Author: The Foodie Runner

Training Summary: 11/17/2014-11/23/2014

Training Summary: 11/17/2014-11/23/2014

Training Summary: 11/17/2014-11/23/2014  Monday – 7 recovery miles @ 7:51 + 15 minutes core work Tuesday – AM: 7 miles @ 7:35 + 100 crunches PM: 30 minutes yoga/stretching (I’m working on HEADSTANDS!)  Wednesday – 11 mile workout [2 mile warm-up, 6x 1 mile on the track (6:08, 

Day in the Life #1

Day in the Life #1

I always love reading other people’s “Day in the Life” posts mostly because I just think that it is so interesting to know how people spend their day beyond their runs/workouts/meals. Yesterday I had quite a busy day so I thought it’s make for a more exciting day in 

When It’s Winter but You Hate Running on the Treadmill

When It’s Winter but You Hate Running on the Treadmill

Sometimes I really wish I didn’t hate the treadmill as much as I do.  When I checked the weather report last night so see what I was in for in the morning and saw 20 degrees with a real feel of 15 I almost wanted to curl up 

Long Time No See – and some randomness

Long Time No See – and some randomness

Hey there! Long time no see chat!  A few things popped up last week that took place of blogging – one being finishing my continuing education credits before my NASM-CPT certification has to be renewed by DECEMBER 8th! 1.7 units done – meaning over the last 

Training Summary: 11/10/2014-11/16/2014

Training Summary: 11/10/2014-11/16/2014

Training Summary: 11/10/2014-11/16/2014  Monday – 8 miles @ 7:25 pace Tuesday – 10 mile workout [2 mile warm-up, 12x600m w/200m jogging rest (2:01, 2:05, 2:04, 2:03, 2:03, 2:01, 2:00, 2:01, 2:03, 2:02, 2:00, 1:58), 2 mile cool-down] 6:49 average pace Wednesday – 7 miles recovery @ 7:40 pace 

A Monday That’s a Friday

A Monday That’s a Friday

Mondays are always hard… except when they are also a Friday! I have tomorrow off of work for Veteran’s Day and I’m really liking this one day work thing already! ha This weekend was a great one. Henri and I squeezed a lot of fun, 

Training Summary: 11/3/2014-11/9/2014

Training Summary: 11/3/2014-11/9/2014

Training Summary: 11/3/2014-11/9/2014  Monday – 8 miles @ 7:28 pace Tuesday – 7 miles @ 7:33 pace + 15 mins core work Wednesday – AM: 8.6 mile workout [2 mile warm-up, 4x 1 mile on the track (6:02, 5:49, 5:49, 5:53) with 400m jog between repeats, 2 mile 

Flashback Friday and Giveaway WINNER!

Flashback Friday and Giveaway WINNER!

Happy Friday friends! Who else is excited for the weekend??  I do have the winner of the Altra Giveaway to announce but first I had to do a little #flashbackfriday to 8th grade cross country.When this picture popped up on my Timehop this morning I couldn’t 

Thinking Out Loud: OCD/Quirky Habits

Thinking Out Loud: OCD/Quirky Habits

The other day I was listening to one of my and Henri’s favorite podcasts and they had a segment where people called in about their OCD/quirky habits. It had me laughing out loud – more so because I could relate to what a LOT of the 

Interview with Altra Founder GOLDEN HARPER + A GIVEAWAY

Interview with Altra Founder GOLDEN HARPER + A GIVEAWAY

It is NO secret that I love my Altra One Squared’s! Ever since I got them back in September they’ve been my go-to shoe.  [You can read my review of them HERE.] When I heard that Altra was one of the sponsors of the Runner’s World Half &