A blog about all things related to the sport of running
Every morning you wake up – you have a choice. You can focus on all that discourages you OR you can focus on what encourages you. Discouraging things can come in the form of huge things – like a close family member getting diagnosed with breast cancer OR they can come in the form of [...]
This week is a whirlwind running week. When people ask me what I do for a living or what I enjoy I typically say – all things running – which makes sense to me but maybe not to them. I do love all things running. There are parts I obviously love more than others but [...]
Race Name: Run Me Home 5K Race Location: Leesburg, VA Race Date: 4.27.13 Race Website: http://www.runmehome.com/ Results: http://prracing.racebx.com/files/results/4d9205ce-7a0c-46c1-8929-4f56c0a86522/5109864b-99b4-4ca8-9140-1841c0a86524/2013%20Run%20Me%20Home%20overall.htm Parking: Plenty of parking located at Catoctin Elementary or Loudoun County Highschool Photos: Free photos from a couple of different local photographers Eric and I decided race morning to sign up for this local 5K. My mother-in-law [...]
Though I feel like my body and I are still at war, slowly but surely I am figuring out what is going on. My iron was a 14 and while my doctor {that I don’t care for and am no longer going to} believes this is perfectly normal because the range of normal is 10 – 291, I believe {through [...]
Superwoman: su·per·wom·an (spr-wmn) n. 1. A woman who performs all the duties typically associated with several different full-time roles, such as wage earner, graduate student, mother, and wife. 2. A woman with more than human powers. As I sat down to reflect superwomen in my life the first ones who came to mind were [...]
I literally just got off the phone with Kara Goucher and I’m smiling from ear to ear. Pinch me. Did that really just happen? Kara is in Nashville this weekend for the Rock N Roll Nashville Marathon. She had a few moments to spare before a shake out run with around 400 Nissan employees {who [...]
8 warmer miles this morning: Mile 1: 8:22 Mile 2: 8:07 Mile 3: 7:56 Mile 4: 7:44 Mile 5: 7:52 Mile 6: 7:47 Mile 7: 7:20 Mile 8: 7:18 I’m not training for anything in particular right now but it’s still a VERY good idea to mix up the paces on my runs. If you have the [...]
My birthday run on the 11th kicked off a week of early morning running. I am more determined than ever to make it a habit to wake up early and run. Finishing my run under the light of the stars means a couple {okay more than a couple} of things. 1. I’m not stressing about when I am [...]
The winners of last week’s giveaways are: Spark Soul Headbands: Becca at http://onelittlebecca.com/ I Run This Body Shirt: Laura at http://pinterest.com/diffraction/ Email me at irunthisbody@gmail.com to claim your prize! *Note: I am now SOLD OUT of all colors in size XL. Only pink and grey remain in size small. If you are interested [...]
I’ve waited a couple of days to write about this….. I’m not sure I have the right words and I even considered NOT writing anything. I blog because I love it but it has also become what I do as a source of income. I do not want to make money in any way off of this [...]
It’s no secret that I love Sparkly Soul Headbands – they are one of the ONLY companies who make headbands that actually do not slip off my head. What’s the secret? Unlike other headbands that use elastic at the bottom part of the band to make it fit around your head, these bands use the [...]
Not long after the end of my parents 20 year marriage, I graduated from college. The end of college seemed small in comparison to the end of the family I had known my whole life. When I moved home I lived with my mom in a tiny two bedroom apartment. I could touch the walls [...]
Lately it seems that corners I turn are filled with negativity. Someone telling me I did something wrong. Someone telling me I didn’t call them enough. Someone telling me that they didn’t like a picture I posted. Someone telling me I didn’t tell them about a race I decided to run. Someone telling me that I didn’t [...]
Looking for some music to add to your workout play list? Check out Run Hundred’s April List. Alex Gaudino & Jordin Sparks – Is This Love – 129 BPM Miranda Lambert – Mama’s Broken Heart - 112 BPM Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks – 107 BPM Will.I.Am & Justin Bieber – #thatPOWER – 129 [...]
