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Another fun afternoon with my lovely girls from Girls on the Run.  Our latest and greatest trick to motivate the girls is these fun charm necklaces. Every time they run a mile, the girls get a new foot!  It helps them to have a tangible reward for each accomplishment.  They run about 2 to 3 [...]

The girls:   The boys: After a week of work, I am enjoying a day off to play with Kath + Matt!  The Husband worked all weekend too, so he’s playing hooky as well.   Matt and Kath are pretty fast runners, so when they suggested that I join them for a 6.0-mile jaunt, I [...]

Something SWEET and something SPOOKY for you this morning!   Sweet: A toasted quinoa bowl!  I love to toast raw (yes, raw) quinoa as an alternative to oats or granola.   Here’s how I made today’s toasted quinoa.  Also in the mix:  pecans, canned pumpkin, vanilla Greek yogurt, and chia seeds.   Now… something spooky!   [...]

Woke up early so I could cook mom breakfast before she ran away to work (she works at a small consignment shop in her ‘retirement’).  We made whole wheat pancakes: Real maple syrup on the side for dippin’ action:   It’s looking like a beautiful day in Tennessee – I’m excited for Part II of [...]

Hello there!  Are you having a productive Monday?  I am!  It’s a nice feeling.   Stopped by the Girls on the Run International headquarters (which happened to be right here in Charlotte) to meet everyone and say hello to the famous Molly Barker. Molly said something that resonated me with me today… A four-time Kona [...]

I feel like I’ve finally truly settled into my new home of Charlotte – I had an absolutely AMAZING race!  I love the race atmosphere of this city!   Did I mention I smashed my goal by a full 2:09?!  Speedwork sessions REALLY do pay off!  And I actually had FUN pacing an average of [...]

It’s really amusing to me to see how much Sarah and I have changed in the 4 years since we graduated from college – but the best part is that we changed in many of the same ways!  We both went from being party girls (well, we’re still party girls at heart, but you know [...]

Megan came over over for a girls night in! We did girly stuff like paint our nails and watch Sixteen and Pregnant. Plus, we drank a lot of wine, and I ate crackers and salsa. I also made us a great dinner.  Megan said she was “CRAVING VEGGIES” so I happily compiled: The star of dinner [...]

Morning! I am very sad the Healthy Living Summit is almost over.  It was such a fun event to organize and attend.  I really hope we get to do it next year.  Out of all of the activities, I liked meeting all the bloggers + readers the most!   Our two Sunday events included a [...]

I woke up at 5:30 with a wee wine hangover. :)  Guess we had a little too much fun at dinner.  The ultimate hangover cure?  A lovely run around Boston! I had 1/2 a LunaBar before our run: Kelly and Meghann joined me for a 4.5 mile run along the Charles River.  It was absolutely [...]

Signs of summer:  big bowls of FRUIT! After that mid-afternoon snack and work, I quickly drove to the gym to fit in a very, very fast workout before dinner with Meghann and Neely.  I thought my left knee felt better, so I hit up the elliptical and then did some strength moves.  Here's Running Hiatus [...]

WOW!  The Crooms Fools Run was the most physically and mentally challenging race I have ever completed!  By the end of the 15.4 mile course, I was absolutely SPENT (and really, really dirty!).  The trail itself was one of the most difficult aspects of the race.  With rolling rolls and varying surfaces (like compacted pine [...]

Morning! I am just buzzing with excitement! Ever since I moved to Orlando 2 years ago, I've been trying so hard to find a social group I click with, and I think I might've found that with the Orlando Women Runners club!   The meet-up time was 9 AM (major plus, not too early!) so [...]