you can strive after fitness/ health/ fitness goals WHILE maintaining a balanced approach to nutrition. I’ve been on both sides of this before; I’ve lived through a terrible eating disorder and I’ve lived on ‘nutrition doesn’t matter THAT much,’ side of things. However, this year, I’ve realized how much good nutrition, balance, and discipline can affect my own running and fitness goals.
A new year always does this to me, I always start the year with goals and dreams. And, this year I started by writing out my top 25 desires for the year and of course, some of them involved running goals! Before the month (and …