My sixth running of the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon was my most memorable yet as I joined a team of four other moms pushing strollers to complete the marathon relay. I have run the half marathon five times and this year was my first time participating in the marathon relay. It was a wonderful experience [...]
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My First Wanderlust 108
October 8, 2018 { 12 comments }Wanderlust 108 is a “mindful triathlon” that includes running, yoga and meditation. The events are held across the US and all over the world. I was so excited to be asked to be the run lead for the Toronto and Cincinnati events this year. Unfortunately, I had to cancel Toronto at the last minute due [...]
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Zero2Run 5K & 10K Running + Strength Training Plans
September 10, 2018 { 8 comments }I am thrilled to fill you in on the details of a new fitness partnership with Emily Breeze that we are launching TODAY! Welcome to Zero2Run! ZERO2RUN 5K + 10K TRAINING PLANS Photos Eben Patten Our Zero2Run training program will take you from zero to the finish line of a 5 or 10K race in [...]
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What I Ate + How I Worked Out
July 31, 2018 { 7 comments }Many have shared that they liked seeing a full day of eats from start to finish but I know some of you also like the “recent eats” round ups so I’ll try to do a mix of both. My Tuesday got off to an early start when Finn woke up to eat at 4:45 a.m. [...]
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What I Ate Wednesday + My Third Postpartum Run
July 25, 2018 { 37 comments }Happy Wednesday friends. I documented everything that I ate yesterday for a “What I Ate Wednesday” kind of throwback post. (If you’re newer to reading blogs or just don’t read that many, WIAW used to be a big thing.) I posted on Instagram on Tuesday morning about how my postpartum eats have been ALL OVER [...]
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A Running Survey for Global Running Day
June 6, 2018 { 20 comments }It’s Global Running Day! I won’t be doing any running today but I’ve loved reading everyone else’s posts about it. I can’t wait to be back out there. Out of all the ways that I move my body, running is what I miss the most and am looking forward to getting back to more than [...]
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AVICII Tribute Treadmill Workout: 30 Minutes of Hills, Sprints and Endurance Set to Music!
April 25, 2018 { 10 comments }Today I really missed running. I missed it when I was out running errands and saw others out running. I missed it when I was walking the dogs and the humid rain had moved out leaving us with the most beautiful 70 degree afternoon. I even missed long runs when I was driving down a [...]
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5 Photos from the Weekend + February Workout Playlist
February 11, 2018 { 3 comments }Happy Sunday. I hope you’ve enjoyed the weekend. Mine has been very non-eventful, as was the entire last week. After Monday’s hospital visit, I decided it best to take a bit of a step back on…everything. I spent a LOT of time around the house and walking the dogs. I’m just getting back into the [...]
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5 Things I Learned About Running In The First Trimester
January 14, 2018 { 40 comments }While I knew that running would change during pregnancy, I was in no way prepared for how quickly it happened after receiving a positive pregnancy test. Running in the first trimester was an experience in learning how to not only listen to my body but also trust it. While I’m well into my second trimester [...]
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December Workout Playlist + Workouts at 17 Weeks + 45-Minute Strength Workout
December 3, 2017 { 41 comments }Happy Sunday! I arrived in Florida yesterday afternoon to visit my grandmother. The weather is absolutely gorgeous here on the panhandle – it was in the low 50s and sunny this morning and is supposed to warm up to 73 today. I forgot to bring a bathing suit but think I’m going to swing by [...]
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The BEST Non-Traditional Triathlon: #FirstsNeverStop Part Two
November 17, 2017 { 14 comments }Happy Friday! I am sitting here snacking on Whole Foods organic Quack’n Bites (similar to goldfish) and ready to dive into part two of my #FirstsNeverStop recap. I realized that I definitely gave you incorrect information about my current pregnancy cravings when I said I had none. These crackers have been high on my list [...]
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2017 Charlotte Half Marathon Race Recap: Second Trimester Half Marathon
November 12, 2017 { 15 comments }I ran the Novant Health Charlotte Half Marathon yesterday at 14 weeks and 4 days pregnant and had a great race experience! During the race I was trying to count how many half marathons I’ve run in my head and thought it was somewhere around 9-10. I was hoping it was my 10th but it turns [...]
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Wild Friday Faves
November 10, 2017 { 5 comments }Happy Friday! I want to start this post out by with a big Veteran’s Day shout out to everyone who has served in the Armed Forces. THANK YOU for your sacrifice and service. My mom worked for the VA for many, many years in various capacities surrounding mental health and I am grateful that it [...]
