Menopause by 30 – It’s not slowing me down
Menopause. Oye, that word…it just feels OLD. Like something my mother and her friends should talk about while knitting {ok she doesn’t …
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Vegan Clean Eating Blueberry Upside Down Cake
A few weeks ago David’s boss gave us tickets to the Orlando Magic game…not just any seats, but club seats meaning we had access to a buffet …
Do Your Best, Forget the Rest: Tony Horton Book Review
“I’m a guy who got tired of being out of shape, miserable, stressed out and broke. I saw my Big Picture, I put together a plan, and I acted …
4 min PR and 3rd place finish – Best Damn Race Orlando
I’ve already said I’m not a fan of race reports, so mostly I’ll keep this short and sweet with some details for me to have as a record for …
Vegan Broccaulikale Masher Recipe – Crazy name, great taste
Boerenkool is a traditional Dutch dish using kale and mashed potatoes, which is what I initially set out to make to go with our fish. …
Wallflower Friday: Time to Delurk
My analytics tell me that thousands of you are visiting each day…I have gotten to know about 10% of you through great comments, challenges …
Best Damn Race Safety Harbor – Half Marathon Report
I really hate race reports. Mine. Yours. Famous people’s. Two exceptions: People I’m coaching {woot go team} and really good friends who …
Ab Challenge Exercises Demonstrated
Time for another one month challenge! I asked what you wanted and ab challenge was the clear winner. I get it, spring will disappear on us …
Ab Challenge Calendar
Time for another one month challenge! I asked what you wanted and ab challenge was the clear winner. I get it, spring will disappear on us …
Vegan Kale Slaw with Creamy Avocado Dressing
Did you know that lime, sweet potatoes, pumpkin seeds and chili powder are some of the defining elements of Southwestern flavors? I learned …
LHR Training Revisited with MAF Method
Last spring I started the low heart rate training method {LHR}, popularized by Phil Maffetone. It’s been buzzed about it for years, but it …
Clean Eating White Bean Chicken Chili – DF, GF
After two very long years and a move from Miami to Orlando, my parents were able to come visit us again! Knowing they were coming on Monday, …
Fitness Trackers: Fad or Future?
Get ready to geek out friends. If you love tracking workouts or get motivated by seeing progress on numbers, 2014 is the year it’s all …
CES 2014 – Making life more fun
I love to talk running. No surprises there. However, I didn’t expect to be chatting running with the COO/President of Sony this week! Let’s …
Tofu Breakfast Scramble: A Vegan Protein Veggie Feast
I’ve tried making my beloved scrambled “eggs” and veggie breakfast in a number of variations since finding out I could no longer eat eggs. …
Running Year In Review – Surpassing 1600 Running Miles
Being a numbers geek, I probably should have gone in to accounting or something else along those lines…instead I became a runner which …
How Floridians do Ice
I hadn’t planned to post again after the fitness giveaway until Monday to take an official break…but our Christmas turned out to be quite …
Asian Style Quinoa Salad
During the FitSocial trip, we made a stop at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center where we got to workout and then eat!!! But of course …
10 Elements of the Successful Life
After you find the “intersection of your passion and your talent” here are 10 things you must do to capitalize on it according to Pat …
Photography and Food Weekend in Charleston, SC
If you follow me on Instagram, you already saw a few of my photos from this weekend…but since it was a weekend all about improving my …
Post 7 Day Juice Cleanse Thoughts
Thus far I am happy to report my marriage remains in tact after 2 full days of eating almost nothing but juice. I was surprisingly not …
Diary of a Juice Cleanse Day 3: Top 10 Juicing Questions
If you are considering a juice cleanse, review day 1 {the right way to do a juice cleanse} and day 2 {touted benefits of juice cleanse} as …
Diary of a Juice Cleanse – Day 2 Benefits
In an ideal world, we would all eat in response to true hunger. But the truth is we get in to habits of eating because of time of day, …
Diary of a Juice Cleanse Day 1: What and How
You know I love my green smoothies. You know I’m all about high nutrient foods for recovery. You know I’m not a fan of fads or diets or lose …
Travel the World while staying Fit: Fitness Spotlight
How to stay active while traveling? How to eat clean while traveling? How to come home without needing to unbutton your jeans? Questions …
The man BESIDE RunToTheFinish
It’s cliché to call him my best friend or the love of my life, but I think that’s because words sometimes fail to explain what it means when …
NYC Marathon – Beyond the clock
As noted yesterday, I did eek out a 1 minute PR for which I am absolutely grateful. I appreciate all the congrats and all your words of “any …
Officially a 1:04 PR – NYC
At my current rate of race PR’s, it’s fantastic that I love this sport and view it has something to do for a lifetime because I’m going to …
No NYC race countdown here
You may notice that you’ve never seen a race countdown clock on my site. I don’t post each week how many days are left and when people ask …
The Last Ironman Finisher
Three minutes before the 17 hour cut off 78-year-old Harriett Anderson crossed the finish line as the oldest official finisher, the winner …
The Story of an Original Ironman
It’s a story as old as time…one man dares another in a bar and the next thing you know it’s a world wide event. Well something like than …
Ironman Kona 2013 Race Day
Some lessons you need to learn through experience and this weekend, I learned what it really means to be an Ironman. Spectating this event …
Timex Sports Behind the Ironman Journey
Tomorrow I want to share with you the story of one of the original 1978 Ironman finishers {15 entered, 12 finished}…then more of what we saw …
Three 20 Mile Weekends in a Row
Peak training is here and right now I feel SOLID!!! The last three weekends have all be 20 milers, but with extremely different conditions …
Kona Lesson 2: Let it all hang out – Underpants Run
I don’t run in a sports bra…ever. I have talked before on the blog about me “abs” goal and my lack of having defined abs. I also recognize …
From NFL to Ironman: Hines Ward
Can you imagine going out for your first run and doing a run/walk for just 20 minutes…knowing that you are already signed up for the Ironman …
Kona Lesson 1: Find Your Tribe
While marathons and triathlons are performed as individuals, it takes a team to make it happen. One of the recurring themes I heard on …
Chicken Quinoa Soup – A Classic Made Better
Mother Nature does a lot of things right…particularly sunrises which I shared a few of this week because I really believe they’re …
Colorado Lovin: A Vacation Every Weekend
I confess that during my visit to San Diego I swore I was moving there…then during my visit to Boulder I swore I was moving there. In …
Crossing off a Bucket List Experience
A few years ago, after being asked yet again “where do you want to be in 5 years?” I pulled out a sheet of paper and started thinking more …
Mind Over Medicine: Can you heal yourself?
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Have you ever heard stories about people who were misdiagnosed with terminal illness and died only months …
Vegan Broccoli Cheddar Soup
It’s a feels like of at least 90 degrees every single day, so why I’m craving soup I can’t particularly say. I think my digestion wants …
