When my daughter asked a little too late last night to go around the block, I excitedly told her, 'Don't worry! Tomorrow is Global Running Day!' Her response? That's boring! In her defense she is 4 years old, and holds 'holidays' to very high standards. So when she found out that all we would do for Global Running Day is well, run, I suppose she was disappointed. I'll forgive her about her lack of running day enthusiasm, because she … [Read more...]
3 Steps to Successful New Year’s Resolutions
It's hard to not make a New Year's Resolution. I think even those of us that live a fit lifestyle have something that we would like to resolve to do better...and how could we not? This is the time of year when good spirit prevails, hope runs rampant, and the prevalence of reflection renders the world dreaming of better days. Perhaps this will be the year. The best year. The year when dreams come true. Enter, the New … [Read more...]
Run Your First Turkey Trot 5k
Welcome to our Wild Workout Wednesday link up! Each week I link up with Annmarie from The Fit Foodie Mama, Angelena Marie from Angelena Marie: Happy, Healthy & Balanced, and Nicole at Fitful Focus to bring you workout ideas, motivation, inspiration and recipes to try. Join us for a wild workout each week by reading along or grab the button and link up if you have a fitness or healthy living post to share! [Tweet "It's … [Read more...]
Weekend Recap + the Secret Cookie Recipe
So this happened this weekend. My dad's 60th birthday, the winery, and my sister-in-law's famous cookies. Her recipe is secret, and ever-changing. Evolving from butter and oil, to whole wheat flour and coconut sugar. We try to convince her to somehow package and sell them, but she's happy just preparing them for family events--lucky us! But, maybe one day I will be promoting her famous cookie company! [Tweet "Drool over this … [Read more...]
Weekend Race Recap + Taking It One Hill at a Time
I seem to get sucked in to these races that I've been a part of for years even when I'm not supposed to be racing! This past weekend I was scheduled for 8 miles as part of my condensed marathon training plan, but ended up racing in Sayville Running Company's Race to Cure Cystic Fibrosis 4 miler on Saturday. The race was pretty awesome, and I'm glad I ran it--just one short year ago I was at this race on my daughter's due date watching my … [Read more...]