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November Workout Playlist (4 hours of music!) + This Week’s Dinner Menu + Last Week’s Workouts
November 5, 2017 { 7 comments }Hi and happy start to a new week! How did the time change treat you guys? It actually worked in my favor from a time adjustment standpoint coming from being on the West Coast last week but gosh, these early dark evenings are not my favorite. I am PUMPED about your November monthly playlist. I [...]
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Friday Five
October 27, 2017 { 6 comments }HAPPY FRIDAY! I have a fun “five themed” post for you today that came to me during my run today. I do a lot of blog brainstorming in my head during runs. :) CURRENT FAVORITE RUN DISTANCE: 5 MILES Today’s 5 mile run was the catalyst for the format of this post. I don’t know [...]
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Reader Q&A: Running in the dark, how to structure an efficient workout week, balancing yoga and other exercise
October 26, 2017 { 4 comments }It’s time for another round of reader Q and A’s! Every couple of months I like to do a round up of questions I’ve been asked recently and answer them in a blog post because I feel like many of the questions/answers are relevant for a lot of you! Hi Jen! I am trying to [...]
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Weekend Scenes
October 23, 2017 { 8 comments }Hi and big thanks for your Portland recommendations! I knew I could count on you guys to steer me in the right direction. My current plan is to take in as much of the outdoors and donuts as possible. I’ve received very opinionated recommendations for both Voodoo donuts and Blue Star so obviously I need [...]
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Weekend: Cirque de la Symphonie + Cake Baking + Surprise Long Run
October 16, 2017 { 2 comments }Hi and I hope your week is off to a great start. I never get to sit down to write a weekend recap on Mondays until mid-afternoon because I teach at 8:15a and 10:30a on Mondays and squeeze in a yoga class or run between teaching my two classes. I always feel behind the curve [...]
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Last Week’s Workouts (Half Training!) + This Week’s Dinner Menu
September 17, 2017 { 0 comments }Hey guys! I’m enjoying a long weekend in Florida with my family. My mom and I spent the afternoon on the beach and I just came in to get showered and cool off. It’s gorgeous but hot! The plan tonight is a fajita dinner and then my grandmother and I are having an epic Scrabble [...]
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Harvey Help + Weekend Things
August 28, 2017 { 4 comments }Hi on a Monday. I can’t stop thinking about everyone in the Houston area and what they are going through. My parents lived in Houston for a few years when I was in my early-mid 20s and it was always a city that I enjoyed visiting…and where I learned what real Mexican food should taste [...]
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Newton Fate 3 Review + Last Week’s Workouts + An Important Note on Rest
August 20, 2017 { 9 comments }So glad to have many of you on board for fall half marathon training! If you missed Friday’s post, it’s not too late to join us. The fun kicks off on September 4. Since I’ve been talking about running a lot the last couple of weeks, I thought it would be a good time to [...]
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3 Days a Week Half Marathon Training Plans + Fall Group Training Info
August 18, 2017 { 5 comments }Happy Friday! A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the upcoming fall running and racing season. I’m looking forward to it and it sounds like many of you are too! I wanted to follow up today with training plans and information on group training. As part of my ambassadorship with the Charlotte [...]
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Let’s Talk About Fall Running + A 90-Minute Running (and workout) Playlist
August 3, 2017 { 16 comments }Thanks for sending along your good vibes after my post yesterday and I’m so glad that the gratitude meditation was well-received. Sullie is going in to see the vet today at 3:30 p.m. to have the lump checked and for her annual check up. I’ll let you know ASAP what the report is. As for [...]
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Recent Eats + Sweats
July 8, 2017 { 10 comments }Happy weekend! Popping in with recent eats and workouts. I’ll see you guys on the other side of the weekend. Recent Eats Lots of smoothies for breakfast. This one with a piece of zucchini chocolate chip bread. With granola. And again. I didn’t have any spinach this week so my smoothies were super bright and [...]
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Birthday in Brussels
June 29, 2017 { 13 comments }When talking with Lina about dates that worked for our trip to see her, the week of my birthday was perfect. I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate so I booked it! My birthday was Friday, June 16. Here are pictures from the day. It was a pretty great birthday and one I’ll [...]
