Can you believe it is already the end of May? This year is almost halfway through, and I’ve been consumed with my training for Ironman this fall (apologies for not updating you all in a while). Training has been long and exhausting, but it’s been going extremely well! Here’s a snapshot of what I’ve been […]
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Hate Running? Here’s How to Love It!
The sun is shining, the weather is perfect, and out come all the runners putting one foot in front of the other as they head down the road. They wave to you and smile as they pass you, and you wonder, what the heck makes those people want to do that?! And how is it […]
Forward Is the Only Way
You might remember my first blog post of the year where I announced that I’ll be training for the Iron Man competition in the fall! Since my last update, I completed my first 15K race! It was the Hot Chocolate Run, which is hosted at various cities across the country. I highly recommend everyone either […]
Lessons Learned from Running the Chicago Marathon
And just like that, marathon number two is in the history books! On October 11th I ran and finished the 2015 Chicago Marathon after months of training and preparing for the big show (and two weeks of neurotically checking the weather and my race information during taper time!). My ultimate goal was simply to start […]