I love to do the "My Year In Running" post every December! I kind of forget about all of the races run, people met and good times had. I did far less racing this racing this year overall however, I have some great memories to look back on. Here's a few of my highlights from 2017. My Year In Running 2017 1 Indoor Tri Fun and low key way to start off the New Year. All signed up to do it again in a few weeks. 4 10K races [Tweet "5k's, 10K, & Tris looking back on a year of #running … [Read more...]
How To Organize An Unofficial Beer Mile Run
Perhaps you've noticed the rising popularity of Beer Mile Runs? Seems as though running and beer drinking are quite pairing these days with many races offering post race beers. Our MRTT group planned a Beer Mile run last night as a going away party for one of our long time members. It was such a fun and different event for us and I thought it would be interesting to share the details with you all. Perhaps you might decide to Organize your own Unofficial Beer Mile Run. First a bit of info … [Read more...]
The Value of Finding A Running Tribe
Happy Friday! If you have been here before or seen any of my social pics, you have probably seen and heard me gush about how much I completely adore my Moms Run This Town group. I could go on and on about why I love my running tribe and how valuable I think having a running tribe is. But I've narrowed it down to my top 5 reasons! The Value of Finding A Running Tribe Accountability We all have days where we might just want to hit that snooze button and sleep in but I know my gang is … [Read more...]
Looking Back On My Year in Running 2016
Tis the season to look back on all of the many miles run and races completed throughout 2016. This is where having a blog is so helpful because who can remember all the crazy amount of races you signed for? Here is a quick "run down" of my year of running 2016. Year of Running 2016 3 5K's 2 Destination races Skirts Sports ambassador retreat and 5K Hershey Half Weekend [Tweet "Looking back on a year of #running memories #love2run"] 1 5 Miler 5 10K's 1 Relay … [Read more...]
Celebrating Global Running Day
I couldn't let Global Running Day go by without some sort of celebration! How great is it that this "holiday" is now a global event?! I have not done a Q & A type post in a long while, so I am joining in on Kristen's Blog. It's not too late to answer the questions yourself and join in on the fun. Global Running Day Q & A Why do you run? I found running in my mid 30's. Running did not come naturally to me at all and I vividly remember my first track run where I could … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Coffee Date-March
Good morning! Thanks for joining me, Coco and Lynda for the March Ultimate Coffee Date. These are some of my favorite posts to read and write so lets get right to it! March Ultimate Coffee Date If we were having coffee today, I would tell you...I am feeling a lot more confident about building up my running miles in preparation for the Cherry Blossom 10 miler. I was really worried about hurting myself again and kind of felt like it was my cursed race. I had to drop out the last 2 years due … [Read more...]
Learn, Run & Shop + Shoe Giveaway
Our local Road Runner Sports store has long been my go to for shoes and gear however, as I am quickly learning there is so much more going on. Road Runner Sports is a place to learn, run & shop. Last weekend, we had a private seminar on injury prevention and pre run stretching. Recap and demo here. Our Moms Run This Town group learned a lot of really practical advice to implement into our running routines. Road Runner loves to work with local groups to offer classes and seminars … [Read more...]
3 Pre Run Stretches To Enhance Your Run In Under 5 minutes
There has been lots of debate as to whether runners should stretch before or after a run for best performance and injury prevention. I admit that I rarely if ever stretch before running as I am rushing out to the door to make it to meet our group. I also admit that I am tight in the morning and for sure could benefit from a few quick Pre Run Stretches. Our local Road Runner Sports set up an injury prevention and stretching workshop for us last weekend "run" by Jose Chacon at Stretch … [Read more...]
February Favorites & Yaktrax Giveaway
Happy Friday! Thought I would take today to let you know about a few things I am loving right now. My February favorites list and a great giveaway from Yaktrax. Birthday parties I know I always gush about my running group friends! We celebrated our 3rd birthday last weekend and it was so great to see how much we've grown. We celebrated with a run of course followed by breakfast. A few ladies brought their kids along too. It's never too early to start mentoring the next generation of our group … [Read more...]
Part 2- Ageless Fitness: Women’s views on fitness as they age
Welcome to part 2 of my Ageless Fitness series. In my last post, I looked at how women in their 20's and 30's viewed fitness. Today I am talking with women in their 40's and 50's to see what fitness means to them and how their ideas on fitness may have changed as they have aged. Ageless Fitness:Women's views on fitness as they age What does fitness mean to you in your 40's? Meet Holly and Laura both moms in their 40's with children under 10. Laura: "Fitness in my 40s means perpetually … [Read more...]
Ultimate Coffee Date-February
So glad to have you joining us for the Ultimate Coffee Date link up today. If you are new, it's pretty simple, grab our button above, link back to the hosts (myself, Coco and Lynda) and pull up a chair and dish as though we were having coffee together. It would be great if you could also hop over and visit some of the other blogs as well. I have some of my best conversations either over coffee or running-how about you? If we were having coffee, I would tell you...Usually I feel as though … [Read more...]
Ultimate Coffee Date-New Year Edition
Happy Happy New Year everyone! So great to have you joining us for our first Ultimate Coffee Date of 2016. So looking forward to catching up with all of you to hear about your holidays. Grab your mugs and your favorite drinks and stay awhile. We hope you will check out all the other posts as well as those of my fab co hostesses Coco and Lynda. If we were having coffee, I would tell you...I've had the craziest busiest December ever! In a few words: glitzy, sequined, whirlwind, sunny, warm, … [Read more...]