You know those days that you feel low? Lower than low? Yesterday was one of those days. When I opened my email later in the day and saw one had come from Saucony I’ll admit it made me smile. Saucony isn’t just a company that makes running shoes. They feel like an extended part of [...]
Today I ran for only the 4th time since marathon #24. 4 easy treadmill miles. My 1st run back was an easy 3, followed by an easy 4 the next day. Saturday I ran 6 miles outside. I needed to feel like a runner again and feel the fresh air in my lungs. I needed [...]
I’ve been a bit MIA from blogging and talking about my running because I’ve been working through hundreds of emails and orders for I Run This Body shirts. They have started to ship! Because of the overwhelming number of orders they have been shipping out daily. If yours has not arrived – don’t worry! I want to [...]
Two weekends ago I was supposed to run 20 miles on Saturday and race a 5K Sunday. The run didn’t happen on Saturday. I didn’t run when I first woke up and I kept putting it off. Then I came up with a million and one reasons why it was everyone’s fault but my own as to [...]
I decided to join a gym after 6 months of talking about it. Joining a gym is an easy thing to do. Walk in, sign up, pay the money and you have a membership. It wasn’t easy for me. Who the heck knows why, but it wasn’t. Why on earth didn’t I do this sooner? [...]
B & A Marathon is not so far off. I’m back up to speed with the long runs but not with mileage or speed work. I’m not too concerned with mileage this training cycle, because frankly I just don’t feel like running 70+ miles a week right now. When it warms up maybe this will [...]
Looking for some music to add to your workout play list. Check out Run Hundred’s February List. Zedd & Foxes – Clarity – 129 BPM Ke$ha – C’mon – 125 BPM Bridgit Mendler – Ready or Not – 94 BPM Martin Solveig & Dev – We Came to Smash – In a Black Tuxedo – 132 BPM [...]
Saturday morning I felt chilly in my bed. It must be REALLY cold outside. Eric typically heads to Starbucks alone for his coffee before I start my long run. It’s a 15 minute calm before the storm of watching three kids. This Saturday the littles all wanted to go with him and I didn’t want to [...]
Choppy post. Writing thoughts as they come. Training is back in full effect. I say training because I think there is a difference between running and working out to be healthy and the things you do and do not do while *training* for a marathon or other big race. Last post was last Wednesday. Sometimes [...]
The first step to any marathon training program is figuring out the long run situation. I write down the date of the race and work backwards. 10 – 12 - one week out 16 – two weeks out 20 – 24 – three weeks out I know the week before my longest long run I like [...]
I know in order to recover properly and keep doing this marathon thing year after year I have to rest. I enjoy rest and I hate rest. After a marathon I usually take a week off from running or working out. I’m typically in pretty good shape physically post marathon so sliding into my jeans [...]
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It’s been a little bit since I’ve blogged. I’ve been writing a lot just not on here. Life has been a bit hectic to say the very least. There are a lot of things I want to talk about here but now is not the time. Maybe the time will come, maybe it won’t. As [...]
After I wrote my running goals post for 2013 I really started to analyze my goals and why they were what they were. I think introspection on multiple levels is what I REALLY need in 2013. Here are my thoughts. random. raw. Other than my 10 mile time my goals remained the same for 2013 as they [...]
The new year gives us all a chance for a fresh start. The reality is that you can start fresh any day you choose, but something about the new year and everyone around you setting goals helps to collectively motivate. The words I write on this blog publicly are most often for my benefit. I [...]
As we enter the New Year many of our thoughts turn to what we want to resolve to do in 2013. I don’t much care for resolutions anymore. Years ago I got tired of listing – loose ten pounds as one of the things I resolved to do that year and then realizing at the end of the year I [...]
Runner, dreamer, marathoner x24, mommy of 3, Women's Running Magazine cover model, published writer, Saucony contributing blogger, running coach, and lover of all things running. I Run This Body. Read More
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