COMMUNITY FRIDAYS > WHAT IS INSPIRING ME IN THE RUNNING COMMUNITY
Hello there friends and happy FRIYAY! Man, we made it to the weekend and doesn’t it feel good? Kicking off the weekend is my brother-in-law’s birthday and potentially a soccer game. We have a pretty, low-key weekend, the rest of the couple of days, which I am definitely looking forward too. There is something magical about the weekends, and although I do try to live for the weekend, I do look forward to it, each and every week.
Before I dive head first into a much needed, unplugged weekend, I want to share my quickly becoming favorite post of the week with you all. COMMUNITY FRIDAYS! What is Community Fridays?
Basically, community Fridays is a day that I am dedicating to the running community. There is something special about cheering others on and sharing good news with other people. Whether that’s an inspiring runner, a good sale on running clothes (who doesn’t love that?!) or an encouraging story, I want to have Fridays be a day of celebration – celebrating real runner’s, real stories, and encouraging others in their own running journey! Basically, Fridays are going to be my new, favorite, on the blog, day of the week! SO, if you know of an inspiring runner or an encouraging running related story, or you want to share YOUR running story (and want to be featured!) make sure to email me at coachbethanythompson@gmail.com. I would LOVE to feature YOU!
Inspiring Runners
Okay this lady continually inspires me through her back to back marathons (she’s run 7 and is running the Chicago Marathon – TOMORROW!) and balances all the miles with raising a toddler, working full time. I love her authenticity, her commitment to the sport, and watching her CRUSH her early morning runs (and when I mean early, I mean like a 4 am alarm, ladies and gentlemen.) Her continually devotion and dedication to the sport are an encouragement to me and a reminder to keep hustling, even while balancing a full schedule! Keep up the great work girl! Cheering you on TOMORROW! YOU GOT THIS!
Angela aka @runlikekale
Angela is one of those people who I genuinely get excited about viewing her content. She’s a runner, but really gears her platforms to helping mothers balance their fitness goals, while engaging their children. I LOVE finding fun, craft ideas for Benaiah, watching her stories (she is hilarious) and getting other good, strength/cross training ideas from her. She and her husband are super adorable together and they have the most hilarious Insta stories, involving coffee (check out her ‘coffee,’ highlights. #socute) Oh and she also has the cutest running shirts, which I have to grab one of these days! If you want to gain some good ideas/knowledge on how to creatively engage your toddler at home and live a healthy lifestyle > you should check her OUT.
Running Gear/Fuel Finds
Run Angel I am all about safety and one of my newest, favorite finds in the running community is the Run Angel. The Run Angel is “personal safety wearable that emits a very loud alarm to attract attention in an emergency. The run angel free companion app provides peace of mind for family & friends who will be alerted by SMS & email, showing the date, time and location of the wearer when your run angel is activated.” This is definitely a wearable I am going to invest in, asap and want to get for all my running friends. It is so good to be aware and have the peace of mind, while running! You can find them, here.
Education/Podcasts
This podcast has yet to come out, but I am SO excited for Allie Keiffer + her coach’s new podcast that is going to be launched soon. I have loved following Allie’s journey from nanny to professional runner and couldn’t be more excited about hearing from her, soon!
And that’s it for today, I hope you all have the BEST Friday ever! Make today amazing, friends.
What or who is inspiring YOU lately?!