I have always been very active, especially growing up. Though running was the one thing I was always good at especially when it came to gym class. A few years ago, one of my sisters was diagnosed with hypothyroidism...She used running as a way to work off her frustration. Soon she was registering for 5ks and 10ks. I joined her in her training to help keep her motivated as well as a way for our bond to become stronger. When she registered to run her first half, coincidentally the Iron Girl, I registered for my first 5k and the rest was history. I recently completed my first half, the Iron Girl Clearwater with a finish time of 2:37:52, and have registered for my second and third halfs. Training for half number two has begun and what perfect timing that for training in the the ferocious Florida summertime weather. My goal is to break 2:35, maybe even get closer to 2:30, if possible. I am so thankful to finally have my "sport." It has brought so many new friendships into my life and taught me a lot about myself as far as motivation, determination, even inspiration.
I’m just days away from participating in my fifth half marathon. Lately I’ve been having some mixed emotions. I haven’t been very vocal about it but I’ve really struggled with running in general these last several weeks. I felt like I wasn’t up to level of performance I was last season or I have been wanting … More Final thoughts and race day goals for Florida Holiday Halfathon
Hello my readers! It’s been a while, I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! Life has kept me pretty busy, between the holiday and then my best friend got married…not to mention work has been crazy. I have two weeks worth of training to catch up on and I think I partly put off last … More Florida Holiday Halfathon Training Recap: Weeks 10 & 11
Good Morning! It may be Monday but at least we’ve got a short week, for most. This week is going to be a busy one, on top of Thanksgiving, I have my best friends wedding Saturday and with all the wedding festivities next weekend I need to get my final, long distance run during the … More Florida Holiday Halfathon Training Recap: Week 9
A few weeks ago I mentioned in a post how I’d been running without music on two of my recent long distance runs. I just completed a 10 mile run last weekend, again without music. Eliminating music from my runs was something I never thought to do, or even intended. I grew past needing music … More Running without Music
It was a glorious weekend as we finally got some relief from the heat. A small “cold font” move in Friday evening and we woke up to low humidity and temps in the low 60s on Saturday. I was able to open up the windows both Saturday and Sunday and cut some costs on the … More Florida Holiday Halfathon Training Recap: Week 8
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, followed by Christmas, the holidays can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Though it is a source of joy for family get togethers, the travel, lack of rest and large feasts can steer you off traffic of your goals. While you are vacationing and traveling … More Staying Healthy and Fit through the Holidays
Good Morning! How was everyone’s weekend? I co-hosted my best friends bachlorette party on Friday night with a fabulous dinner at the Melting Pot (shh, don’t tell our trainer ) followed by a fun girls night in. Then, I spent the weekend relaxing and cleaning up around the apartment, so it was a very productive … More Florida Holiday Halfathon Training Recap: Week 7
If you read my post yesterday, you know that I am trying to get back into blogging after taking a small hiatus. Today’s post is brought to you by the DC Trifecta’s Friday Five link up. I missed out on a good topic a couple week so I am circling back to it and today … More Five things I love about fitness boot camp.
I haven’t been blogging as much these few months, I just haven’t had as much to write about. The summers are brutal in Florida so I wasn’t running heavily and training. Now that I am training again and taking on more fitness challenges I am hoping it will motivate me more to blog about my … More Getting back to my blogging roots.
I hope everyone enjoyed that extra hour of sleep we received this weekend! Anyone watch the TCS NYC Marathon? Better yet, did anyone run it? I was following along social media and caught an hour of the programming on ABC. A big congrats to all the finishers! Last week was a pretty good week in … More Florida Holiday Halfathon Training Recap: Week 6