Recovery Tips + Tricks
A few weeks ago, I did an Instagram Q&A and received a question on what I do for recovery aside from my compression boots (Rabid Reboot) and easy running. This question made it clear that I don’t share enough of the things I’m doing to help my body recover from tough workouts and high mileage weeks if people think all I’m doing is laying in recovery boots and doing recovery running.
Nutrition for Runners Episode 01 - Your Questions Answered!
A few weeks ago, I took a poll on Instagram to find out what nutrition questions you had related to running so that we could get our Team Sugar Runs nutritionist, Paula, to answer them. In addition to putting the top 5 questions into this blog post, we also made a fun video!
Our Wedding!
While this is not a running related blog post, it is life related. A lot of people wanted me to share details and more importantly, photos, from our big day.
2019 Is Finally Here - Goals for the New Year!
I have never been more happy to say goodbye to a year as I am to 2018. This year was ROUGH for me. It has been one of the most trying years physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Thrive Half Marathon Race Recap
When I signed up for the Thrive Half Marathon a few months ago, it was intended to be my goal race. I’m never sure what the weather will be like at Long Beach, so I wanted to have an option a few weeks later to test fitness again and chase my half marathon goal.
How To Do Strides + Why They're Important + A Video
Strides are a great way to increase leg turnover and improve your running form, which in turn makes you a faster and more efficient runner. When I was first introduced to strides, it took me a while to get the hang of them and understand their purpose.
2018 Long Beach Half Marathon Race Recap
I haven’t blogged in a while! Time is scarce, but I thought it would be fun to recap Long Beach because it is my hometown race and the first time I got to be in a race with my athletes and meet up with them in real life!
Our Visit to Rancho La Puerta - Fitness Retreat
We had a freaking blast last week at Rancho La Puerta. I tried to show as much as I could of our trip through Instagram stories, but the ranch promotes disconnecting from the outside world and technology to focus inward and on those around you (being present…. ahhhh).
Eugene Marathon Race Recap
I'm not going to lie - I am so surprised at my race results. I mean, my last post about training clearly stated I was slowly dying from training and this may not be my time to run a marathon.
Peak Weeks of Eugene Training + A Reevaluation of Goals
The peak weeks are finally over and I'm about to enter my taper. It's been a HUGE challenge to push through these last couple weeks and I'm excited to say goodbye to them.
Recovery Tools: Rapid Reboot Review
I've been using compression boots since early 2017 when my chiropractor would let me sit in them on Fridays before my long Saturday runs. I love them.
Week 5, 6, 7 - Eugene Marathon Training
Yeah... I knew it was going to be tough to keep up with these weekly training posts. My blog seems to be the first thing to go once training really picks up and sleeping, eating and surviving are the only things I care about (besides my athletes, of course!).
San Diego Half Marathon Race Recap
Holy hills this was a tough race! I knew when I signed up for this race that it would be a challenging one, but this hill was like no other.
Week 4 - Eugene Marathon Training
This week was not a success on paper, but it felt like my most successful week so far. I am considering never doing a spring marathon again because I look back at all of my spring marathons and they seem to be the roughest cycles for me.