Author: The Foodie Runner

Friday Favorites [1]

Friday Favorites [1]

Man this week went by quickly. Two workouts down with just a long run and an easy run to go but the weather this weekend might make it a rough going for 18 miles. 4-8 inches of snow starting tomorrow morning… we’ll see how that goes!!  I 

Life Lately

Life Lately

Woah, Wednesday already! Where has the time gone? Life seems to be getting away from me lately… working, training, coaching, and making sure to spend quality time with Henri and the pups has definitely started to take time away from my normal blogging time. This is especially 

Every Dynasty Must Come to an End & Scenes from my Wednesday

Every Dynasty Must Come to an End & Scenes from my Wednesday

Hi there, I hope your Thursday is off to a great start. My sisters and I got some sad news last night so if you could send some happy thoughts our way that’d be great. Our high school track team lost their meet on Tuesday and 

Date Night at the Gym & A Leg Burner Circuit Workout

Date Night at the Gym & A Leg Burner Circuit Workout

I originally had mile repeats scheduled for this morning but the forecast got the workout pushed back until tomorrow and today is now a rest day! It is supposed to be in the single digits today and my coach (and I) would like to get 

This year is already shaping up to be pretty awesome!

This year is already shaping up to be pretty awesome!

2015 is going to be a great year, I can already tell. Ever since I graduated from college in 2012 I’m struggled to find my running focus, but over the past few months I feel like I slowly but surely started to figure things out. 

Training Summary: 1/5/2015-1/11/2015

Training Summary: 1/5/2015-1/11/2015

The weather this week has been rough! Multiple days the temperature was in the single digits and on Thursday the wind chill brought the real feel down to something like -20*! Of course this crazy weather coincided with the highest mileage week in a long 

For Once the Treadmill is my Best Friend – Thinking Out Loud 1/8/15

For Once the Treadmill is my Best Friend – Thinking Out Loud 1/8/15

Well, here we are, at another Thursday so I guess it’s time for some Thinking Out Loud a la Amanda. 1. How’s the weather where you are today? It’s pretty darn cold here, this morning the weatherman even described it as dangerous. I don’t think 

Weekend Happenings – basically a photodop of all the food I ate

Weekend Happenings – basically a photodop of all the food I ate

Happy Monday everyone! Time to get back into the swing of things with the first full week of work in a while. Henri and I made sure to thoroughly enjoy our weekend before things start to pick up again at work. Saturday morning I was 

Training Summary: 12/29/2015-1/4/2015

Training Summary: 12/29/2015-1/4/2015

My training this week has gone pretty well. I had two stress workouts and I was able execute both on pace despite pretty rough weather conditions. I’ve been making time for all the little things – like dynamic warm-ups, core, strength workouts and yoga and have the soreness to 

CURRENTLY: JAN 2015

CURRENTLY: JAN 2015

Here there!  I hope that you had a great New Year’s Eve and Day. Ours was pretty laid back and relaxing. Wednesday we had family over for pizza and games. We were all surprised when we made it to midnight but the party broke up