Fit Friday: Athleta Hyper Focused sports bra review.

February 1, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

One of the toughest things to do when you’re active as a female is: finding a sports bra that not only does the job it’s been bought to do, but is comfortable too. If it’s not too tight, in the day and age of the 500-strap sports bra, it’s damn near impossible to get on, […]

Medal Monday: The Race That Almost Beat Me.

October 30, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’ve run countless road races, of many distances. I’ve struggled to get to the end of some. Others were smooth like butter. Saturday’s race was definitely more of the former. A lot more. So much more, that I can say, after it was all said and done: It was my absolute, worst run ever. It […]

Why do you Workout?

July 25, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Why do you workout? Everyone has a reason. For some, it’s to get stronger. Others, want to get smaller. There are people who want to get bigger. Sometimes it’s a mental health coping mechanism. That workout releases stress, or boosts someone’s mood. Parents want to be able to be active with their children. Younger people […]

Medal Monday: Running to the Solstice.

June 19, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Since the road races around here don’t give out medals… can I still call this a Medal Monday? …Rolling the stroller with my son in it up to the back of the pack, readying for takeoff, I didn’t have a game plan. I never do when I’m competing in any way. My plan develops as […]

No more apologies. I am officially UNapologetic.

April 4, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

“I’m not flashy with my body in public.” This was a text response I sent to my husband after he sent one to me telling me that I should get a string bikini this summer for the beach, after I daringly sent him a collage of dressing room photos to get his input on cut […]

Changing the view of food. No weight-loss magic here.

August 3, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’m going to shatter the universe with my opening blog statements today. Hold on to your britches folks, because it’s going to be a big’un. There is no big secret to weight loss. There is no magic pill, powder, plant, food, or hobgoblin. The answer is not sitting in some top secret lab, buried in […]

Makers and Shakers: Moving It Monday

March 2, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

It’s interesting how sometimes you think you have that path of your life and goals all mapped out, but then at the snap of a finger, it changes. While for the most part, my goals for post baby, have remained the same, they still have changed. Why? Have I decided that I’m going to give […]