Benaiah’s First Birthday, Celebrations Galore, and 12 Mile Runs

Benaiah’s First Birthday, Celebrations Galore, and 12 Mile Runs

Hey there friends! I hope you all had a fabulous, three day weekend. Ours was filled with celebrations, left and right as we took time to celebrate Benaiah’s birthday and Landon’s grandparent’s sixty-sixth wedding anniversary! I hope you have a steamy cup of coffee ready, 

10 Things I Do to Push Through Hard Runs

10 Things I Do to Push Through Hard Runs

Training for a marathon inventively means there will be numerous runs, long, short, easy and hard. I think that is actually one of the things I love about running – many times, running is unpredictable. During this training cycle alone, I’ve had many really good 

A Little Bit of Everything… Let’s Catch Up on Life

A Little Bit of Everything… Let’s Catch Up on Life

I feel like it’s been way too long since we’ve chatted, combined with feeling a little all over the place, today’s blog post is a little bit of everything I’ve been meaning to tell you for the past week or so…I hope this doesn’t get 

20 Miles + Anniversary Celebration

20 Miles + Anniversary Celebration

You know those Mondays that roll around and all you can focus on is downing one cup of coffee after another? Yeah, today is one of those Mondays. I am fairly confident that my tiredness today stems from another wild weekend. And although the weekend 

My Biggest Week of Training So Far, Marathon Training Week 15 Recap

My Biggest Week of Training So Far, Marathon Training Week 15 Recap

And just like that it is TAPER TIME. I really can’t believe that these eighteen weeks of marathon training are almost over. Part of me is super excited because that means the marathon is only a short, THREE WEEKS away, while another part of me 

A Typical Tuesday in the Thompson Household

A Typical Tuesday in the Thompson Household

Good morning to all my favorite readers. I hope you guys have had a great week so far. Landon and I celebrated our two year wedding anniversary last night and we have plans to finish celebrating, this weekend! I’m planning on just making it a 

Honest Thoughts on Postpartum Marathon Training

Honest Thoughts on Postpartum Marathon Training

One year ago, I made a commitment to myself to train and run a marathon. One year ago, I was just about to have my son, Benaiah. I was running through my pregnancy, but just around 1-2 miles at a time. It felt comfortable for 

14 Mile Runs + A Slow Sunday

14 Mile Runs + A Slow Sunday

Hey there friends and happy Monday. Is it just me or did this weekend go by so fast? Maybe it’s because the past two weeks have been vacation for us, but regardless I felt like the weekend just started Sunday night. Bummer. 😉 FIRST OF 

Rock and Roll Half Marathon Recap

Rock and Roll Half Marathon Recap

Good morning and happy Tuesday! I am so excited to share this half marathon recap with you guys. First of all, for anyone who hasn’t raced the Humana Rock and Roll Chicago Half Marathon and 10k, I highly recommend it! As large as the race 

A Few Pictures from Our RACE Weekend!

Hello there friends and happy Monday to all my favorite readers. I hope you are popping on the blog this morning, feeling refreshed and ready for another week. I am excited about a new week, but since our weekend passed so quickly, I feel like