After months of craziness, my nutrition and healthy eating has been hit hard. I will do fine for part of the day, and then fall apart. When Bobbi reached out to past Shredders about another Summer Shred, I knew I needed in, and what I needed to do. GPP Reset. And I convinced my friend …
This week has been tough. Work was nuts, I had zero energy, wasn't feeling great, and have reached my last nerve living in temporary housing. I have not run all week. And doing 9 miles today is literally the last thing I want to do today. I'd prefer to have blood taken, have dental work …
A few months ago, while listening to the Hall & Oates station on Pandora, I proclaimed I was going to live this summer like 1987. I don't specifically remember 1987, but I would have been almost 7 years old, which meant I was old enough to know how awesome summer was. I was young enough …
The last few weeks months have been awesome and terrible at the same time. I've been traveling more than ever. Stressed beyond belief. And just generally focused on being everything I need and want to be at work, and not focused at all on anything else. This means I've let my training slide. I've let …
Why the Pittsburgh Half Marathon? In the middle of my 2nd year of business school in 2009, I heard that Pittsburgh was bringing back it's marathon and half marathon after a 5 year hiatus. At the time, I was stressed, had gained some weight, and needed something other than school to focus on. So, although …
This was by far the least prepared I've ever been for a race. Not physically, as the training has been good, but the rest of it I failed. Between Friday and Saturday, I walked about 12 miles. I did a full yoga class (which was more than the expected beginner outdoor free yoga, tougher stuff) …
Continue reading Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Miler: Race Recap
It is weird that this weekend is technically my 4th race of 2014. 1) Midnight 5k on New Year's (30:16) Maureen and I before the 5k. It was freezing! 2) Disney Marathon (~6:30 with lots of picture stops) Oh, and some stops for ice for my black eye 3) Back on My Feet 5 miler …
Continue reading Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-miler: Setting Realistic Goals
I feel like every post about running that I write, recently, involves me running faster than ever before. This probably comes off as a bit braggy, and in a way, yes it is. I am beyond excited that my body, and mind, are allowing me to run faster. Don't get me wrong, I'm still not …
Friday morning, I sat in a 3 hour meeting where people had brought in items for breakfast. There were massive muffins, bagels with a bevy of topping options, hummus and pita chips (apparently someone thinks this is breakfast food), and lots of coffee. I brought what remained of my apple cinnamon protein muffins, knowing I …
Continue reading Consistently Committed: My First Dietician Experience
So I've written about my obsession with Unite Fitness before. I've now been going for almost 2 months now, and even though every class kicks my ass, I'm loving it. One of my favorite things about their model is that each month of a quarter has a different goal: stability & endurance, strength & conditioning, …
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