On April Fool's Day Phil and I decided to hike Storm King Mountain after I ran the Grand River Gallop. The joke was on me. My legs burned from the race and the hike was steep! I do not recommend running a 5k and then hiking up a mountain. The Storm King mountain trail is… Continue reading Hiking Colorado: Storm King Mountain
Miles run & things I’ve done: April 2017
Running Total miles: 120.7 Total runs: 18 Longest run: 26.2 miles Shortest run: 3 miles Races: 2 The Grand River Gallop 5k (20:41) The Boston Marathon -April is such a blur to me. I felt like I blinked and it was May. April is such a blur that I am relying on twitter to help me… Continue reading Miles run & things I’ve done: April 2017
The Boston Marathon Part 2: Running the marathon and all of the thoughts I had before, during, and after the race
SEE PART 1 HERE I signed up to run the Boston Marathon this past September after unknowingly qualifying at the Philadelphia Marathon in November of 2015. I wasn't trying to qualify for Boston, it just happened. I wasn't planning to run any more marathons after I ran the first one, now I've run three. The marathon… Continue reading The Boston Marathon Part 2: Running the marathon and all of the thoughts I had before, during, and after the race
The Boston Marathon Part 1: traveling to New Jersey, The Real World apartment, selling Sparkly Soul Headbands, and everything else that has nothing to do with actually running the marathon
On Wednesday, April 12th the Boston adventure began. I woke up before 4 am to go to the airport so I could fly to New Jersey to run the Boston Marathon. This made very little sense to all of the strangers I felt obliged to make awkward small talk with in the airport. I just let… Continue reading The Boston Marathon Part 1: traveling to New Jersey, The Real World apartment, selling Sparkly Soul Headbands, and everything else that has nothing to do with actually running the marathon
Success is being genuine
Right after college I thought that success was being a career woman, a business professional, and a workaholic. I put every ounce of energy I had into a job that I settled for because I didn't want to be a college graduate who couldn't find work. Not having a job lined up as I walked across the… Continue reading Success is being genuine
Hiking Colorado: The Colorow Trail & Mt. Medaris Trail AKA Mega Hike
A few weeks ago Phil and I decided to go for a hike, but rather than just picking one trail we picked 2 main trails and a few other small trails. All of the trails were within walking distance of each other so we walked from trail to trail and then hiked the trails. In… Continue reading Hiking Colorado: The Colorow Trail & Mt. Medaris Trail AKA Mega Hike
Grand River Gallop 5K (20:41)
On April Fool's Day I ran a race. This was my first race since the Philadelphia Marathon in November and my first race in Colorado. I figured I should run a race before going to Boston, so I did. It seemed like good idea to know where I stood when I put my racing shoes on at a big… Continue reading Grand River Gallop 5K (20:41)
Miles run & things I’ve done: March 2017
Running Total miles: 184.5 Total runs: 27 Longest run: 16 miles Shortest run: 3 miles -March began with the conclusion of a road trip from New Jersey to Colorado and a run in Frisco with Lyndsey. -March brought me 2 new running friends -I realized that running at altitude has its challenges -March took me up mountains… Continue reading Miles run & things I’ve done: March 2017
Book Review: The Running Revolution
In February I received a copy of The Running Revolution by Dr. Nicholas Romanov, creator of The Pose Method. The Pose Method is explained on the website as follows: "The Pose Method of Running technique consists of three elements: Pose – Fall – Pull and it accepts gravity as the primary force for forward movement instead of… Continue reading Book Review: The Running Revolution
Hiking Colorado: Hanging Lake Trail
On Saturday morning Phil and I decided to hike The Hanging Lake Trail. The Hanging Lake Trail is located off of exit 125 on I70. The Hanging Lake Trail is 1.2 miles in each direction, making the hike a total of 2.4 miles round trip. This trail begins at 6,387 feet and ends at 7,323… Continue reading Hiking Colorado: Hanging Lake Trail
