Training Week 6: Remembering Why

Happy September! Hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend! I'm getting ready to head out for this morning's run and week 7 of my Philly Half training. I'm looking forward to a fresh start and to put last week's runs far behind me. Week 6 was … [Continue reading]

Friday Five: Fall Preview

I cannot believe this is the last Friday of the month - and with school starting for my boys next week, it's really the last Friday of the summer! While it has been a wonderful summer - I am a Fall girl and love that my favorite time of the year is … [Continue reading]

Week 5 – Hills and a Headache

Week 5 on the road to Philly is in the books and it was a challenging week for sure - thanks in large part to a migraine that hung out for a few days.  Monday: Hello migraine! Hip strengthening and core work. Tuesday: A hilly 5 … [Continue reading]

Friday Five: Running Unplugged

I'm joining Courtney, Mar and Cynthia again for the Friday Five, and this week's theme is "5 Things I Love about...." So I want to highlight some benefits of running tech-free - aka running "naked."  During  the past coupe of weeks I have been … [Continue reading]

Training Update & Nuun Winner

Week 4 of my Philadelphia Half training is done! Here's a quick recap: Monday:   3 miles with negative split Tuesday:   Spent a fun day with my mom - lots of walking Wednesday:  Pilates Barre Thursday:   5.75 miles - tough run! My legs … [Continue reading]

Friday Five: Things that Make Me Smile

Linking up with Courtney, Mar and Cynthia again today.  This week is theme-free so I just thought I'd share a few things that made me smile this week.  The Weather -- Most mornings this week have looked like this! Perfect running weather...and … [Continue reading]

Nuun Energy Review & Giveaway

This post and giveaway are sponsored by Nuun. As always, all opinions expressed here are my own. Since I started my half marathon training plan, I've also started testing out different options for fueling my runs. In the past, a big area where … [Continue reading]

Training Check-in Week 3

  Well thank goodness for Week 3! After a less than stellar Week 2, it was nice to get back on track! There were 19 miles on my plan and I finished with 16 miles - I'll take it! So here's how the week played out: Monday:   … [Continue reading]

Night Out with Athleta

On Friday night, I attended a VIP shopping event at the Athleta Store in Legacy Place. A group of us met at the store to sip a little wine, nosh on some goodies and, most importantly, check out the new fall line! We shopped, chatted with the … [Continue reading]

Friday Five – Race Memories

Linking up with the fun ladies of the DC Trifecta again this Friday. Today's theme - Race Memories...so come take a little walk down memory lane with me! Boston's Run to Remember -- My first half marathon! Without a doubt, this will go down as … [Continue reading]