Tag: Running

Benaiah is Walking and Runners are Great People: Friday Favorites

Benaiah is Walking and Runners are Great People: Friday Favorites

HEYYY! We made it to Friday and I am more than ready for this slower than usual paced weekend. This week, though good and fun, has been draining! I think I’ve gotten together with people every day and as much fun as that is, I 

Goals for Fall Running 2017 and A Few Scenes from Yesterday

Goals for Fall Running 2017 and A Few Scenes from Yesterday

Hello there friends and happy Tuesday! I thought I would start today off with a few scenes from our Monday and then dive into the ‘meat’ of today’s post with my fall running goals. Sound good? Good. Benaiah’s new favorite toy is our new, blender’s 

Running + Coffee + Fall Activities (Weekend Recap)

Hey there friends and happy Monday morning. I hope your Monday is off to a great start and you are popping onto the blog today feeling refreshed, post-weekend. Even though are weekend seemed to pass by much too quickly, it was a refreshing and relaxing 

What Training and Running a Marathon Taught Me about Running and Myself

What Training and Running a Marathon Taught Me about Running and Myself

It’s already been just shy of a week and a half since my first, full marathon and I am still riding those endorphins. Maybe since it’s 26.2 miles, the endorphins last for 26.2 days? Just a guess… 😉 As I was thinking about my marathon 

So Now What…? Plus Life Happenings

I am pretty sure post-marathon blues are a thing. Because I am having a weird mixture of feelings post-race. I feel excited and happy it’s over, that I did it without dying and with a decent time, while sad that I don’t get to do 

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