[gallery] Introducing a new feature on Shapin’ Up! Every Friday I’ll show you a collection of things that caught my attention the previous week while browsing the interwebs or while out in the real world. Some will be health & fitness related, others less so. Enjoy! 1. I’ve got about 100 too many coasters in my life right now but…
I’m still on the hunt for the perfect getaway with my bestie. While getting my nails done before Sunday’s triathlon (What, you don’t get a manicure before swimming in the Hudson? Weird) I overheard two girls chatting about a recent trip one of them took, a surf and yoga retreat to Costa Rica! I eavesdropped through the entire conversation and…
This year I trained solo for the NYC Tri. I had friends to join me in some workouts but I created and tried to follow my own schedule. Last year I did Team in Training which really helped to structure my weekly workouts but this year, I put my past years of training knowledge into this plan: Highlighted is what…
I’ve spent a lot of time leading up to this race and finally I’m ready to tell you all the details! The Day Before Saturday before the race I slept in and then went on a 20 minute light run just to get my legs moving. I haven’t been running a ton so I just wanted to remind myself that…
[gallery] I know sleep is super important. I also know that I don’t get enough. Three mornings a week I’m up by 5:45am to teach but tend to get wrapped up in things the night before (mostly The Real Housewives), resulting is 6 or less hours of shut eye. After reading Well+Good’s 5 expert tips on getting more quality shut-eye…
[gallery] Full recap coming later this week but for now I’ll say that yesterday’s NYC Triathlon was a huge success! I beat my previous best time by a full five minutes, something I was definitely not expecting. My final time was 2:42:33. What a day. Give me a bit to recover and I’ll be back with photos and details!
