I'm a few weeks behind in reporting this, but I ran another naked 5K. No, we aren't talking about "running without a GPS watch", the more commonly known "naked" in the running world, but instead the "running in the outfit you were born in" kind of naked. Yes, totally naked. While running. In front of complete strangers and friends alike. There isn't a ton to recap about the race, it was Continue reading →
Post Run Recovery – A Long Distance Runner’s Routine
Thank you Biofreeze® for sponsoring this post. Biofreeze® is also available for purchase in retail. Click here to find a store near you. When I was a 20-something year old adult, I lived on a junk food. Don't just take my word for it, scroll back to posts from the early days of this blog when I professed my love for Mountain Dew and Hostess cupcakes. Truth be told, this is not uncommon for Continue reading →
Fuel100 Electro-Bites Review
It's crazy for me to realize that I've considered myself a runner for nearly one third of my entire life now. Me, the girl who would complain with the rest of the team when our high school coach made us run *gasp* one whole mile during pre-season. Me, the girl who used to whine relentlessly at my track coach and remind him "I'm a sprinter, I don't NEED to do a mile for time". Now, I've spent Continue reading →
How to Train for a 100 Miler: 5 Tips From a Non-Elite, Everyday Runner
I'm a big fan of quoting the principles of exercise around here. Specifically specificity, followed closely by progression, and let's not forget recovery. Todays topic will focus heavily on the principle of individuality. In short, the principle of individuality means that everyone responds differently to training. Sure, the other six principles still hold true, we all require overload to Continue reading →
TomTom Adventurer GPS Outdoor Watch – Review
I've made it no secret around these parts that I don't love GPS watches. Of course, I don't hate them either. But there was a point in my running adventure where I decided that I no longer wanted to obsess about pace, distance, time, or any other arbitrary stats. And let's face, most people who wear GPS watches get a little obsessive over these numbers, whether they want to admit it or not. Continue reading →
Thirty Two Training Posts.
I think the very first time the idea of finishing a 100 mile foot race crossed my mind was sometime in 2015. Geoff and I had signed up for the inaugural Infinitus 48 hour race hosted by our friends at the Endurance Society, equal parts "FOMO" and equal parts on a whim. I foolishly thought "100 miles in 48 hours? That's nothing" assuming that such a long time frame to finish would compensate Continue reading →
Coach Heather’s Guide to Not Losing Your Mind while Tapering
Nineteen weeks ago, before the doors to Fleet Feet Myrtle Beach were even open, hell, before there was even concrete on the floor, a group of excited runners signed up for the 2017 Myrtle Beach Marathon, and showed up for their first workout as Team FFMB. I showed up too, with the official title of "coach". I've coached a number of runners and even groups in the past, but this would be my first Continue reading →
Should You Run Streak?
I have a love/hate relationship with the beginning of January. (I promised you I'd have a slew of New Years posts...) As a fitness nerd, I love seeing people with renewed energy when it comes to setting health and fitness goals. I LOVE "resolutionists", I love the crowded gym, I love seeing people post status updates as they immediately start feeling better after only a week of healthy choices. Continue reading →
P is for Pavement.
In an interesting turn of events...I'm training for a road marathon. Well, technically I'm training OTHERS for a road marathon. The 2017 Myrtle Beach Marathon to be exact. But the result of doing so is that I too am inadvertently training for the same road marathon, as I run side by side with my team as they log their miles. Yes, I've spent the last few years lamenting my distaste for Continue reading →
Kick the Bad Weather Excuses: #OwnTheRun
This post is sponsored by GORE-TEX on behalf of their #OwnTheRun campaign. It is also brought to you by my personal disdain for soggy socks and wet feet. Let's talk about running with wet feet. How many of you just cringed at simply the thought of it? I know I still do, which is somewhat hilarious, considering the number of mud, trail, and obstacle course runs I've participated in over the Continue reading →
What To Do if the Couch to 5K Program is Too Difficult.
The Couch to 5K program is a fantastic program...in theory. In the off chance that you haven't heard of it, here's a brief run down: created by a web designer named Josh Clark in 1996, the Couch to 5K program is designed to take non runners from their couch to running an entire 5K in just 9 weeks. His idea was to create a program that eases participants into training slowly, and therefore Continue reading →
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