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Farmers Market Inspired Menu Plan + Recent Workouts + Weekly Workout Playlist
June 25, 2017 { 4 comments }Happy Sunday! I’m glad to be back in meal planning mode after a few weeks of being out of the routine. I haven’t really cooked a meal since we’ve been back since we had teacher training this weekend so I can’t wait to get in the kitchen tonight. I went to the farmers market on [...]
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7 Questions Answered: Marathon Training, Best Time to Workout, Being a Landlord, Running Injuries & More
June 23, 2017 { 4 comments }Happy Friday! Jet lag is actually working in my favor because last night I was ready to get in bed at 9:30, read for 30 minutes and it was lights out by 10. I woke up naturally at 5 a.m. this morning with tons of energy. I’d actually LOVE to keep some semblance of this [...]
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10 Things I Love About Running for Global Running Day
June 7, 2017 { 4 comments }Happy Global Running Day! Over one million people from 185 countries have pledged to run today in celebration of Global Running Day. There is also a goal to have one million kids pledge to run as a way to make fitness fun for kids and to promote physical activity. If you have kiddos at home, [...]
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Boston Strong + Running Wishes + Weekly Workouts + Playlist
April 17, 2017 { 24 comments }It’s Marathon Monday! I was watching a video of the elite women taking off at the starting line and I thought to myself, “I’m pretty sure that’s what I think I look like taking off for a 5K.” I can’t even imagine going out of the gate like that for a marathon. Incredible athleticism and [...]
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Mid-Week Check-In + Dealing with the Emotional Side of Running Injuries
March 15, 2017 { 29 comments }I apologize if any of you were unable to access my blog this morning. It was down until around noon. My tech guru did his monthly updates and security checks late last night and apparently one of the WordPress plugin updates made my blog crash. He had to troubleshoot by going in one-by-one and activating [...]
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6 Ways to Deal with Calf Strain as a Runner + I Tried Dry Needling
March 14, 2017 { 25 comments }The name of this post should really be, “I got dry needled and lived to tell about it.” One of our teachers, Kari, is a physical therapist and has been doing quite a bit of dry needling at the clinic she manages lately. She has been encouraging me to try it for months now so [...]
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An Unexpected Half Marathon: Corporate Cup Race Recap
March 5, 2017 { 19 comments }I ran a half marathon on Saturday morning! For the past few weeks I have been emailing back and forth with one of the event organizers for the BB&T Corporate Cup Half Marathon & 5K about how I could help them with a final push for registration. Since this race supports our Center City YMCAs, [...]
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Let’s Chat About Running: Newton Ambassador + Half Marathon? (And a giveaway!)
February 23, 2017 { 22 comments }Hey, hey! I hope you guys had a great Thursday. My day was long but really good. I kicked it off with teaching at 6 a.m. and then spent the day working on various projects for the studio and my blog. I also met my friend Virginia for a run and did some fun errands. [...]
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Lately & Weekend: The Best Run + The Best Low-Key Saturday Night
February 20, 2017 { 9 comments }I hope you guys had a good Monday. My eyes bolted awake at 5 a.m. and I could never get back to sleep. I decided to start my day on a mindful note and I did a guided morning meditation from my Insight Timer app. The meditation included seven affirmations for the day, the last [...]
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30-Minute, 3+ Mile Hill and Sprint Treadmill Interval Workout + A Playlist to Go With
February 7, 2017 { 10 comments }I am so appreciative of all the love and support you extended to me regarding last night’s post. I feel extremely grateful that I can share content in the bucket of recipes/workouts/useful stuff as well as the more personal/life/yoga/growth stuff and feel that you’re on board no matter what and that we’re all growing stronger [...]
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TomTom Spark 3 Review: My Favorite GPS Watch for Music, Cardio and Multi-Sports
February 1, 2017 { 6 comments }This post is sponsored by TomTom. I’m excited to tell you all about the updated TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Music! Last spring I shared a review of the TomTom® Spark + Cardio GPS fitness watch. It was my first new GPS watch in many, many years and I quickly fell in love with it. [...]
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A Blessing + Speedy Zoey + What I Ate This Week
January 6, 2017 { 14 comments }Hey there. We’re gearing up for snow overnight in Charlotte. I don’t think anyone has a confident bet on how much but I’ve heard anywhere from 3-8 inches. I’ve spent most of today working on communications for the studio as we’ve had to cancel our first weekend of teacher training and some early and late [...]
