Confessions of a Mother Runner

Healthy Living, Running & Vegetarian

Hiking Aspen style

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I've had the amazing opportunity to be in Aspen, Colorado this week. Aspen is a unique little town, with lots of personality, nestled in The Rocky Mountains along the Roaring Fork River. There are amazing restaurants, tons of outdoor activities and awesome shopping. It's kind of known for being the playground for celebs-I haven't seen any yet though. Sounds like the perfect place right? Aspen is at about 12,ooo ft above sea level so one of the challenges here to visitors is adapting to the … [Read more...]

5 Goals this Friday

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It's Friday! So that means I'm linking up with the fabulous DC Trifecta Mar, Cynthia and Courtney I am excited about the topic this week- 5 GOALS! We all need to have them and it is the perfect time for me to re-evaluate mine so here goes: 1. I need to be better about stretching. I preach it all the time and do really feel the difference when I stretch before and after runs. Lately, I've been slacking off a little and thinking I would just do it later. I know from experience that's what gets … [Read more...]

5 Minute Kale Pomegranate Parmesean Salad

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Super Easy, High vitamin, great tasting salad. Make it today and bring it to lunch tomorrow! #vegetarian #GF It literally takes 5 minutes to make this! Here's what you need: 5 Minute Kale Pomegranate Parmesean Salad Recipe Type: Salad Author: Confessions of A Mother Runner Prep time: 5 mins Total time: 5 mins Serves: 2-4 5 min kale salad Ingredients -bag of pre cut, pre washed Kale of your choice chopped -2 oz Parmesean Cheese -1 package of ready to eat … [Read more...]

How to stay Fit & Happy while on vacation

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I'm linking up with April, Patty & Erika for their Tuesday's on The Run Series. This week I am in Aspen, Colorado with my husband and some friends. If you haven't been to Colorado in the summer it's gorgeous! Pictures to come soon. Every time we go on vacation I get a little nervous about keeping up my fitness routine while still having time to enjoy the vacation. I also tend to have some altitude issues here so we'll have to see how that goes. I've come up with a plan for this week … [Read more...]

Battle Rope training for Runners

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Sprint Training for you Arms You've probably seen these ropes on Gatorade or Adidas commercials or in your gym and thought, "wow those look tough-I could never do that!" Well you're only half right. They are tough but you can totally do them. As runners, we tend to focus on lower body workouts to increase strength. Most of the cross training we do (elliptical, spinning etc) focus on lower body movement as well. As a result, it's really easy to overlook your upper body. Women, … [Read more...]

Friday Five-Summertime Favorites

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  Happy Friday! I'm linking up again with the fabulous ladies of the DC Trifecta Cynthia, Mar and Courtney I absolutely love summer so this was a fun, easy post for me to write today. Here are some of my favorite things right now. 1. Running and biking outside. After the winter we had this year, I'm loving being outside as often as possible. I know lots of people think of summer running like this: I actually love it! I love feeling free with less clothing & love the sun on my … [Read more...]

Foam Fest 5k- Mud, Sweat & Fears

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I was given a fee entry in the Foam Fest 5k in Washington, DC through my association with Fit Approach & Sweat Pink. All opinions are my own.   This was my first "Mud Run" obstacle course race.  I am referring to the Foam Fest as a mud run because it was about 90% mud and 10% foam. I was really excited to this because it is so different than anything I normally do. I knew this would be way out of my comfort zone. I honestly have never been this dirty in my life!! I realized as we … [Read more...]

Skirt Sports Virtual 10 on 10-Join me!

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Many of you have seen my pics from the last few months and know that I pretty much live in my Skirt Sports running skirts all summer.   It's been 10 years since Skirt Sports began and launched the first running skirt. To celebrate this milestone they are having a virtual 10 on 10 race. I'm not usually a big virtual race fan but this one is a great deal and for a great cause. First the details: 10 Year Anniversary 10k or 10 mile Virtual Run Who: You and your Skirt Sisters What: 10k … [Read more...]

Friday 5! Week of workouts Edition

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I'm linking up again today with the Fabulous DC Trifecta Courtney, Mar & Cynthia.  This week's theme 5 workouts from this week Sunday I went out for a nice 6 mile run with my MRTT group. I truly look forward to and love my runs with them! Even if I am tired or not in the mood, I always find energy once I get chatting with them. Monday-I warm up for 30 min on the elliptical and then saw my trainer for an hour of weights & abs. Always a hard workout. He really motivates me to push … [Read more...]

Greek Style Cucumber “Noodle” Salad w/ Kale infused Quinoa

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 My "spin" on a Greek Salad Ok so I combined a few of my favorite summertime foods to create an amazing, easy salad or side. I've been loving the vegetable spiralizer and creating all kinds of great things. #vegetarian, #GF    Greek Style Cucumber Zoodles w/ Kale infused Quinoa Recipe Type: Salads, sides Cuisine: Greek, American Author: Confessions of A Mother Runner Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 2 Spin on a Greek Salad with a … [Read more...]

Road Runner Sports outfits you for summer Giveaway

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  You probably already know that Road Runner Sports is The place to buy your running shoes.  Did you know that Road Runner also has their own brand of running apparel (R-Gear) and accessories for men and women? In the past, I've always walked right by it and headed to the bigger brand items that I was familiar with. More recently, I've noticed the bright colors and fashionable designs of the Road Runner Sports summer line. So, when I was offered the chance to test out some of their new … [Read more...]

July virtual coffee date

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It's hard to believe that it's that time again...Our monthly coffee date. I can't believe a month has gone by already. Why does June must fly by when February last forever?! Want to have coffee with us too? Link up with the hostesses Jill, Lynda and Nikki If we were having coffee I would tell you that I just put my 17 y.o. daughter on a plane to spend the summer in Spain. She will be studying and living with a family over there. It was so hard to let her go but I know she will have an … [Read more...]