The Happiness of Pursuit
No I didn’t flip the words…or maybe you didn’t even notice the order because you’ve been so accustomed to reading “the pursuit of …
No I didn’t flip the words…or maybe you didn’t even notice the order because you’ve been so accustomed to reading “the pursuit of …
Race week injuries. We’ve attributed them to over training and “taper madness” for years, but we still believe something …
How do you sum up a weekend of being immersed in something that you love with great people in a beautiful setting? No really, how?! Do I now …
You know how hospitals smell?? That weird mixture of antiseptic, air spray and circulated air that hits you full force when you step through …
As the sweat started trickling down my back for the 30th consecutive 16 hour day traipsing door-to-door in the Atlanta heat, it hit me like …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
How to stay active while traveling? How to eat clean while traveling? How to come home without needing to unbutton your jeans? Questions …
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 …
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 …
Three minutes before the 17 hour cut off 78-year-old Harriett Anderson crossed the finish line as the oldest official finisher, the winner …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Do you remember as a kid when someone asked how old you were and you ALWAYS aimed for the higher age: “6 and 1/2”, “almost 8”, “I’ll be 18 …
I am participating in a sponsored campaign hosted by Advil®, as part of the Advil® Relief in Action campaign. I received compensation for …
Stetson. What comes to mind when you hear that name? Perhaps Stetson hats makes you think of cowboys or maybe you are a coinsurer of fine …
While I told you all about enjoying our long run in Park City {even with the altitude}, I wanted to also spend a little time telling you …
After attending World Spinning and Sports Conditioning Conference last weekend in Miami, I’m now thinking there aren’t enough hours in …
After Sandy hit NYC, I couldn’t see how the race would go on…but after a few days they said loud and clear the race will happen. It is my …
Running doubles used to be one of my favorite things to do. Then in the last training cycle I started focusing on speed work and tempos, so …
If you’ve ever watched a movie being filmed you realize that it takes about 10 hours of insane planning and organization to get the few …
We interrupt your regularly scheduled program for a celebration of ME! I have to admit this must be one of the better perks to blogging, you …
First thank you to everyone who reached out yesterday. Unfortunately, I don’t really have any better answers now that when it first …
Living in Miami one might assume I’m used to seeing famous people strut the streets…but honestly I’m asleep by the time they go out. …
The New Year is a time that many people see as a change to wipe the slate clean and start fresh…I also see it as a way to start the year off …
My knees are sore, but my heart is full! What a great week of running, blogger meet ups, Oakley Ambassador meet ups and oh yes work! OAKLEY …
Mr.BMX loves to bike and I have always seen options for biking tours when we go on vacation, but declined because at that time I just wasn’t …
I absolutely love relay races. I wouldn’t want to do one every week mind you, but they are just a crazy amazing experience. Talk about an …
Our cruise started off with a bang…we got upgraded to a room with a balcony! Wooot what a difference this made, especially since I was all …
My weight loss journey has been a slow and steady path from college to now…but really it all began long before that with how I felt about …
Hope you can read all of the captions there…seemed like a fun way to post a recap… I’m not going to do a full race recap. …
More wedding news…seems a little strange since I’ve now been married for a few months, but there is indeed wedding news! 1. Did …
I don’t know how many times I have told everyone that I truly loved our photographers! Alea and Kim were so kind, rolled with the flow …
People I was not kidding when I said MARCH IS MY MONTH!! The coordinator called…the cabanna where the reception was to be …
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