Before we get to the inspiring stuff, here’s how week 7 of my training for the Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon panned out: Total Miles: 27 Monday: Yoga Tuesday: 6 mile pace run Wednesday: 1 hour easy run Thursday: Strength/Drills, Pear Sports HIIT workout Friday: 8xHill repeats Saturday: Rest Sunday: 11 miles (cold, windy, hilly course) Everyday: Pushups and [Read More]
Lorna Jane #MNBChallenge Final Recap
The third and final week of the Fit Approach/Lorna Jane Move, Nourish, Believe Challenge is complete. Our focus this week was on Believing in ourselves. In case you missed it on Instagram, here’s how things went down: Monday: Spoil Yourself. I can’t lie, Monday was a challenge. Yet another blizzard hit Chiberia while I was [Read More]
February Runfessions
I had to take a degree of incline off to finish my last 2 pace intervals yesterday. Arghhh. Can you say pansy? I still had it at 1 so maybe a smallish pansy? I fear the Brooks trail shoes I was so happy to get such a good deal on will not be able to [Read More]
President’s Day Randoms
Here’s how last week went down. Stuff in red didn’t happen. Stuff in purple is what I did instead. Total mileage: 23 Monday: Yoga Tuesday: 10x400m Wednesday: 50 minute easy run. Pear Sports HIIT workout Thursday: Strength and running drills Friday: 5x1600m. 30 minute BBTN* run Saturday: Heavy weights and swim (pffft) Sunday: 10 miles [Read More]
Strawberry-Pineapple Smoothie
Week 2 of the Lorna Jane/Fit Approach Move Nourish Believe Challenge is complete. This week we focused on how we NOURISH ourselves. In case you didn’t catch it on Instagram, here’s how things went down: Meatless Monday: This one is self-explanatory. Tuesday: Take your lunch to work. I went with some simple tuna and avocado [Read More]
How Big is Your Swag?
Yesterday alone I got 3 emails from directors: One previewing the medal for a May race, complete with dimensions. Call me old fashioned but I kind of like it when the medal is a secret until I cross the finish line. The other two dangled the copious contents of their goodie bags as an incentive [Read More]
The Anguish of a DNS
Week 6 of training for the Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon is complete. Thing in red did not happen. Thing in purple is what I did instead: Total Miles: 22 Monday: Yoga Tuesday: Pace intervals, upper body strength Wednesday: Easy 40 minute run, lower body strength Thursday: Drills, strength Friday: 8xhill repeats Saturday: Heavy weights Sunday: 5k [Read More]
Week 1 Recap: Lorna Jane #mnbchallenge
Week 1 of Lorna Jane’s Move Nourish Believe Challenge is complete! Our focus this week was Move. Here’s my week in pictures: Day 1: Favorite way to sweat. You know I have to say running. Even if it’s super snowy, icy and cold. As long as I avoid frostbite and don’t break a hip, I’m [Read More]
Modeling Positivity
It’s been a loooong, dark, polar vortexular winter and it’s not even close to over. This week I feel like I’m plowing through each day just to inch closer to spring. One of my kiddos lately has been oozing gloom and doom, to the point that I fear it’s becoming her trademark. It’s a tough winter [Read More]
Workout Hair
Not to be confused with a hairy workout. If you’re an Instagram friend, you probably know that I finally got a haircut last week….and that I’m not thrilled with it Here’s the before and after. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all bad, I don’t hate it. I just wanted it shorter, because my hair grows [Read More]
