There is no better feeling than starting the year off on the right foot: Doing what you say you’re going to do. Taking the important steps to reach your big goals. Following your training plan. Eating right. Oh yeah, and starting to taper for a big race! Last week marked my last big training week […] Read more
As magical as the holiday season has been, I must admit – I’m ready to get back on track. Between Christmas parties, vacation, family get-togethers and my favorite sweets staring me in the face, my last few weeks of eating have been a wreck, and my training has been about simply fitting it all in. […] Read more
You train your heart out for a race. You set big goals and do everything within your control to achieve them. You spend countless hours pounding the pavement (or in the pool or on your bike). You’ve made sacrifices (which generally affect the people you love the most). You’ve logged a lot of miles, done […] Read more
Happy Halloween! There are 2 things about Halloween I know to be true: We’re all going to stuff our faces with candy, feel bad about ourselves for doing it and be more motivated to run it off tomorrow. Halloween marks the official start of cold weather running! Halloween is the turning point during the fall […] Read more
Signing up for a new race always brings me a jolt of excitement. Every race is a chance for a new experience, new goals, new travels, new friends, new lessons learned and new victories. It doesn’t matter what happened during our last race or the one before that. Every race is a fresh chance to […] Read more