If you’re like me, you started running on good-old flat, predictable roads. Sometimes there are cracks, other times grassy traverses… maybe even puddles – or the worst, black ice. But there are no rocks. There are no boulders. And there are few surprises. In fact, the hardest part about going from road to trail forContinue reading “Easy Tips to go from Running on Road to Trail”
Category Archives: Fitness Love
Runner Maintenance 101
Let’s face it, look at runners of any distance, and at any level and you’ll find that most of them are dealing with some sort of injury. They usually let it boil up until it affects their running, and then – and only then – do they do something about it. That something is usuallyContinue reading “Runner Maintenance 101”
Another “No Excuses” Mom
To check out the full article on Women’s Health Magazine, just click the photo. I don’t know if your Facebook feed has been swallowed up with this new “no excuses” mom photo, but mine certainly has. Those are nice abs Abby. And I get where you’re coming from Maria. You’re trying to encourage more moms to take controlContinue reading “Another “No Excuses” Mom”
How to Make Lost Better
First off, know you’re heading into the trail… and then prepare for the worst. Wow. Admittedly I thought only a handful of people would ever read my blog. When the local island paper contacted me to talk about the story, I was surprised – and glad to be able to thank the Arrowsmith and PortContinue reading “How to Make Lost Better”
No Run Should Ever End with an Air Lift
Unfortunately, yesterday my run did. Yes, I was that person that should have succumbed to Darwin’s theory. Lost and on a ledge. I’ve often read the facts of such stories but never the lead up… so I wanted to share my experience of how it all went down. I set off about 3pm on aContinue reading “No Run Should Ever End with an Air Lift”
Ready for Anything
In an interview the other day, someone asked me what I feel the biggest impact I have made on someone’s life is. It wasn’t a hard question to answer. Eight years ago a sedentary couple came to my bootcamp class to get fit before they started having children. The wife, Kim, knew that it was wayContinue reading “Ready for Anything”
Make a resolution calendar to make this year awesome
Let’s face it. January 1st is not just any day. It’s the first day of the new year. I’m not a big resolutioner, but I do love to sit down and review my races, goals and training plans to make sure that I have all my ducks in a line. Bottom line for me is,Continue reading “Make a resolution calendar to make this year awesome”
Where impossible becomes possible…
Need inspiration, watch this video – and never hit the snooze again
Nike outdid themselves with this one. It’s old but it’s awesome and I felt it needed a reposting before people attack their 2015 goals.
How to Not Excuse Yourself
After my podium finish at World’s Toughest Mudder, I have been asked countless times a string of very similar questions. Well, I came to some conclusions that I wanted to share since I know that a lot of you are living a very similar lifestyle or trying to build one. And January is on it’s way. So here’sContinue reading “How to Not Excuse Yourself”
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