I think the highlight of last week’s workouts wasn’t that I had a strong week of running.  It was that I wore shorts on my run 3 times.  THREE TIMES!!!  It felt amazing to have fresh air and sunshine on my skin. And see that snow in the picture above?  That was on Tuesday.  It […]

I am officially a mother runner, and after a three-month hiatus from recording, it is time to update you on how my life has changed since my daughter Bailey was brought into this world. Hear about the ups and downs of life with a newborn, how my return to running has progressed since I was […]

  With a writing assignment like “worst race ever” you would think one particular race would jump into my mind. You would be wrong. There are several. The time I bonked at mile 19 of the NYC Marathon comes to mind as does my first ever marathon where my pacer abandon me and I chafed […]

Welcome back to another edition of Just Run where some of my running bloggy friends and I share running tidbits each month. You can catch up on what we’ve shared so far this year: Tips for the New Runner Instagram Tips and Tricks This month we are digging into our worst race ever. Have you […]

Today we’re running with Cesar Villagran and chatting all about his first half marathon. He chimed in on one of my Instagram live videos asking about what to wear at his race because the weather was supposed to be a lot colder than usual. I followed up with him to see how it went and […]

  I’m always leery of articles that boast “Registered Dietitian Approved Breakfast Choices” since most of the time they include options loaded with too much sugar, saturated fat or absurdity. These recommendations were slightly different and, out of the eight touted as nutritionists favorite packaged breakfasts, I decided to try three. The results varied and […]

To stretch or not to stretch. That is the question. It’s the great debate in the running world. Do you stretch? If so, when? Before? After? How much? How often? For years, it was recommended to “warm up” with static stretching prior to a run.  If you didn’t, you’d be that girl/guy grabbing their hamstring […]