Chasing Freedom

Chasing Freedom

I think that running and fitness and eating healthy are so, so important and are definitely my passions, BUT I always want to make sure that I am finding freedom in running, in cooking, in eating, and exercising and never become an addiction or disorder. 

Happy Days…

Happy Days…

“These happy days are yours and mine, these happy days are yours and mine, my happy days…” > Name that TV show! Talk about a throwback… side note, when we were growing up, we would sneak downstairs, early in the morning to watch the Beverly 

Three Simple Ways to Increase Your Mileage without Dying!

Three Simple Ways to Increase Your Mileage without Dying!

So, let’s talk about gaining distance WITHOUT dying! There is simple, effective ways to increase your distance and overall weekly mileage without injuring yourself or losing your love for running! So often, I hear runners struggling with confusion with how to simply, grow their mileage. 

Running Goals and Plans for 2018

Running Goals and Plans for 2018

A new year always does this to me, I always start the year with goals and dreams. And, this year I started by writing out my top 25 desires for the year and of course, some of them involved running goals! Before the month (and 

Balancing Running and Mothering without Losing Your Mind

Balancing Running and Mothering without Losing Your Mind

Yes, running and balancing motherhood is challenging, not every run goes as planned and sometimes I have to cut runs short. BUT, I really believe that the benefits and the memories far surpass the effort it takes to juggle both…

Let’s Talk about Avoiding Injuries…

Let’s Talk about Avoiding Injuries…

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Mizuno. The opinions and text are all mine. Injuries. Does that word make you cringe!? I know I do. Last year, at this time, I was injured and frustrated. I hate sitting on the 

Half Marathon Number 3 + My Mom’s First Half Marathon!

Half Marathon Number 3 + My Mom’s First Half Marathon!

Hello there and happy Thursday! Thanks to quite a few, miserable sick days, my week is so upside down. Last week, Landon had three days off work and this week, he’s taken two days off because of being sick or helping me recover. Needless to 

My Current Running Nutrition Strategy

My Current Running Nutrition Strategy

So, often, as runners, we over look nutrition. BUT, I firmly believe it is one of the most IMPORTANT aspects of training and can literally turn your running around! I’ve not only learned this in researching and studying, but in my own personal running and 

The Gift of Running: What I am Learning and Striving Toward in My Own Running Journey

The Gift of Running: What I am Learning and Striving Toward in My Own Running Journey

If you haven’t caught on by now, I really a romantic at heart. And by a romantic I mean I like to talk a lot and dream up big dreams and chase after goals and smell the roses and ignore details (usually that comes back 

Halloween Traditions + Running Lately Friday Favorites

Halloween Traditions + Running Lately Friday Favorites

Man, I didn’t mean to bail on you guys for the past two days, but I woke up Wednesday morning feeling awful. The kind of awful that makes you want to sleep for an entire day, kind of awful. Since, Wednesday, I’ve been drinking tea,