Raise your hand if four days running in sunny San Diego, CA in February sounds pretty great. Oh, yeah! We’ll be running along the beach, on the trails, in beautiful weather with gorgeous scenery! Along with the other Runners Connect coaches, we’ll be teaching classes on training, nutrition, strength training and more. And we’ll be […]
For the Love of Hummus
I’ve been resisting writing this post for a while. I mean how cliche is a vegan writing about eating hummus? (I actually decided to Google that because I honestly didn’t know and got totally lost down the rabbit hole of silly vegan jokes.) But yes, as cliche as it sounds to me, I love hummus. […]
New Feature in the Washington Post!
I often joke that I’m pretty much a professional jogger. I run my easy runs around 2 or even 3 minutes slower than my marathon pace. So when the Washington Post called to help explain the benefits of running slowly, I was happy to oblige. You can read the feature here. In fact most of […]
I Might Be Perfectly Normal or I Might Have Anemia
I am a woman. And a runner. And I don’t eat meat. So it shouldn’t be a huge shock for my most recent blood test to show that my anemia is back. Or is it? It’s mild enough that I don’t think I’m feeling particularly fatigued, but I’m also not feeling like I’m bursting with […]
Life Unbalanced
“How do you balance it all?” It’s a common interview question that successful people (and let’s be real here, it’s more often asked of women) are asked. Balance seems like such a noble goal. Imagine being able to seamlessly be able to float through harmonious waves of family, work, and personal lives being equally successful, […]
New Promo Video is Here!
My very talented friend, Jesseca at Jesseca Bellemare Photography created this lovely little video below for me. I have to admit, it’s a little strange being the subject of a video like this, but I love the way it turned out! I have yet to figure out how to get this video to be […]
Coffee Flavored DIY UCAN Race Fuel
I love coffee. Probably even more than I love running. I drink about a half a pot of coffee most mornings, and if I’ve got an early morning gym session, I bring my to-go mug of coffee with me. So of course, I’ve thought about running with my coffee as well. Obviously trying to sip […]
And Now What I Didn’t Tell You About the Sub-Three Marathon
It happens at the end of every marathon. People who seem so strong and confident are humbled by their hubris and end up on the side of the road. What started out as a journey with the best intentions, crumbles with everyone watching. This past training cycle in the build up to my breakthrough race […]
The Marathon Is an Exercise of Patience: 2018 Mesa-Phoenix Marathon Race Recap
This whole thing was a pretty crazy idea. How on earth did I think I could run a sub-three-hour marathon? (That’s 26.2 miles at an average of 6:52 per mile.) Four short years ago, I ran my first marathon in 4:02. Believe me, a sub-three was definitely not on my mind that day. But run […]
Protein is NOT a Food Group (But You Still Need to Think About It)
Order a salad in any restaurant and your enterprising, upselling server will inevitably ask you, “and what kind of protein would you like on that?” The rude answer that I tend to say in my head is, “Every plant food has protein! Stop believing it doesn’t!” While I’ve politely learned not to blurt out smarty-pants […]