So I got the itch...I am signed up to do the half marathon at the DC Wonder Woman Run in Gurnee, IL on June 9th. I'll be tackling my 5th half marathon and am looking forward to racing through Six Flags, trying to beat my PR! I am also thrilled to be selected as an ambassador for the race. The race series has 5k, 10k and half marathon options in cities across the US, along with allll the Wonder Woman swag, post-race party, live music- the works! In preparation for the big day, I am Read More
Ways to Treat Yourself After a Half Marathon + Giveaway!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TryALittleGoodness #CollectiveBias I knew after having Bryce that I wanted to complete a half marathon within the year. He was born in April, and I knew I wouldn’t want to do a winter half marathon, so I found one in October and signed up. No time like the present, huh? It was my 3rd half marathon, so I knew what training would be like. I wanted to do it because running was my Read More
Links & Loves: November Edition
This DIY growth ruler has been on our to-do list for a while (it’s a bit tougher with a baby to do projects!) but SO happy that we finally got it done! Will be a family keepsake for sure… [check out the rest of Bryce’s nursery here] I actually moved it in this corner of his nursery—looks so great! It took several weeks and careful orchestration with Bryce's feedings and long runs, a gum surgery, and a cold at the very end, but I did it! Finished my third ever half marathon in 1:45:57, a PR Read More
Hero Half Marathon and 10k Giveaway
Last year, I ran the inaugural Hero 10k race at the beautiful Indiana Dunes State Park, along with fellow blogger Erin, and my cousin Kelly. We had a blast… Erin took the superhero theme to the next level. It was epic. And my cousin and I used the gorgeous scenery for some jumping photos, obviously. And I’m back again this year…with a giveaway for not one but TWO lucky runners! The details: Hero Half Marathon and 10k When: Sunday, October 19 at 8 am CST Where: Indiana Dunes Read More
2014 Race Discounts and Running Schedule
Source This year, I decided to run one race a month during what I consider to be the decent weather months, so not including Dec through March due to the snow-pocalypse in Chicago. So far, I've stuck to it. I've also been complementing my running with Pure Barre classes and a group fitness class like Tabata or Body Pump at work here and there and I feel like it's been a great mix for me...I'm very pleased with my times from my 2014 running schedule thus far! April Ringing in Spring 10k Read More
5 Ways Pure Barre Helps Runners
About a month ago, I started taking Pure Barre classes to compliment my training for the half marathon. I started at my local studio with a Breaking Down the Barre introductory class (which I highly recommend), and have taken 8 classes thus far. In just a month of taking Pure Barre classes (roughly twice a week), I can definitely see improvements to my body and mind- especially as I was training for running the half marathon. That said, here’s 5 ways Pure Barre helps runners: 1) Increased Read More
Wisconsin Half Marathon 2014 Recap
About 2.5 months ago, I started training for my 2nd ever half marathon. The first one I did was back in 2009 at the inaugural Chicago Rock n’ Roll Half, which was great. But for some reason, I never got around to doing it again—too busy, too daunting, etc. etc. Silly, really! Finally, I got over it and signed up for the Wisconsin Half Marathon 2014. I set a few goals back in February. I didn’t want to put too much pressure on myself to hit a specific time so basically said I wanted to Read More
The Hungry Girl Diet- Week 4 Recap
Although this is fourth week of the Hungry Girl diet, I have to admit, I didn’t do a good job of sticking to the plan like I did in week 1. So this week 4 recap might be a little wah wahhh. It was a stressful week at work, and I had a major sweet tooth the entire week (I blame it on “that time of the month”…TMI? My bad!) The food that I did have from the plan was definitely tasty…here is what I would have for a typical day: Egg whites with fruit and a Bagel thin Asian stir fry with chicken Read More