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Hip Hop Hot Yoga? Namaste yes!

03/07/2018 by Deborah Brooks

Hip Hop Hot Yoga? Namaste yes!

One of my favorite things to do while traveling is checking out local fitness studios and stay on top of trends.  I had a quick 36 hour trip to NYC last weekend for my niece's birthday and thought that the perfect time to pop into a new class. Hip Hop Hot Yoga? Namaste yes! Hip Hop Hot Yoga? Namaste Yes! As I have mentioned recently, I am kind of obsessed with yoga at the moment. I recently wrote about why I think it's so important for runners to incorporate it into their routines. "Y7" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Product Reviews, Travel, workouts Tagged With: hot yoga, NYC, travel, workouts, yoga

A Peek Into My Holiday Travel Bag

12/22/2017 by Deborah Brooks

A Peek Into My Holiday Travel Bag

We made it through to the end of the month (almost)!  I am ready to rest and relax with my family for a week away at the beach. We are heading off to Aruba tomorrow for some fun in the sun together. I am frantically running around getting things packed today and thought it would be fun to get a Peek Into My Holiday Travel Bag. A Peek Into My Holiday Travel Bag I snagged this cute coral bag on a huge sale a few years back and it's become my go to travel bag. It fits all my necessities and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fashion, Friday Five, Healthy living, Product Reviews, Travel Tagged With: bag, holiday, reading, running, travel

Eat, Play, Run San Francisco

11/08/2017 by Deborah Brooks

Eat, Play, Run San Francisco

After a whirlwind, jam packed few days in San Francisco, I am back to share another segment of my Eat, Play, Run series. After my Ragnar Napa race was canceled due to the fires, my husband and I decided to head out to California and have a mini vacation together. I was determined to pack as much fun as possible into our Eat, Play, Run San Francisco adventure. Eat, Play, Run San Francisco Eat Who knew there was so much great food in San Francisco? Between the sourdough bread, the coffee, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Running, Travel Tagged With: running, San Francisco, Segway, travel, traveling

Eat, Play, Run Philly Style

11/01/2017 by Deborah Brooks

Eat, Play, Run Philly Style

After last weekend's quick but jam packed weekend in Philly, I am back with another episode of my Eat, Play, Run chronicles. I am not used to all of this back to back travel and it definitely requires discipline and organization to try to stay on track with my running plan. I knew in advance there would be weather challenges to navigate and food choices to make. Here's a quick recap of Eat, Play, Run Philly Style. Eat, Play, Run Philly Style Eat We hit a lot of traffic Friday afternoon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Running, Travel Tagged With: Eat, food, Philly, play, run, travel, Wednesday Word

Eat, Play, Run Southern Style

10/25/2017 by Deborah Brooks

Eat, Play, Run Southern Style

I realized that I will be in eating, playing and running in 3 different cities over a 3 week period, so I thought it would be fun to do a 3 part series of my adventures. This past weekend I tagged along with the hubs for a work event in Greensboro, Georgia (outside of Atlanta). I had never been to that area and was excited to Eat, Play, Run Southern Style. Also, I would never pass up a chance to spend the weekend at a Ritz Carlton  alone with my husband. Eat, Play, Run Southern Style We flew … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Travel, workouts Tagged With: Eat, Georgia, play, run, southern, travel

STELLAr Week At The Ranch & Balega Giveaway

03/17/2017 by Deborah Brooks

STELLAr Week At The Ranch & Balega Giveaway

Happy Friday! In case you missed my numerous social media posts this week, I was lucky enough to be treated by my mom to a fabulous few days at Canyon Ranch in The Berkshires. We arrived for our stay right as storm Stella was about to hit. Hey if you have to be snowed in somewhere this is the place to be. My mom, my daughter and I arrived on Sunday evening for our second annual visit. Canyon Ranch is healthy lifestyle resort with an emphasis on fitness and nutrition. They offer tons of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friday Five, Giveaways, Healthy living, Travel Tagged With: Balega, Canyon Ranch, family, ranch, Stellar, vacation, workouts

Guess Who’s Running For President? It’s Obvious!

02/25/2016 by Deborah Brooks

Guess Who’s Running For President? It’s Obvious!

