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Dear Man On The Sidelines, Sexual Assault Isn’t Funny
This past weekend I ran the Rock N Roll Chicago 1/2 Marathon with my sister. 13.1 miles through the streets of Chicago. 13.1 miles gives you a fair amount of time to think. In this case it was 1 hour...
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What A Turtle Taught Me About Help
Last Friday I headed out for my “easy” run when Eric got home from work. I could have run on the treadmill in the morning but I’m trying to do as much of my training as I can outside on the pavement. I...
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Win An Entry To #RnRVB + Throwback Pics With z104 Natalia
Morning friends! I have a fun giveaway going on over on my instagram page for an entry to the race of your choice at Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach. {Note: If you don’t live in VA Beach or won’t be in...
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Mile Posts: Marathon Training On Strava
Hey hey happy Thursday! Shoes: Saucony Kinvara I haven’t talked much about training lately. Since this is a running blog I should probably talk about running every once in a while Marathon training is...
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Mile Posts: Coloring Page
On my way to Chicago for the Rock N Roll Half Marathon my flight was delayed, and delayed and delayed…..literally. We boarded the flight on time, but then after sitting for a bit not moving, they let...
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The New I Run This Body Group Page
A friendly reminder that if you wanted to enter the giveaway for a FREE entry to one of the Rock N Roll Virginia Beach races enter now before it’s too late — the giveaway ends tonight at midnight EST....
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New York City Marathon Training: 18.18 Miles
Last week I wrapped up my first week of 45 miles since before Boston. To be honest, it could be my first 45 week this year, I didn’t track my mileage during my Boston training, so I’m just assuming I...
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Mile Posts: Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Training #rnrVB
It may sound crazy to run three races in one weekend, but to someone who likes relay races, three times seems completely normal. I’d venture to say that running a 5K, a mile on the sand, and then a...
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A Break From Mile Posts
Hi friends! It’s been awhile since I’ve written here. A long while…. It wasn’t on purpose and then it was on purpose. For the sake of my sanity and simply because there really isn’t enough time to do...
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Hashtag I Ran Today + Random Thoughts
I ran today. It didn’t go as planned. I hate plans for this reason, because often {or more than often} things don’t go as planned. Thankfully my coach is also my best friend and she helps keep me on a...
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Outdoor Adventures: Osprey Daylite Backpack Review
Sponsored by Zappos My kids are home on winter break and I’m pretty excited about it! Yes, it makes fitting in a run a little trickier than normal, but I treasure these days where the morning snuggles...
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$100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway + Spring 2018 Marathon Training Weeks 1 & 2 +...
Sponsored by ASICS. Spring marathon training started last week with my first local race {a holiday themed 5K} in what feels like forever! My mileage for the week was right around 25, which is lower...
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I’m Taking A Break {Of Sorts} From Facebook
At the beginning of 2017 amidst the whirlwind that was the election, I got into a somewhat heated discussion on my personal Facebook page. I was so frustrated with the entire discussion that I ended up...
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Happy 2018 & A List
I had every intention of writing here every day in January and then yeah….that didn’t happen. So I’ve already not met some of my goals for the month, but others are still going strong. I’m choosing to...
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I Run This Body Strava Club, A New Carpet & Other Ramblings
Good morning! It felt good to write here yesterday. I’ve missed this place. Thoughts for today: Running sometimes sucks. That was the point of my video yesterday I posted to instagram. Does that mean...
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I’m Back. Timing Isn’t Everything.
Hi friends! It’s been awhile since I popped in to say hello. Thank you to those of you who have stuck around the past five months while I didn’t write. If you are new and are randomly finding this...
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This Whole Food Changed One Runner’s Approach to Family Fueling
As a 36-time marathoner and busy mom of three, I’m always on the hunt for quick and easy ways to feed my family healthy, minimally processed food. There are two items on my daily menu: coffee (can I...
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New York City Marathon: Well Here We Are
It’s week #13 of marathon training and this is my first time writing here. I’ve written a hundred blog posts in my head but then didn’t have the time or shall I say MAKE the time to actually write...
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Week #13 NYC Marathon Training
This week is likely to be my last monster week before NYC Marathon. I don’t usually like to taper or cut back this far out when I’m trying to be serious about things but I’m being realistic with...
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NYC Marathon Training: RIP Toenails
I’m at the point in training where my feet are a hot mess. So from here on out I’ll be wearing one of these two nail polish colors {smokin’ hot & model clicks} in an attempt to hide the purple...
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