Rapid Reboot Review

2020 dreaming with big plans for some big PRs! I am so excited to start the new year with the races I have planned so far! It might have been a morning when I felt like I had nothing to train for that turned into splurge signing up for a few races to keep my…

5 Tips for Runners and CBD Medic Active

This post is sponsored by CBDMEDIC but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. It was early in my marathon training cycle when I started remembering the importance of recovery. You know, the sleep, the right fuel, the rolling, stretching, elevating, all the good stuff. Recovery is so important but it's almost as…

My Top 10 Leggings for Running (Steals & Splurges)

Over my 16 years of running, I have become more picky about my clothing than anything else, leggings included! I want to be able to lift in my leggings and then go for a run right after and then might as well go grocery shopping after that. It's far beyond the "are these squat proof"…

RAGNAR: packing, tips, and what to expect!

As an adult, I never thought I would be pulling all nighters - and here we are, 3 Ragnars & 1 similar trip later. What is a Ragnar? It's 12 people (or less if you're crazy), 2 vans, 200 miles all done in about 24ish hours! I've only ever done road Ragnar races but there…

Welcome back…

  Conditions are never perfect. Something I've learned standing on the starting lines of so many races. Something I've learned through this past year more than I care to admit. & something I'm learning as we speak, opening up this forgotten site, hitting "write", and finally sitting down to hopefully remember my words I came…

Garmin 645 Music Review

I finally upgraded my Garmin from the original Vivoactive to the new 645 Music.  My Vivoactive lasted me a good 4 years and definitely still has life to it, but with all the upgrades in Garmin, I'd be lying if I said I haven't been thinking of getting a new one for over a year. …

Tips On How to Stay Lean While Marathon Training

I get asked all the top how to stay lean for marathon training. I've been on both spectrums. I am no pro but have learned some from experience. Here are just a few tips: 1. Interval training: this is going to help no matter what you’re training for. Add some speed or strides. You’re body…

5 Things I’ve Realized From Going to the Gym

I'm not here to knock on gym goers. I love the gym. Yes, I said it. I love it. I am here, though, to give you all the goods and the bads from a runner's point of view.  Good: Strength training is a completely different animal.  You feel muscles you didn't know you had. Your…

Fall down 7, Get up 8

I don’t rate myself as a fantastic, talented athlete. I just have perseverance. I’m a cart horse. I work hard. Fun fact: I played soccer for 9 years. The last game I ever played was our championship game. I fell down and twisted my wrist. It hung there. I teared up. And asked to be…

Stay Alfred Runcation Review

"If you don't do wild things while you're young you'll have nothing to smile about when you're old." I remember the day I boarded my first plane. I was more nervous than lining up for the race we were even traveling for. And even after years of traveling by bus for races, this felt different.…