Guess who's "running" for president? No it's not me but maybe I should! Well it's obvious isn't it? Captain Obvious to be exact. Yup he's actually "running" across America in the hopes of being elected the next President of The United States. #ObviousPresident Here is his announcement. No matter what side you are on, this has been one crazy "race" so far. It's fun to take a step back and look on the lighter side. Captain Obvious thought it was time to lace up his running shoes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: America, Captain Obvious, Hotels.com, president, presidential race, race for president, running, states

Ultimate Coffee Date-July 4th Edition

07/04/2015 by Deborah Brooks

Ultimate Coffee Date-July 4th Edition

Wow what a month June was! I don't even know where to start. So glad that you are here for our monthly Ultimate Coffee Date link up with Coco and Lynda. Pull up a chair and your favorite mug and lets catch up. If we were having coffee, I would tell you...Happy 4th of July! Today is a great day to remember how amazing our country really is. If we were having coffee, I would tell you...June was such a blur! We started with my daughter's High School graduation which was an emotional roller … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Travel, Ultimate Coffee Date Tagged With: family, hawaii, July, linkup, Maui, Oahu, sun, surf, travel, Ultimate Coffee date

Going Down Hill Fast -Haleakala Bike tour

07/01/2015 by Deborah Brooks

Going Down Hill Fast -Haleakala Bike tour

As you probably gathered from my posts the last 2 weeks, I just returned from a fabulous family vacation in Hawaii. One of the highlights of our Maui trip was the Sunrise Bike Ride Down Haleakala. I'm going to give you a little glimpse of our one of a kind experience.   Our driver from Bike It Maui picked us up from our hotel at 2:15 AM. Yup my kids were not happy about that one. I was banned from taking any pictures at that hour as well. I am sure you can imagine the 4 of us standing in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Travel, workouts Tagged With: Bike It Maui, bike tour, family, Haleakala, Maui, summer, sunrise, travel, volcano

Your Eyes & The Sun-National Sunglasses Day

06/24/2015 by Deborah Brooks

Your Eyes & The Sun-National Sunglasses Day

Aloha! I am still island hopping around Hawaii with my family (in case you didn't know from all of my Instagram posts) and thought this was the perfect time to talk about protecting our eyes from the sun. We see so much these days about using sunscreen to protect our skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays but have you ever stopped to think about protecting your eyes from the sun? Me either! I never really thought about it at all to be honest. I recently listened in on a Webinar from the Vision … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Travel Tagged With: eyes, eyewear, National Sungalsses Day, protection, sun, sun damage, sunglasses, Vision Council

What’s In My Beach Bag?

06/19/2015 by Deborah Brooks

What’s In My Beach Bag?

Aloha friends! If I didn't already mention it a few hundred times, I am vacationing with my family in Hawaii this week. I thought it would be fun to do a quick "What's in my Beach Bag" post. Before I left, I realized my old mommy beach bags just wouldn't cut it anymore. I quickly picked up this great Scout Weekender Bag at a local store and filled it up with a few of my Beachy must haves. They come in lots of bright fun colors with a zip top and they are water resistant. Love!   I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fashion, Healthy living, Product Reviews, Travel Tagged With: bag, beach, books, essentials, hawaii, Scout bag, summer, Super goop, travel

Ragnar Cape Cod-Moms Do It All Night Long

05/12/2015 by Deborah Brooks

Ragnar Cape Cod-Moms Do It All Night Long

Wow what a weekend! I have no idea how to start writing this so that I can capture all of the excitement and amazingness of the weekend. It all seems like a blur. It's a little long-So here goes....   Our team, Moms Do It All Night Long, headed to Boston last Thursday to take on our 2nd Ragnar Relay race. We did our first race in DC last September. Obviously, there are lots of logistics to work out for 12 moms to pack up and leave their kiddos for 3 days! We managed to figure that all out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Running, Travel Tagged With: Cape Cod, destination races, MRTT, races, Ragnar, relay, running, skirt sports, team

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Successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I’ve always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I’ve met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into.
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Hi, I’m Deborah

Hi I'm Deborah! I spend my days successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I've always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I've met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into. Read More…

Appreciating The Little Things-Friday Faves

Appreciating The Little Things-Friday Faves

I have sure had one of those weeks! You know what I mean, your schedule gets all bolluxed up which stresses you out. The phone notifications keep coming and they are hard to keep up with. I over committed myself to a few events and my husband has been away all week. Ahh that felt […]

4 Weeks To A Sprint Triathlon

4 Weeks To A Sprint Triathlon

So, I woke up a few weeks ago and realized that the Sprint Triathlon I had signed up for many months ago was in 4 weeks. Oops! In an ideal world, I would have started training back in February but life kind of got in the way this year. I also put all of my […]

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