I love Cheat Days! I love other people’s cheat days too. I love looking at pictures of hot cheesy pizza, big juicy bacon burgers and fries, fresh donuts… I love food. Even if it’s not food I’m eating, I still love it. This Sunday I said I grabbed fries and ice cream because it was a ‘Cheat ... Read More about Are Cheat Days Good or Evil???
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How to Get Your Butt to the Gym
Hello! How are you today? I’m taking a rest day from running and hitting the gym. I prefer running to pretty much anything else (except eating) so it’s not the easiest thing in the world to get myself to the gym sometimes. But, it’s good for you. I think the first thing to do to get your butt to the ... Read More about How to Get Your Butt to the Gym
NEW Race Discounts for 5K, 10K and Half Marathons!
Hello! How are you doing? I have some new race discount codes to share that I’m pretty excited about. I’ve heard great things about the Lexus Lace Up Race Series and will be running the 10K this weekend. Have you been following along with the 10K training plan? If so you can tackle the Riverside ... Read More about NEW Race Discounts for 5K, 10K and Half Marathons!
CHEAT DAY and Using an Inversion Table
Hello! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Did you run the Chicago Marathon? Long Beach Marathon?? Around your neighborhood??? Tell me. I spent the day helping my brother and SIL move. Well, they didn’t need a lot of help with the heavy lifting, but they didn’t some help with the cute lifting…. I ... Read More about CHEAT DAY and Using an Inversion Table
How I Accidently Threw My Cat Away…
Hello!!! How are you? Good luck to everyone running the Chicago Marathon and Long Beach Marathon today!!! I can’t wait to see the results and read the race reviews! I’ve always wanted to run Chicago too! Unfortunately, I had to bail out of the Long Beach Marathon because today is MOVING DAY!!! ... Read More about How I Accidently Threw My Cat Away…
15 Minute Booty and Abs Workout NO Counting Required
Hello! Today was a rest day from running so I threw together a super ‘no thinking required’ kind of workout. I don’t like counting reps when I workout. I like to zone out in my brain movies or watch TV or talk to my cat. So I put together this 15 minute countdown for butt and abs… It’s just 5 ... Read More about 15 Minute Booty and Abs Workout NO Counting Required
Why I Broke My Phone Again
Remember how I broke my phone in Alaska during a run? Yeah. That was bad timing – I was on vacation! Okay really, it's never a good time ( or cheap) to crack your phone screen. But it's an occupational hazard for me because I write about running for a living. This means I'm taking pictures with ... Read More about Why I Broke My Phone Again
How To Eat What You Love and NOT Get Fat
Hello! How are you today? Today, right this second? Good I hope I’ve been thinking about eating what you love and not getting fat a lot lately and wanted to share a few thoughts on that today. First let’s talk about running and eating… Running… I finished the book Fast Girl on audio during ... Read More about How To Eat What You Love and NOT Get Fat
Big Butt? You Need These Leggings.
Hello! How’s it going? This morning I had a major fail in an attempt to do some speed work. Bah! It’s hard enough for me to make myself do it without extra obstacles. RUN: I do speed work on this flat part of the running path that is exactly a half a mile long. It’s perfect for ... Read More about Big Butt? You Need These Leggings.
Pumpkin Spice Granola Recipe
I have a super easy and delicious Healthy Pumpkin Granola Recipe to share today. But first let’s talk about why being an adult is the worst… Earlier today I found a chunk of a wasp nest in the patio… by stepping on it! What the heck?! Luckily I think the wasps moved to a new, updated place ... Read More about Pumpkin Spice Granola Recipe
Why SkinnyRunner and I Aren’t Friends Anymore
Hello! How is your day going? Mine is going well. I’m going through a challenging time at home and have been praying a lot and talking to friends. It’s nothing I can talk about here for right now, but if you are going through a challenging time too I’ll share some links at the bottom of this post ... Read More about Why SkinnyRunner and I Aren’t Friends Anymore
When Puppies Attack
Turning ripe bananas into a delicious and healthy baked oatmeal. Plus meal prep for my family with an enchilada casserole and banana oatmeal with extra protein. Hello! How’s it going? It’s been a little challenging over here with running and life and eating and everything in between. But I’m ... Read More about When Puppies Attack
The Two Things That Got Me Through My Run Today
Hello! How’s it going? I just got back from a mid-distance run. I haven’t been following a training plan so my running has been kinda random lately. It’s good for the soul, but not good for progress. So I’ve devoted my day to finding my next race and a training plan for it. Now let’s talk running ... Read More about The Two Things That Got Me Through My Run Today
NEW Race Discount Codes and Turkey Trot Race GIVEAWAY
Hello! How’s it going? This has been a challenging week here, but I’m chugging along. Sometimes it’s just nice to get through a rough day and cross it off the list. At least it’s not so bad I want to just give up and eat pizza until I die. Although, if I wanted to do that the local mortuary sent ... Read More about NEW Race Discount Codes and Turkey Trot Race GIVEAWAY
Get Ready for a 10K by Thanksgiving!
Hello! It’s October 1st and by my calculations Thanksgiving is just 57 days, 6 hours and 31 minutes away!! It’s my favorite day of the year. And it’s also the most popular 5k and 10k race day in the United States! So I’m sure you can find a Turkey Trot or holiday fun run near you. Grab a friend (or ... Read More about Get Ready for a 10K by Thanksgiving!
How Do You Know It’s Working?
Hello! How’s it going? Yesterday I had what felt like a good workout at the gym. But I feel like I don’t know for sure if I got in a good workout until the next day… you know when you open your eyes and slide outta bed and BOOM. You think to yourself “shit I am sore, this is gonna be rough” as you ... Read More about How Do You Know It’s Working?