It seems like every year, I look back on my goals for the year, set 365 days before, and I have mixed feelings. For the past few years, at least, I’ve accomplished the majority of what I set out to … Continue reading
What 2013 Has In Store.
Category Archives: balance
One Year.
One year ago, I became a FitFluential Ambassador. And, OH! what a year it has been! In the past year, I: Completed 13 races in 4 states. Ran 1 marathon, 6 half marathons, 3 5ks, 2 obstacle runs, a 4 … Continue reading
Life Spa Salon Review
Once upon a time, I went to a place-that-shall-not-be-named to get a trim. A TRIM. Just a few snip-snips here and there, clean it up, make it look neat and tidy. “I still want to be able to put it … Continue reading
#MyCommitment Week 3: Back on Track!
Despite all the Thanksgiving craziness, week 3 ROCKED! I ran 20 miles (the most I’ve run in a week in quite a while, and I PRed my Turkey Day race!), and squeezed in 3 GREAT strength workouts, including an intense … Continue reading
Race Recap: Flying Feather 2012!
My favorite Thanksgiving tradition is a newer one for me. This was only my second year celebrating this new tradition, but I knew even last year that it was here to stay. I love waking up early, pinning on a … Continue reading
#MyCommitment Week 2: Keepin’ It Real, Yo.
Eeps. Week 2 was less than stellar. Between a late meeting, having in-laws in town, and just generally feeling unmotivated, I only got in 10 miles and 2 strength training sessions. Womp, womp. Ever since my crazy fall racing schedule … Continue reading
Make a Commitment to a Healthy Way of Life.
If you’ve been reading One Run at a Time for any length of time, you know that I’m a Life Time Fitness groupie fan. Since I joined back in January, it’s become my home away from home. Coming from a … Continue reading
Race Recap: NWM & Gratitude.
We are all given so many days in this life, so many moments. Some are ordinary – fleeting moments of joy, peace, turmoil, sadness. Others are extraordinary – singular moments in time when you realize that this is once-in-lifetime, never … Continue reading
How I Went Sub Two.
It’s been a goal of mine for awhile now to run a half marathon in under 2 hours. Almost month ago, I accomplished that goal – I ran one in 1:57:34. I know there are a quite a few people … Continue reading
My Hips Don’t Lie
I may have made it through back-to-back half marathons with 2 consecutive PRs, but my hips don’t lie… I’ve been slacking on strength training. I admit it. For the past two weeks, I’ve only strength trained once a week during … Continue reading
#GetOutober.
Holy shiz… can you believe it’s October?! Um. I, for one, cannot. Regardless, the month rolls on, and with it, I pose a challenge. I attended the Leave No Child Inside Central Ohio Summit this past Friday. As an outdoor … Continue reading
Race Recap: Bird-In-Hand Half Marathon… or, the Time I Met Bart Yasso
Two weekends ago, I ran one of, if not THE coolest race I’ve ever run. The Bird-In-Hand Half Marathon is run through the “Valley of No Wires” as featured in a Runner’s World article by Bart Yasso called “Running With … Continue reading
#Whole30 – Keepin’ It Real
A week(ish) of Paleo eating has come to an end. Let’s recap, shall we? Day 1: What’s the big deal? No, really. How is this hard? The first day rolled by pretty uneventfully. I had a great breakfast of eggs … Continue reading