Happy Friday! Today I’m linking up for Friday Five 2.0 with Rachel from Running on Happy and Lacey and Meranda from Fairytales and Fitness. In exactly ONE WEEK I’ll be boarding a plane to Chicago. I just got butterflies in my stomach as I typed that! As you all know, I’m SUPER excited for this […]
Archives for September 2017
Rock ‘n’ Roll Montreal Races Recap
Disclaimer: As a member of the Rock ‘n’ Blog team, I received free entries to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Montreal 5K and half marathon races. As always, all thoughts are my own and I #keepitreal. This past weekend I was in Montreal for my first international racecation. I never thought I would ever run a […]
Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 18
I’m coming to you live from Montreal! I am here this weekend for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Montreal 5K and Half Marathon. I was planning on taking a nap at some point but of course now I’m completely wired and awake, lol. No better time to do my weekly training recap! This week was another […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Races Recap
Disclaimer: As a member of the Rock ‘n’ Blog team, I received free entries to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia 5K and half marathon races. As always, all thoughts are my own and I #keepitreal. Since it’s Wednesday, I’m linking up with Annmarie from The Fit Foodie Mama and Nicole from FitFul Focus for Wild […]
Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 17
This weekend was a whirlwind, hence why I’m posting my weekly training recap a day late – whoops! I hope that you all had a great week. This was the last “peak” week of my training and it was definitely hard I know these weeks are necessary during training but man are they brutal! Here’s […]
All About the Chicago Marathon!
Happy Wednesday! The Chicago Marathon is in less than ONE month – can you believe it?! Every week I get more and more excited for the race. Not only have I heard great things about the race, but I know firsthand that the city is absolutely amazing! You definitely will not be bored, that’s for […]
Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 16
Another week of training complete! This past week and next week are my peak weeks for training. Overall it was a pretty good week. I’m feeling a little beat up after yesterday’s long run but I think some extra foam rolling and stretching will make me feel better. Totally unrelated, but I’m also thinking about […]
5 Favorite Post Run Meals/Snacks
It’s Friday so of course that means I’m linking up for Friday Five 2.0 with Rachel from Running on Happy and Lacey and Meranda from Fairytales and Fitness. Today’s topic is about food, specifically post run snacks and meals. I could talk about food all day, every day. I’m one of those people that exercises/runs […]
September 2017 Goals
Happy Wednesday! I have to say that August was a pretty good month. Marathon training went pretty well and I got in some great long runs. I also enjoyed my staycation last week. I feel like the end of August gave me positive momentum moving into September. Anyone else super excited that it’s finally September?! […]
Tunes Tuesday 9.5 – Pump Up Jams!
Welcome to Tunes Tuesday for September! As a reminder, Tunes Tuesday is now once a month instead of weekly. We will still have themes but feel that a monthly format may help more people participate. The link-up will open on the first Tuesday of each month. The theme for this month is Pump Up Jams. […]