Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness
Check out my hot pink compression sleeves! (Did they distract you from the hot mess of hair on the top of my head? No? Maaaybe I’ll brush my hair and put on some makeup before snapping a pic next time. Maaaybe.) A thoughtful woman who works with my dad and reads the blog gave the…
Speed as in fast running… not drugs! This morning I kicked up my standard five-mile run a bit with negative splits! I set out to run all five miles under nine minutes and committed to running each mile a bit faster than the previous one. In the end I finished my run in 43:37. Not…
A blog post by the crazy-fast Skinny Runner resonated with me over the weekend. Her post basically said in order to run faster, you have to train faster. She went on to say, “It is that simple and it’s that hard. Your body has to get used to running at the pace you want to…
What a race!!! The Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah half marathon was one of the most memorable race experiences of my life. Why? Because Ryan and I finished together in LESS THAN TWO HOURS!!! I can hardly believe it. We woke up a couple of hours before the race start to eat something (I ate a…
My mom was here… and then, just like that, she’s gone again! (That picture makes me want to go back to London!) My mom arrived in Ocala around 11 a.m. and we spent the next few hours together working on some personal business. We made sure to take time to meet up with Ryan for…
When I’m not really in the mood to run but have to log a few miles in order to stick with my half marathon training plan, I set mini goals for myself during the run, with the reward of walking for 0.1 miles after I reach each mile. I know it doesn’t sound like much,…
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