Y’all, I’m running my first 50k on Sunday!! I’ve had this trip to Big Bend planned in my head for the last 4 years but for one reason or another (mainly Boston), I couldn’t get the timing to work out. This year it is finally happening! This is only my second trail race (Brazos Bend […]
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This year has been insane. I’ve done more this year of running than I could have ever expected. But with the highs come the lows, you can’t win ’em all, right? This is a link up with Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC. I’ve done it before though it’s been several years so here we
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Today marks the official start of Ironman Training. Not gonna lie, after BCS I have was having a bit of buyer’s remorse regarding Ironman Texas. A part of me wished I’d never registered so I could go run happily on the trails everyday and enjoy my race-less freedom. But now that it’s time, I’m kinda
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I haven’t said anything about BCS. I know this. I needed some time to process the race before I talked about it. BCS was supposed to be my BQ for 2019. The weather looked good. I was well trained. All signs pointed to a great race. Spoiler Alert: It wasn’t a great race. My kids
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It’s been a year since I opened up about my weight loss and I could never have imagined the impact sharing my story would have. Over the past year I’ve been contacted privately by more people than I could ever have imagined who were simply saying thank you for inspiring their own personal change. And
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Oh Shiner. What do I say? Let’s start by talking about what the race was like last year. Last year, it was cold. 38 degrees and super windy. I ran a 1:37. It was a 2 minute PR and I won my age group. It was a great race and an awesome day. This year,
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Training for Shiner & BCS is coming along nicely. If you remember, back in September, I wrote this awesome training plan for myself and though I’m using it as something of a guideline, it’s not getting followed, exactly. Or at all, really. About two weeks after I wrote my training plan I left on a
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My watch has a pedometer on it. I like it. It’s not the reason I bought my watch but it was kind of a bonus. Do I really need a pedometer? No. Running keeps me from being too lazy but it’s kinda fun seeing how many steps I take. Like other fitness watches mine gives
We run with our legs, right? Well, technically, yes. But there’s something else that isn’t talked about much and I argue is the single most important factor in running and racing and that’s training a strong mind. How many times have you found yourself there? In that place where you have given up. You’re umpteen miles
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I have a confession. I am not a morning runner. Every productivity and success article I’ve ever read says that to be successful you have to get your exercise done in the morning…to which I say, “Pshaw! Whatever.” I’ve tried, trust me. I am a morning person, most days I’m up by 5:30 and in
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