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New York City Marathon – North Shore Animal League Rally & Race Expo

New York City Marathon – North Shore Animal League Rally & Race Expo

So much to cover regarding the New York City Marathon weekend!   Since I’d really like to go into a bit of detail and make sure to address some of the things that I was concerned about before the race I’m going to break the weekend up into several posts – hopefully the details and … Continue reading

NYCM – A Quick Update!

NYCM – A Quick Update!

Thank you to everyone for all the in person and virtual cheers yesterday! If you were tracking me, you probably saw that I finished the New York City Marathon in 4:27:47 – a 7 minute 13 second marathon PR for me. I’ll be working on a full recap to post in the next couple of … Continue reading

Running at Dark O’Clock

Running at Dark O’Clock

So a few weeks ago I mentioned in a post that I was really struggling to get up early and run before work.  I’d set my alarm then hit snooze.  Then hit snooze again.  And again…and again…until it was time for me really to get up and shower to go to work. A lot of … Continue reading

Adjusting

Adjusting

So if you’ve been seeing my Weekly Training Recaps you may notice that well…there’s not all that much to recap! Since we’ve moved I’ve sort of been struggling to get anything other than a few runs a week in (and this week I only ran twice!), not to mention I haven’t been to yoga once … Continue reading

The Cheribundi 7 Day Challenge – Follow Up

The Cheribundi 7 Day Challenge – Follow Up

About a month ago I wrote a post about how I’d be taking the 7-Day Cherry Challenge with Cheribundi. Well, I’m sure you’re sick of hearing this excuse, but travel, moving, new job, blah, blah, blah, and here we are (much!) more than 7 days later and I’m just getting around to sharing my thoughts … Continue reading

A Special Fundraising Donor Incentive!

A Special Fundraising Donor Incentive!

Today marks 6 months until the New York City Marathon and as promised I have a fun donor incentive to offer to you! A few weeks ago I sent my crazy talented artist cousin one of my favorite pictures of Madison… …and a few days later she sent me this! How awesome is that??! Wait…check out the … Continue reading

A Visit to North Shore Animal League

A Visit to North Shore Animal League

So yesterday I kicked off my fundraising to celebrate National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, tomorrow I’ll announce a fun prize for one of my donors in honor of it being 6 months until marathon day and today I’ll share some of what I learned when I toured the North Shore Animal League facility yesterday – … Continue reading

Liebster Award Q&A

Liebster Award Q&A

Today I’m answering the Liebster Award questions from Carlee over at Be The Change.  The Liebster Award is a fun way to get to know your fellow bloggers and maybe learn about some new blogs you haven’t read before!  – Enjoy! RULES: You must link back to the person who nominated you You must answer … Continue reading

A Pain in the Neck

A Pain in the Neck

This week has been incredibly frustrating.  I have the week off from class and with the weather getting nicer (finally!) I was looking forward to getting in some good runs and maybe even break my bike out. Unfortunately I woke up Tuesday morning with a muscle (muscles?) in my neck/ upper right shoulder area completely in … Continue reading