Okay, so it is no secret that I have been uncharacteristically absent from social media. Not only have I not posted anything, I just simply haven't had much interest in logging in. This has been a tough year for me mentally and physically. It's been a year of far more downs than ups. Let's start at the beginning. My left foot began bothering me in late February of this year. My mileage was higher than it's ever been and I was training harder than I ever had so I expected little aches and ...
“Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe and have faith that it will all work out for the best.”
The truth about transition periods & how to handle them
Back in 2017 I was training for the California International Marathon (CIM). CIM would be the first marathon I would actually train for, and I was more than excited to get started in the marathon world. * I ran the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials in LA. I had never run a marathon before and I qualified for the Trials off of a half marathon five weeks before race day. Needless to say, not a lot of marathon specific work happened in my build up to LA 2016. For CIM in 2017 I was targeting the B ...
Q&A With Run Wild And Be Author Sydney Zester
Okay guys!! I am so excited to have Sydney Zester to kick off a new year of Q&As!! This was such a fun Q&A to do, and Sydney has the patience of an actual saint. I’ll provide a bit of backstory: I was a little overwhelmed with starting my blog right around the holidays (total rookie mistake). On top of that I was a last minute entry to the Houston Half and had to up my training game AND THEN I got the stomach flu. To say the least my communication was s p o t t y . So let’s get ...
On to bigger and better things
After a few weeks of loving my shoes and clothes / posting about how much I love these things (but blocking the logo out) I am so so so excited to finally announce that ZAP will now be representing On! Okay so who/what is On?? On is a Swiss sports brand. They are focused on performance athletics as well as an active outdoor lifestyle. Fun fact: On is the fastest growing shoe company in the United States. On In the United States: On sponsors two teams in the United states: Mammoth Track Club and ...
Training This Week + What I Did On A Day Off
This week was my first full week training with my Garmin Vivoactive!! I absolutely loved being able to keep track of everything! Plus when I got done with my run, I got a map of exactly where I went on that run. Turns out I'm a huge fan of out and back runs! ZAP is in Tallahassee, FL for winter training camp. We come here every year to escape the wintry weather in Blowing Rock (and not have to do all of our runs on the treadmill!). I know Tallahassee doesn't ...
3 Reasons I Went Back To Training With A GPS Watch After A Year Off
About a year ago I decided to ditch my GPS watch and train the "old fashion way". Before I ditched it, I had a Garmin Forerunner that I trained with for about seven years. I swore by that thing! I honestly wouldn't leave the house without it. If I was so obsessed with this watch, why did I make the decision to change to a basic watch last year? The reason is quite simple. I was in a transition period. I was training much differently than I ever had in my entire life. My easy day recovery runs ...