Ever look at pictures on Instagram or Facebook and say "I did [insert diet or fitness program here] and didn't have those results" or "good gosh, I do not understand how she gets up so early to workout. I am just not a morning person." It can be frustrating when you're on your own journey, …
Continue reading Well, that didn’t work – Finding your Fitness Match
With constant sources of inspiration being thrown around through social media, on TV, books, movies, blogs, we are never want for something to inspire us to work harder, be better, and set bigger goals. But when it comes time to deliver on those goals, even with classes, running groups, accountability groups, social media friends, it's …
A few Sundays ago I was the last person to cross the finish line at the Rock n Roll Chicago Half Marathon. Well, to be fair, 3 other awesome ladies held hands, and crossed with me. We were chosen to be part of the Sweeper truck, but instead of telling people they needed to move …
Continue reading Rock n Roll Chicago: What it’s like to be a 4 hour Half-Marathoner
I'm back with another Three on Thursday! This week my focus is "Insipiring". A single word that holds so much promise and power, and something I've been thinking a lot about recently. Three Things that make Me Happy 1) A longtime friend from college posted a pic of her healthy lunch today, and tagged me …
While I've run for several years, this was the first time I ran for National Running Day. I was really pumped about it, to the point that if I hadn't been doing a tempo run and on the verge of falling over, I wanted to shout "happy national running day" to everyone I passed on …
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