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Let’s Talk About Running + My First Gait Analysis
December 14, 2016 { 13 comments }Good morning. Today’s post is going to be running-focused. First, an update on where I am with my running along with current training goals. Second, an overview of my first gait analysis that I had done last month at Greenapple Sports. It was an amazing fall when it came to running. I ran five races [...]
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Sunday Morning Coffee Chat: Life, Love and Running
November 20, 2016 { 25 comments }I hope your Sunday morning is off to a beautiful start. I just poured a cup of coffee and took that magical first sip and thought I’d sit down and write a coffee chat post since it’s been many months since I’ve done so. If we were chatting over coffee I would share…that last week [...]
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Air quality and running + Race medals + Facebook community invite
November 16, 2016 { 20 comments }Over 30 counties in North Carolina are experiencing drought conditions and there are terrible wildfires burning in the mountains with over 44,000 acres burned so far. (source) We woke up this morning to a very hazy skyline here in Charlotte and the smell of smoke hanging in the air. As of today, we are under [...]
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2016 Charlotte Half Marathon: Race Recap
November 12, 2016 { 18 comments }I ran the Charlotte Half Marathon this morning and I have to say that the Charlotte Marathon Weekend just keeps getting better and better. I think this was my fourth time running the half. It’s my favorite hometown race and this year’s event was definitely the best yet! Today’s race was significant because it marked [...]
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I Baked Sourdough Bread + Other Favorite Things
November 10, 2016 { 17 comments }As most of you know, when I visit my parents my dad always sends me home with two loaves of homemade sourdough bread. I carefully transport it back to Charlotte with me like it’s precious cargo. It almost always gets a second look from security but they just end up threatening to confiscate it because [...]
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Weekly Meal Plan + Last Week’s Workouts (31 miles in 7 days!)
October 9, 2016 { 7 comments }Happy Sunday. After two days of Hurricane Matthew’s rain and wind, I woke up to the most beautiful blue skies and crisp temperatures. As soon as I finish this post, I’m going to take my girls for a long walk to soak up the sunshine. I just put together our meal plan for the week. [...]
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Running (Marathon Maybe?) + Running Playlist
October 5, 2016 { 67 comments }Running. It’s the only thing I want to do right now. While I’ve made it to my mat four times in the last two and a half weeks, I’m mostly avoiding it. I shared with my class tonight all the things that my practice is bringing up for me. I’m just not ready yet. And [...]
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Novant Health 15K Race Recap
October 3, 2016 { 10 comments }I ran the Novant Health 15K on Sunday morning as an ambassador for the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon. I’m excited to share my first 15K race recap with you! It was my first time racing a 15K and I really like the distance. I wish there were more 15Ks and 10-mile races. I feel like it’s the perfect [...]
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Weekly Meal Plan + Last Week’s Workouts + When to Skip a Run
August 28, 2016 { 10 comments }Happy Sunday! I’m currently skipping my long run (the first one of half marathon training!) and writing this post instead. I planned to meet a friend for the run this morning but I had to cancel on her because I woke up with some soreness from yesterday’s 5K race at the spot where my achilles [...]
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My Fall Race Calendar + Last Chance to Train for a Half with Me!
August 23, 2016 { 19 comments }Hey guys! My 12-week half marathon training plan kicked off yesterday and I’ve got 382 runners training with me! It’s not too late to jump in and join us so send me an email if you’d like to be added to the group! :) I organized this training group as part of my ambassadorship with [...]
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11 Training Tips for Runners to Get You to the Finish Line Injury-Free
August 17, 2016 { 7 comments }I’m hosting a 12-week online half marathon training group that kicks off on Monday, August 22. I have over 325 runners committed and it’s been so interesting and eye-opening to read the registration emails that have hit my inbox. I asked everyone to send me an email in order to join the group that included a [...]
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A Change of Run Scenery + This Week’s Meal Plan + Last Week’s Workouts
August 7, 2016 { 16 comments }I have to tell you again how happy I am to be back on the meal planning bandwagon. I’ve been visiting the farmers market on Saturdays and buying whatever looks good and then menu planning around the things that I’ve purchased. I’m having so much fun spending an hour or so on Sunday mornings browsing Pinterest, magazines [...]
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Train for a Half Marathon with Me: Fall Online Training Group!
August 2, 2016 { 19 comments }A few months ago I announced that I was serving as an ambassador for the 2016 Charlotte Marathon and today I have a super fun way for you to get involved too! For the first time ever, I’m organizing a FREE 12-week online half-marathon training group for Peanut Butter Runner readers! My hope is that [...]