Today, I am turning 24. And I am ready for it. Even though the year of being 23 was the fastest year so far of my life. I blinked and I am at another birthday. But yesterday was a beautiful day, I had the afternoon off and I did something I never have done before:… Read More…
Archives for May 2013
What’s Beautiful?
I have a really exciting initiative to share with you all today. Recently, I was one of several Fitfluential Ambassadors selected to be a part of the Under Armour What’s Beautiful Campaign. What is unique about this sponsorship is that it carries a message – everyone with a fitness goal can join this and I want to… Read More…
Running With Friends (How to Avoid a 127 Hours Incident)
Happy Monday, one and all! I had a weekend of running! I have run for the past 8 years or so mainly solo. I have run with local trail teams and varsity through university, but I seemed to thrive on hitting the trail, freeways and sidewalks alone without leaving notes or letting my friends and family know… Read More…
How to Exercise in the Morning (And Like It)
Every so often, it will be 4:30 am on a Friday morning and I will be sitting in my car in the driveway debating on whether or not my spin class will miss me if I don’t show up. Actually, it is most Friday mornings. Because I fit training and fitness instruction around a full… Read More…
Michael Fisk Memorial Arrhythmia Run
When I was very young, my mom’s brother passed away from an unknown heart condition in his early thirties on a Valentine’s Day evening. Every February 14, my mom will buy a bouquet of flowers for James, call her mother and our family will spend a few moments talking about this man that I will… Read More…
A way through
It was early last Saturday morning and I breezed downstairs to head out for the day. I walked through the kitchen on the way to pour myself a cup of coffee and saw my youngest sister sitting alone at the table, picking at cold egg whites and a couple of blueberries and calling it a… Read More…
Making fish taste like candy
When it comes to all natural supplements, I have been a marketers dream. Tell me it will decrease inflammation, increase antioxidants, lubricate my joints or clear my skin and it is down the hatch. I have suffered through kelp mixed with water, oregano oil under my tongue until it burned, and drinking a series of… Read More…
100 Miles of Wild Recap
A big thank you to all of you were so patient as I pressed a giant reset button and took a few weeks off of blogging to go on the Trek and get organized when I returned. This past Friday night, I spent that majority of the evening unpacking, organizing and going over the financial… Read More…
