Israel: Blind Sailing, Krava Maga and Lost in The Right Direction
Welcome to part 2 of the amazing Israel fitness adventures, I enjoyed just one short week ago! If you haven’t read part 1, trust me …
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Israel: An Unexpected Active Travelers Dream Vacation
If you’re anything like me (and based on the fact that you read a running blog, you are) then you enjoy a little bit of sweat with …
How to Overcome Travel Fears: A Wanderlusts Guide to Looking Beyond The News
Straightforward and honest, it’s what people have told me they respect and expect here on RTTF. So let’s start there. The world …
National Delurk Day:
For the last two years I’ve done something that was either going to be a wild success or a big fat flop for the blog {take that fear …
Jerusalem Half Marathon Review and Recap
As with every adventure there is so much I want to share and only so much you’ll actually care about reading. While I’ll be …
One Dish Healthy Apple Stuffing Pork Chop Dinner
As I was packing my bags for Israel, I realized it would be nice to leave David something in the fridge…which might also ensure that …
Confessions: Healthy Living Tips I Love But Don’t Follow
We’re taking a little break from the normal training talk today for a little fun. I hope you’ll hop in and share your own …
Grit: What I do When Feeling Unmotivated
Do you ever have trouble just “getting out there”? Feeling unmotivated to show up for your planned workout?? You know that once …
The Funeral Black Dress
This morning instead of finishing my long run wrapped in the warmth of an epsom salt bath, I’m pulling on my funeral black dress. Every girl …
A Runner Goes Snowboarding and Lives to Tell About It
I put on my first pair of skis at age 16 for a whopping 3 hours….and then I proceeded to never ski again. I remember having fun, but …
12 Healthy Foods You’re Overeating on Accident
Too much of a good thing, it really is possible. Too much sun = red lobster looking tan lines and lots of aloe Too much birthday cake = …
Wellfit Malibu Fitness Retreat Review
Was one of your New Year’s Resolutions to lose weight? But you find yourself so bogged down with daily life that you haven’t been able to …
10 Trail Running Tips and Tricks to Avoid Big Issues
Over the last few years in Colorado, I’ve found myself on more trails than the previous 30 of my life! There is so much I wish …
Running Without Racing: A Success Story
Is there a point to running with no races on the calendar? For many people, the answer would be a resounding no, but my 2015 looked exactly …
Get A Head Start on 2016 with Top Running Articles of 2015
It’s nearly time to close our 2015, but many of the articles this year provide tips, tricks and insights that will set you up for your …
Shoulding Yourself? How to Stop the Madness and Get Results
We’re all friends here right? So I can be totally honest with you… I’ve had a case of the “shoulding yourself” …
Resolution Run 2016
Walk it. Run it. Skip it. Hula hoop it. Whatever floats your boat, let’s getting moving on January 1 to set the tone for a year of healthy …
10 minute Legs and Abs Workout
Working your core in different ways is key to hitting all the different muscles and one way we often neglect, but works instantly is …
Finally, Our BIG News
It’s a big day around the Brooks-McLatchie household, not only are we celebrating David’s birthday with a few more gray hairs, …
Jawbone Up 3 Review: More than Step Tracking
As runners we have an unfortunate habit of thinking that our workout means we can sit the rest of the day…not true!! We need to move …
10 Tips to Conquer the Mental Blocks in Training
Have you ever stumbled across someone on social media and instantly fallen in love with them? Their personality makes you wish you were …
Enchanted Prague Walking Tour
Ancient towers with Baroque statues, the click of your heels on the cobblestones, lovely old squares lined with charming facades… welcome to …
Iceland Volcano Hike to Fimmvörðuháls: As Awesome as it Sounds
Iceland is made for active travelers. For nature lovers. For those who don’t need big cities, bright lights (Northern Lights being an …
Iceland Photo Tour Part One
Last week I poured my driven workaholic heart out to you about the need to remember to LOVE what I’m doing, put people first and stop …
Outside Reykjavik: The Sites You Won’t Find in Guidebooks
The Golden Circle is a go-to for most tourists in Reykjavik, and with good reason — the tour features some of the area’s most impressive …
Driving the Golden Circle: Thingvellir National Park
I’ve already linked this up and committed myself to getting in written…so if you’ve found it today, bear with me as the details continue to …
Driving the Golden Circle and Snowmobiling in Iceland
After a solid night of sleep and another super star buffet breakfast, we started driving the Golden Circle. Some people do this in just one …
Blue Lagoon of Iceland
If I can make one recommendation for your trip to Iceland, it’s to hit the Blue Lagoon as soon as you exit the plane! After an overnight …
Couples in The Kitchen: Do You Cook Together?
When we lived in Kansas City, our lives felt so much more traditional. We owned a home {ok still do}. We spent weekends mowing, pulling …
Bioluminescent Florida Kayak Tour: Glowing Water and Sky Adventure
Lightning. Downpour. Kayaking. One of these things does not belong and yet we managed to pull all three together in another adventure this …
Where can running shoes take you?: The Video Shoot Story
Running shoes are for sweat. They’re also for darting through the lush green back roads of Ireland with a boisterous team of other …
Fitness Classes for Runners? Worth the investment?
One thing I’ve realized about myself lately is that while I LOVE the consistency of running, when it comes to classes I am much happier to …
Healthy, yet manly, Recipes for Father’s Day
I don’t know why healthy food is often considered unmanly…maybe because a “real man” eats a steak with his bare hands while chugging a beer …
Daily Burn Black Fire Review with Bob Harper
After committing to cross training this Spring, I was thrilled to find myself actually hitting a weekly goal of multiple strength …
Slow Cooker Oatmeal: Apple Cinnamon
I love all the tips on how to make meal planning doable and while I am definitely a batch cooker, I don’t always plan out my whole week. I …
Chicago Spring Half Marathon Race Review
Are you ready for this… I didn’t PR. WHEW now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s talk about why this race was still an absolutely …
Frozen Yogurt Covered Blueberries–Dairy Free Summer Snack
This conversation is sponsored by Silk. The opinions and text are all mine. Every time an article tells me to use fruit for dessert, I find …
Is Decision Fatigue Limiting your Results?
Been there, ate that. I’m a nibbler, especially when it comes to foods that I think I shouldn’t be eating. Instead of just having a cookie, …
15 Ways to Stay Motivated (Even After Reaching Your Goal)
How to stay motivated after reaching your goal? These 15 tips will help you reframe your mind and keep the momentum going!
Meb For Mortals Book Review
What is it that they do differently? Besides devoting their entire day to training, recovering and eating…ok well that actually pretty much …
How to run a PR on a bad day?
Does that sound like a trick question? Yeah it basically is. But if you run a new race distance…tada automatic PR!! I haven’t done anything …
5 Running Moments for a Smile
“What’s your favorite race?” “Do you have a favorite workout?” I know people are supposed to have favorites…like oh the color yellow or …
