Running the race set before me...
Disclaimer: I received a box of Designer Whey products free of charge to review as part of a FitFluential campaign. As always, my thoughts and opinions are my own. Protein makes all the difference for me. While my goal is to hit a sub 2 half marathon late this year, I would like to put on some solid muscle while dropping some unnecessary body fat. Feeding and fueling my body properly will make all the difference and I’m always testing {Read More}
Earlier this year I wrote a post about my honest perspective on life. One of the things that keeps coming back to me is this: I’ve never been much on a “word of the year,” but this year, strength has come up over and over. Not just physical strength, but being mentally and emotionally strong. It’s being strong enough to take on this year with no excuses and being a Goal Getter in ways that may not be measured by a {Read More}
Let’s be real, I am not a great meal planner. I read about those athletes and runners that spend several hours each Sunday doing meal prep for the week. Admirable, but not me. I keep the fridge stocked with the staples of lots of greens, the freezer is well stocked with ground turkey and boneless/skinless chicken breasts, and on most days, there is already some quinoa or farro cooked. That is progress for me, and that’s as far as I {Read More}
It’s finally Friday! Now that I’m being diligent about tracking my goals each month, I’m excited for a new month and a fresh start to hitting goals and seeing how the rest of humanity is making progress. Maybe it’s because I’m noticing that the New Year’s resolution rush at the gym is already starting to dwindle down, or I’m particularly keen on the numbers since I’m taking part in the FitFluential January DietBet, but within the various online groups I’m {Read More}
What a week! For the start of a new year, it sure felt like Christmas giving was still spilling over. I received my new Garmin 10 (thanks to the giveaway recently hosted by Another Mother Runner), my Polar FT60, and another order of Nuun I had a solid week of workouts, and I managed to avoid the resolution crowds at the gym. A while back, Amazon ran a deal on the Jungle Gym XT. We have suspension straps at our {Read More}
Danger Will Robinson, danger! If you are not a boy, this post is not for you. Consider yourself warned. Looking ahead at the year to come, I am all about making progress in every area in my life. My race calendar is already planned out through the early fall of 2013 and I have some specific PR goals in mind. Training, food, recovery all come into play in shaving minutes of my race times, not to mention the essentials on {Read More}
It’s October!!! The turn of a new month doesn’t typically excite me any more than the turn of the seasons on a calendar. While the rest of the country has slowly moved into fall, I’m trying to do my part. Apparently ordering an extra hot pumpkin spice latte does not make it extra cool out. It’s supposed to hit 99 out today. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining at all. But I am obsessively tracking the weather in San Francisco by {Read More}
Everyone knows I’ve had a long standing obsession addiction relationship with Starbucks. There’s a certain comfort to routines. It’s nice to roll in to my local store and hand them my cup, knowing they don’t need the list of 2349 modifiers to get my drink just right. There’s the same quirky staff that I love catching up with and comparing notes on life in a totally non-serious, superficial way. Routine. More often than not, however, I end up coming home and my {Read More}
source I was recently given the opportunity to read and review The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge by former NFL coach and author Tony Dungy. After a cursory read, I’m pretty stoked to be able to give a copy away to one lucky providentially blessed reader! I’m not much of a fan when it comes to contemporary authors who write daily devotionals. Unlike the heroes of the faith that have gone before us, much of what falls under the {Read More}
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