I came. I ate. I ran. I did it! And by “it,” I mean yet another half marathon PR – 1:55:16, 8:48 average pace. { if you’re looking for a SUPER fun fall race next year, do the Indy Monumental! … Continue reading
If you’ve been reading One Run at a Time for any length of time, you know that I’m a Life Time Fitness groupie fan. Since I joined back in January, it’s become my home away from home. Coming from a … Continue reading
My iPhone comes with me everywhere. I’m sure many of you can relate. 99.9% of the time that my little friend and I are joined at hip, it’s serenading me with sweet tunes. I don’t claim to have the best … Continue reading
We are all given so many days in this life, so many moments. Some are ordinary – fleeting moments of joy, peace, turmoil, sadness. Others are extraordinary – singular moments in time when you realize that this is once-in-lifetime, never … Continue reading
Wow. It’s been a week since the Nike Women’s (Half) Marathon, and that’s still all I can really say about this experience… but, being a blogger, I’ll try to give it words anyway. First and foremost, I have to thank … Continue reading
I’ve been back from my week-long NAAEE conference/NWM/honeymoon/1 year anniversary/hiking/winery touring California extravaganza since yesterday afternoon, and it’s back to the real world. Until I have time and space to process all the awesomeness that happened in these last 7 … Continue reading
It’s been a goal of mine for awhile now to run a half marathon in under 2 hours. Almost month ago, I accomplished that goal – I ran one in 1:57:34. I know there are a quite a few people … Continue reading
These mud runs just keep getting better and better! After doing Warrior Dash a few weeks ago, I jumped at the chance to give Pretty Muddy a shot. Even better, my friend, Kate, decided to join me! Pretty Muddy Columbus … Continue reading
I may have made it through back-to-back half marathons with 2 consecutive PRs, but my hips don’t lie… I’ve been slacking on strength training. I admit it. For the past two weeks, I’ve only strength trained once a week during … Continue reading
Holy shiz… can you believe it’s October?! Um. I, for one, cannot. Regardless, the month rolls on, and with it, I pose a challenge. I attended the Leave No Child Inside Central Ohio Summit this past Friday. As an outdoor … Continue reading
It’s been a whirlwind two weeks! 2 weekends ago, I was in Pennsylvania, kicking its hilly BEE-hind. Last weekend, I showed the Air Force Half Marathon who’s BOSS. After my rockin’ PR in hilly Bird-in-Hand, I wasn’t sure what to … Continue reading
Two weekends ago, I ran one of, if not THE coolest race I’ve ever run. The Bird-In-Hand Half Marathon is run through the “Valley of No Wires” as featured in a Runner’s World article by Bart Yasso called “Running With … Continue reading
A week(ish) of Paleo eating has come to an end. Let’s recap, shall we? Day 1: What’s the big deal? No, really. How is this hard? The first day rolled by pretty uneventfully. I had a great breakfast of eggs … Continue reading
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