With marathon training ramping up (less than 5 weeks to go!), my nutrition is top-of-mind. Priorities are on proper fueling, lots of protein and eating enough, while not eating too much (a fine line, right?). For days when I can’t prep the perfect meal, I reach my Premier Protein products to ensure I’m still getting what I need, keeping my muscles…
If you read my post last week, you already read my complaints about taking on long runs alone. By long runs I mean 16+ miles. Solo, the time drags and every mile feels like an eternity. Throw in a running buddy or two, and somehow time speeds up and the run is 10x more enjoyable.I have a few friends who…
Labor Day was yesterday, and while not technically the end of summer, it’s the day where we say farewell to summer and look towards fall. Per usual, the summer flew by, and has me thinking, what did I even do this summer? It’s been a blur, but ya know what, I guess I did some pretty cool things. I had to…
Is there anything more exciting than cutting into a fresh watermelon, especially after a hot day in the sun? And is there anything worse than taking the first bite and realizing the crisp deliciousness you were expecting is mushy and mealy? The worst, right? This happened to me last weekend and it was a serious disappointment, but instead of tossing…
[in the apartment prepping for our first shoot]MM and I are very fortunate to have an amazing outdoor space. As much as we love having a huge yard, I’ll admit that after living in the apartment for a year, we still hadn’t done much to spruce it up.Here’s a quick peek at what it looked like:When we were approached by…
Happy Monday people! It never hurts to start a fresh week with a motivational quote, right? Another week of training is in the books and it was a decent one. Of my three scheduled runs, I did two of them, a 5-miler and a 16-miler. I skipped out on the speed day because I had a fitness event that I…
