Month: September 2014

Wanderlust Wednesday

Wanderlust Wednesday

More long-sleeve running weather yesterday morning and I am loving it!I even stopped for a photo-op in the middle of my 8 miles because this view was too pretty not to capture!Red leaves are my favorite even when they are full of holes…?? I cannot believe that it is 

It Feels Like Fall

It Feels Like Fall

HEYO! Happy Monday! First off I have to say CONGRATULATIONS to two of my athletes that had ah-mazing races this weekend!  On Saturday Kyndal (<- go check out her blog) ran the Last Chance BQ Marathon in Grand Rapids and not only ran a HUGE 39 

Training Summary – 9/8/2014-9/14/2014

Training Summary – 9/8/2014-9/14/2014

This week was a pretty good week of training. After a couple weeks in a row of steadily increasing my mileage I dropped it down a bit this week in anticipation of a bigger ramp up next week! Here’s a look at this past week’s 

5 Tricks for Running at Night

5 Tricks for Running at Night

We made it to Friday y’all! I for one cannot wait for the weekend, Finn on the other hand is always a little underwhelmed…Let’s start the weekend off with a little randomness, yes? Yesterday I did hill repeats up the steepest hill around. It was rough 

Meet Me In The Stairwell

Meet Me In The Stairwell

As we all take time today to reflect and remember the events of September 11, 2001 I wanted to share a poem that has meant a lot to me over the years, especially on this day each year. Please take some time to read it and 

Sunday & Sundaes

Sunday & Sundaes

Yesterday felt like the first real rest day that I’ve had in weeks! Recently I’ve been taking my day off from running during the week when I still have to go to work so it was great to sleep in and really spend the day 

PUMPKIN! & Training Summary – 9/1/2014-9/7/2014

PUMPKIN! & Training Summary – 9/1/2014-9/7/2014

There’s nothing quite like a calf massage and the promise of a rest day after a tough week (9 days in a day) of training!Our race recovery yesterday involved a lot of pool floating, tennis watching and baking… I made these cookies from the Pioneer Woman 

Live 4 Evan 5K

Live 4 Evan 5K

Last night Henri and I signed up for this morning’s 5K! The race was the 2nd Annual Live 4 Evan 5K. 4 years ago the son of one of our family friends died as a result of heart complications that he had had since birth. It 

Farmstead Table – Brunch

Farmstead Table – Brunch

One thing that I’m looking forward to with my new blog name is sharing my foodie side with you guys! If you’ve been reading for awhile you know how much I love to run, and I do post a lot of pictures of my food but 

Holy Humidity & Some Eats for What I Ate Wednesday

Holy Humidity & Some Eats for What I Ate Wednesday

Holyyy humidity!!Summer finally decided to hit New England the past few days and even though it hasn’t been much hotter than normal the humidity is OUT. OF. CONTROL. After every run my hair looks like a bird’s nest and takes at least 20 minutes (and