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Thinking Out Loud: OCD/Quirky Habits

Thinking Out Loud: OCD/Quirky Habits

The other day I was listening to one of my and Henri’s favorite podcasts and they had a segment where people called in about their OCD/quirky habits. It had me laughing out loud – more so because I could relate to what a LOT of the 

Interview with Altra Founder GOLDEN HARPER + A GIVEAWAY

Interview with Altra Founder GOLDEN HARPER + A GIVEAWAY

It is NO secret that I love my Altra One Squared’s! Ever since I got them back in September they’ve been my go-to shoe.  [You can read my review of them HERE.] When I heard that Altra was one of the sponsors of the Runner’s World Half & 

(S)No(w)vember is here!

(S)No(w)vember is here!

Happy Monday!!! I hope that your week is off to a great start after a relaxing weekend!  Henri and I had a pretty laid back weekend which was really just what we needed. We spent most of the weekend lounging around and doing out best 

Training Summary: 10/27/2014-11/2/2014

Training Summary: 10/27/2014-11/2/2014

Confession: I totally forgot about Daylight Saving Time until I woke up this morning. I feel like I missed out on one of my favorite holidays! πŸ™ Bummer!  This week of training was still relatively laid back/recovery running. My maintenance runs are still pretty short and 

Virtual Coffee Date: Nov 2014

Virtual Coffee Date: Nov 2014

Hey there. Today I’m feeling a little coffee date… how about you?? Since it’s the first Saturday of the month I’m linking up with Jill’s Ultimate Coffee Date this time around! If we were having coffee today… I’d tell you that our Halloween was pretty laid 

October: By The Numbers

October: By The Numbers

Happy Halloween Everyone!! I’ve never been a huge fan of Halloween but Henri and I are planning on keeping up our streak of “dressing up” to get $3 Boo-ritos at Chipotle. And by dressing up I mean that I will probably go as a marathoner and Henri will 

6 years!

6 years!

6 years ago I went on a date with this kid named Henri.He picked me up in his friend’s car (wearing too much cologne) and took  me to dinner at Paradise Cove. The light above our table kept turning off and the bus boy had to 

One of Those Weeks & Scenes from our Weekend…

One of Those Weeks & Scenes from our Weekend…

Last week was just one of those weeks…. which I’m assuming you could tell from the fact that I posted exactly twice! You know after a big race when you are just kinda in a weird funk? Well that happened to me last week – 

2014 Training Summaries: 10/13-10/19 & 10/20-10/26

2014 Training Summaries: 10/13-10/19 & 10/20-10/26

Training Summary: 10/13/2014-10/19/2014  The theme of this week was marathon recovery + RW weekend races! πŸ˜€ Monday – rest Tuesday – rest Wednesday – 3.24 miles @ 7:52 pace Thursday – 5 miles @ 7:47 pace Friday – The Amazing Shake Out Run with the RW blogger group – 

Runner’s World Weekend – Full Recap!

Runner’s World Weekend – Full Recap!

Hey there!!! After being away most of last week for Chicago and Runner’s World this week is already flying by! I’m sorry that I didn’t get the chance to check in yesterday but I promise that I WAS working on this recap for ya. πŸ™‚