First, thanks to everyone who participated in my Well Fed Weeknights giveaway! I was so happy to see that many of my readers share the Paleo excitement that Melissa Joulwan brings in her soon to be released book! Congrats to Christine on being the lucky winner! I’ll be in touch with her personally, but I'll be sure to follow up with more Paleo awesomeness for you all as well :) From Paleo to running (two of my favorite things, btw!), … [Read more...]
Half Marathon Training Check-In
It's been a while since I've shared my training with you, so with about two months to go before race day I thought it was about time to check in! Background In case you missed it, I had an epiphany one day and signed up for my local Suffolk County Half Marathon. Since then, I've been following a Paleo lifestyle (along with my husband who is participating in a 6 week Cross Fit Challenge), and running 3 days a week. [Tweet "A peek into my half … [Read more...]
3 Reasons You Should Run With a Group + 3 Reasons You Should Totally Not
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...]
11 Essential Tips to Recover Right During Marathon Training
So I'm getting into the nitty-gritty of my marathon training, and the actual running is only one piece of the puzzle. Imagine doing every single run on your training plan, only to end up injured or burnt out on race day. Of course there's no magic potion to keep runners healthy (wish I had that!), but the truth is, training for a marathon is super taxing on the body, and focusing solely on training, but not actually recovering from the … [Read more...]
Don’t Underestimate the Tempo Run
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 Sarah at Creating Better Tomorrow 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! I'm nearing the … [Read more...]