Month: December 2014

Putting It All Out There: My 2015 Running Goals + How I’m Going to Get There

Putting It All Out There: My 2015 Running Goals + How I’m Going to Get There

Seeing as it’s the last day of 2014 today seemed like the perfect time to take some time and chat about my hopes and dreams for my running this coming year. I’ve started to write this post many times but for some reason I’ve found that I have trouble putting 

Looking Back at 2014 Goals

Looking Back at 2014 Goals

Before I look ahead and set goals for 2015 I wanted to take a moment to look back at the goals that I set last January for 2014 and see how well I did at accomplishing what I started the year hoping to do! Here’s 

Training Summary: 12/22/2014-12/28/2014

Training Summary: 12/22/2014-12/28/2014

Training Summary: 12/22/2014-12/28/2014  Monday – dynamic warm-up + 8.10 miles around the lake loop near my parents’ house @ 7:35 pace Tuesday – Hill workout on the treadmill in the dark before work [2 mile warm-up, 12x 400m hills @ tempo pace w/ 400m jogging rest, 1 

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Merry (day after) Christmas Everyone! I hope you had a great day celebrating with your loved ones. Our Christmas was great – full of lots of food, family, laughter and love. Here’s a look at our last two days – a few words per picture 

12 Days of Christmas Survey

12 Days of Christmas Survey

Happy Christmas week everyone! Can you believe that Christmas is only 3 days away?? I don’t know what it is  but I’ve had a hard time getting in the Christmas spirit this year. Over the weekend I came across this 12 Days of Christmas Survey that Jen posted 

Training Summary: 12/15/2014-12/21/2014

Training Summary: 12/15/2014-12/21/2014

Training Summary: 12/15/2014-12/21/2014  Monday – AM: dynamic warm-up + 7 miles easy @ 7:30 pace PM: 30 mins core + push-ups Tuesday – AM: 8 miles easy @ 7:30 pace  PM: 30 mins yoga/stretching Wednesday – 11 mile workout [2 mile warm-up, 6x 1 mile repeats around the loop road with 2 mins 

Year End Coaching Discount!

Year End Coaching Discount!

Just about one year ago I started coaching my first runner (a big shout out to Cori for trusting and believing in me as her coach!) and since then I’ve fallen in love with helping others reach their running goals! There is nothing better than 

This Year in Running: 2014

This Year in Running: 2014

I can’t believe that 2015 is only a little over two weeks away! A new year means new looking forward and setting new goals but before I get ahead of myself I like make sure to look back at the past year and soak up all 

Training Summary: 12/1/2014-12/14/2014

Training Summary: 12/1/2014-12/14/2014

Training Summary: 12/1/2014-12/7/2014  Monday – (AM) dynamic warm-up + 8 miles easy @ 7:32 pace (PM) 20 mins core + push-ups Tuesday – (AM) 10 mile workout [2 mile warm-up, 12x 600m w/ 200m slow jogging rest (2:08, 2:06, 2:05, 2:06, 2:05, 2:04, 2:05, 2:04, 2:04, 2:03, 2:04, 

Thinking Out Loud Thursday: 12/10/2014

Thinking Out Loud Thursday: 12/10/2014

Happy Thursday!  As usual I have a bunch of randomness to share with you today so I’m going to dive straight into some Thinking Out Loud. A big thanks to Amanda for hosting! 😀 1. We’ve been getting some really nasty weather here the past