Health + Wellness
Axe Throwing
Song in my head: Brand New by Ben Rector Mileage: Axe Throwing The sun was out and shining, an odd stroke of luck on a winter day. I skipped downstairs and hopped into a shared car, instructing the driver to…
Growing Like a Wildflower
A Wildflower “A flower of an uncultivated variety or a flower growing freely without human intervention.”¹ “Wildflowers find themselves growing anywhere. They grow in the most unlikely of places, even in the darkest of night. They find any…
Learning to Love the Body I Am In
My friend sent me a list of her fitness goals for the year, primarily her weightlifting goals. Do not get me wrong. I LOVE a good fitness goal and am all for cranking away at hitting those feats and feelings…
Cooking- Fig and Pig Quiche by Run Fast Eat Slow
Every Sunday night I attempt a new recipe from Shalane and Elyse’s Run Fast Eat Slow series of cookbooks in belief they will indeed allow me to run fast. These books led me into my soiree with cooking. This coming…
Rest Stops | A Belated Fresh Start
“Sometimes you have to slow down in order to move fast.” – Jenny Nash [Heads Up: Belated New Year’s Post Ahead. But I think the musings still apply and there’s a super cool video with music to match, so there’s that.]…
Throwback Thursday | Why I Started Running Long Distance
For Throwback Thursday (#TBT) I thought I would talk about what prompted me to start running long distance. I’ve been asked a couple times how I got involved with running long distance. While I had run in high school cross country…
When I find out another arc trainer session is in my future. Two long runs ago, I injured my foot —possible soft tissue strain on the top of my foot. Not a big deal, but enough to sideline me for…