Tag: Running

10 Ways to Improve Your Running this Spring

10 Ways to Improve Your Running this Spring

As someone who has run multiple half marathons, 5ks, hundreds of miles and a full marathon, I identify as a runner. I am a runner, through and through. But what you may not know is that I used to HATE running. Back in the day, 

Weekend Recap: Running, Pizza Night and Family Time

Weekend Recap: Running, Pizza Night and Family Time

Oh this weekend was good for the soul. After quite a few weekends of back to back craziness (all good craziness) it was so refreshing to have two straight days of quiet relaxation. I hope you are all popping over to the blog this Monday 

Celebrating the Good Times

Celebrating the Good Times

You know those weekends were you come off feeling super loved, relaxed, and productive? Yes, last weekend was one of those weekends. It started off with a hot, steamy cup of coffee and a wide away Benaiah. Lately, Benaiah has been getting up right as 

Friday Favorites

Oh hey there friend and happy Friday! This week has been an odd mixture of seemingly slow days that all blur together, except part of me is surprised we’ve already arrived at Friday. And if you can tell by that first sentence, I need a 

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 

A Carolina Vacation

A Carolina Vacation

Well hello there friends and happy Wednesday! I’m excited to dive into today’s post and share our most recent adventure with you all! Last week, Landon, Benaiah and I left for vacation and escaped from the frigid Illinois temperatures to balmy, breezy South Carolina. This 

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. 

A Weekend of B A L A N C E

A Weekend of B A L A N C E

Well look who is actually posting a weekend recap on Monday morning? The past couple of weeks (or months?) I’ve had every intention of writing a weekend recap, but for whatever reason (mainly, life) it hasn’t happened! Which means, I am super pumped about sharing 

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