Author: The Foodie Runner

Surf City Half Race Plan + Treadmill/Watch Discrepancies

Surf City Half Race Plan + Treadmill/Watch Discrepancies

So…. I’m running a half marathon on Sunday! My first race in three 2 months (almost exactly), and with only 6 weeks of running / 4 weeks of focused workouts since CIM. I had originally planned for my first half this cycle to be the 

Super Bowl Menu + Trader Joe’s Favorites

Super Bowl Menu + Trader Joe’s Favorites

So the Super Bowl is this weekend! And what is the Super Bowl without yummy snacks to enjoy during the game? We’re planning to stay in for the game so it’ll just be us three. Still, I want to make sure that there are plenty 

Random Wednesday Thoughts

Random Wednesday Thoughts

Happy Wednesday! It’s officially the last day of January, has this felt like the longest month ever to anyone else? Just me?  Anyways, today I wanted to share some random Wednesday thoughts to celebrate making it to the halfway point of the week and I 

Building Casa Floris: Update #1

Building Casa Floris: Update #1

So remember when I shared the before pictures of our house and promised I’d be back soon with an update? Well, it’s been 6 weeks and I’m finally circling back with that update!  As I mentioned in that last post we started off our home 

My Favorite Podcasts

My Favorite Podcasts

I am a podcast fanatic! If I’m doing chores, running errands by myself, out for a run, working on my computer or driving there’s a 99% chance that I’m listening to a podcast. Henri and I first started listening to podcasts 6 years ago when 

Training Summary: 1/22/2018-1/28/2018

Training Summary: 1/22/2018-1/28/2018

Happy Sunday!! Why do the weekend’s always fly by so fast? I’m so not ready to go back to my 4:45am alarm tomorrow morning! At least it’s a rest day though! 🙂 I’m currently sitting on one of my favorite local coffee shops working on 

Small Tweaks I’m Making This Season to Run PRs

Small Tweaks I’m Making This Season to Run PRs

I’m so, so happy with the progress I made in my running last summer and fall. I ran personal bests in every distance from 10K to marathon and achieved my long-held goal of qualifying for the Olympic Marathon Trials. But you know all of that 

A Day of Eats

A Day of Eats

Happy Wednesday friends!  I have a fun post to share today, a glimpse into what I eat in a typical day. I don’t know about you but I think it is really fascinating to see what other people eat on a daily basis. For one 

Running FAQs Answered – 01

Running FAQs Answered – 01

Hi Friends! The past month or so I’ve been getting quite a few of the same questions over and over on Instagram/e-mail/etc. so I figured I’d round up the top 10 and post them here on the blog for anyone else that may be wondering. 🙂 

Training Summary: 1/15-21/2018

Training Summary: 1/15-21/2018

Hi friends – happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Ours was wonderful and busy and now I’m starting off the week absolutely tired! haha, but it was worth it! We took Liv to the San Diego Zoo on Saturday and are