I am an ambassador for the Girls Gone Sporty crew and for 2015 our mantra is “Push Your Boundaries, Challenge Your Expectations” (#PYBCYE) I am pushing my boundaries and challenging my expectations by getting more into yoga. Some of the benefits of yoga include increased flexibility, muscle strength and respiration which is why I have … More Aerial Yoga: A first time for everything.
The St. Pete Beach Classic was my first ever 10k. I had so much fun at this race last year the I signed up to run it again this year. My friend Montana over at Pretty Lil’ Mudder decided to run this event too. The night before, we had opted to get dinner out due … More Race Recap: 2015 St. Pete Beach Classic
Stridebox can be defined as one of those monthly subscription boxes delivered right to your door. The service delivers an assortment of running accessories, gear, and nutritional products to aid in your fitness journey. The box is composed of 6-8 samples of energy bars, gels, and other foods to apparel, gadgets, and other fun extras … More Time to run with StrideBox
On New Years day my friend Sam and I went over to Fit2Run to look into some new shoes. Since I am doing the Glass Slipper Challenge, I’ve read many blog posts from past runners who advise to have two pairs of shoes for race weekend. One reason being to give your feet a break … More New Year, New Shoes.
I hope everyone had a great New Years! I ended 2014 with a 2 mile run logging 571.35 miles for 2014, woo-hoo! I did not expect to log that many miles but am very proud of my accomplishments so far. Since I am already logging more miles than I was this time last year I … More Kicking 2015 off with a BANG!
Well folks, The Runner Within has been live for a whole year now! It’s crazy how much my blog has grown this last year. I originally created this blog to document my journey in training and accumulating several milestones in running various distances leading up to my first half marathon. This blog also served as … More Happy Birthday The Runner Within!
Ok, first off, let me start by saying I am a few days late posting this due to the holiday, but I don’t think any of you were sitting around waiting on this post 😉 Any who back on to topic…. Welcome to the last edition of “Let’s Talk Training Thursday” for 2014! This week … More Let’s Talk Training Thursday: Evaluating Your Race Performance
2014 has been a memorable year for me in just running alone! I completed my first 10K, first 15K, first half, PR’d my 5K time and completed my second half with a PR! Today, I am teaming up with several wonderful ladies from the Girls Gone Sporty crew for an end of the year link … More 2014: My Year in Running
The organizers of the Best Damn Race series held the inaugural Best Damn Race Cape Coral on Sunday. This was my first out-of-town race experience. I was joined on this venture by my friend Sam, who was running the half as well and it was her first half at that! Sam, our friend Danny and … More Race Recap: Best Damn Race Cape Coral
The timing of this post could not be more fitting as we are talking about the essentials and mental prep for the big race day and I am prepping myself mentally and packing for my second half marathon in just three days. This will be my first time essentially traveling for a race. I’m excited … More Let’s Talk Training Thursday: Race Day