Three days ago, at 33.5 years of age, I finally had my very first "What is the meaning of life?" moment. (You'll have to excuse me, even the most outgoing and positive people fall into funks. I've got to write this one out...) It happened as I was waiting for my turn in line at the register in a gas station. To my left was a series of shelving and wall units nearly as tall as I am just FULL Continue reading →
Archives for September 2015
Meatless Monday: More Than Just a Hashtag
This conversation is sponsored by Silk. All rambling vegetarian opinions are my own. Last month marked 3 years since I became a vegetarian. I have not had a single bite of cow, pig, bird, fish, or any other living (or once living) creature since August of 2012. (Yes, I get enough protein. Yes, I'm still a strong athlete. ) Now, I've seen all of the jokes from "if you love animals so Continue reading →
Pain vs. Discomort vs. My Cankles.
I've got some beef with my cankles. You know, my calf and ankle...though I'm not exactly sure which one, so...cankle. But per usual, before we get to that, I must preface this story with a very long intro. At the gym, I frequently work with beginners. These are people of all ages who have generally not stuck to a regular workout or training routine at any point in their life, for whatever Continue reading →
Body Shame, Self Acceptance, and Racing a Naked 5K
It all started as a joke. Or at least, I think it was supposed to be a joke. Someone in our local running club posted a registration link in our Facebook group for a naked 5K, to be held about a half hour north at a Nudist Resort. The wisecracks immediately started flying, comments about how much chafing might occur, body parts uncomfortably bouncing around, etc. The consensus Continue reading →
Timex Ironman One GPS+ Review & Giveaway
This review was sponsored by Fitfluential on behalf of Timex. All reviews and opinions posted are my own. Over the last year or so I've shied away from using a GPS during my runs. The reasoning was two fold: one, I was learning to fall back in love with running, and obsessing over pace and distance didn't bring me any closer to that goal. And two: I wasn't training for anything in Continue reading →
#DTLAA Week 5. Oops?
5 weeks down, 13 to go. The great thing about having switched our long runs to the beginning of the week means it's virtually impossible to miss the long run. The bad thing about having switched our long runs to the beginning of the week means it's really easy to blow off the rest of the week. And that's kind of what happened this week. MONDAY afternoon we patiently awaited for the Continue reading →
Couch to 100K
I've noticed an increasingly common trend in the running world as of late: going from zero (i.e. a non runner) to running ultra marathons seemingly overnight. For whatever reason, new runners feel compelled to immediately jump into longer and longer distances as soon as possible, almost as if they are quickly and feverishly checking race distances off of a scavenger hunt list along the way. My Continue reading →
Myrtle Beach GORUCK Light – Class 927
I REALLY didn't want to go to this GORUCK. I've been pretty tired lately with the jump in my training, kind of stressed about work, and generally just not in the mood for a torture session. I spent this past week remembering the hurt and hypothermia that was my only other GORUCK experience, the MOG Mile in Portland, Maine, last October. I finished that event, but I didn't finish well. Not Continue reading →
Love & Long Runs
I stood in the only shaded spot in the entire parking lot, leaning on a wooden piling, trying to catch my breath in the heat and process what the hell just happened. It wasn't rocket science or quantum physics that I was trying to process, really all that had happened was (not so) long run #2 of the week. But the previous night we tackled 18 miles, and the next morning, just a few hours later Continue reading →
#DTLAA week 4
They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. This update marks week #4 of training updates, so I suppose they are going to stick around for good. We officially registered for the 24 hour race, "One Epic Run". I've been slightly over thinking the logistics of the race already. In the 5 years of the race, not a single female has completed 100 miles in the 24 hours. In fact, the current Continue reading →
