How to Get Up Early for Workouts in Five Easy Steps

I run almost exclusively in the morning. And I love it. I'm a morning person by nature so it doesn't really seem all that weird to me to get up on a Tuesday at 4 AM to run 15 miles. However, I get some "How can you do that?" when I tell friends about my...

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Life and stuff

Life and stuff

Forgive me readers for I have sinned. It's been over a week since my last post. Yowza. How did that happen? One word:  life.   Let's do a little catch up, shall we?   First things first, Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Such a great man who taught so...

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I Now Know Everything.

I Now Know Everything.

Tada!     I did it! I got my Level 1 USATF coaching certificate. So now it's officially, official. I know everything! Kidding. I know a lot more than I did and I'll fill you all in on this course and why I think it's beneficial.   I chose USATF...

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Resolutions, Schmesolutions.

Resolutions, Schmesolutions.

Hello & Happy New Year again! I know we are all back to the grind and struggling through the first week back to work. I was especially tired after the two days of USATF Level One Coaching Certification class I attended on Saturday and Sunday. More on that later....

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December Stats/Recap

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Before I get to my New Year's post, I have to do my December recap. Don't want to put the cart before  the horse and all that. Plus, I know you all have hangovers and aren't reading this one anyway. Har har. Run 131 miles. Yas! I rocked some...

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New Year, New Coach

Ok so it's not the New Year just yet, but I figured I would go ahead and share this news with you all. Guess what? I got a new coach!   Yes, I've switched coaches. Again. And before I get into why I've switched, I'll tell you why I have a coach. I like that extra...

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Currently

Currently

Taking a page out of Erin's book, I figured a "currently" post is fitting for this hodgepodge of updates I'm going to write about.   To start, MERRY CHRISTMAS! And Happy Chanukah! And Happy Kwanza! And everything else that happens this time of year. So, uh, Happy...

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Put me in, Coach!

Put me in, Coach!

Friends, I'm not sure if you have noticed but I hate free time. From my full time gig, to racing, to my new gig coaching with RunVie, to volunteering with Best Damn Race and the Special Olympics you could say that I already have a pretty full plate. But, I can't help...

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2023: A Look Back

It's almost the new year, and I keep hearing people say how the year flew by. Well friends, this year did not fly by for me. I think I would have preferred that. For me, it was a year of rebuilding my fitness. It was a year of new challenges and learning to work with...

Top Ten Things That Have Helped My Mental Health During Injury

As some of you may know, I am an ambassador for Still I Run. Ironically enough, I got the news I was accepted to be an ambassador about a week before I hurt my back. The irony being that Still I Run is a cause that supports running to help with mental health, plus a...

Happy New Year!…and How to Work on Your Lower Back Pain

Happy New Year! I promised to write more, mostly to myself cause who the heck still reads this, and so here I am! I'm just shy of six weeks out from my initial back injury. I'm not sure if I call it an injury or lumbar disc disease? Either way it sucks. Here's what...

The Return of the Blog

I realize the last time I wrote an update here was February 2020. Yikes. I was all guns blazing heading into my bikini competition prep. But, we all know what happened the very next month. The C word: Covid. I tried so hard to stick with the training. Truly. I worked...

Beginner Bikini Competition Prep Continues…

I promised more posts so here we go! I know you all come here for running and triathlon stuff, and I will 100% get to some running stuff here in a minute. Keep reading! I started this journey in November and am still on the path to attempt a bikini competition in May....

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