Why I’m Running My First Marathon It’s September. Starting Week 14 of marathon training. And this is when it gets hard. My long runs are distances I’ve literally never run before. (Hello, 18 miles yesterday. I see you. I’m still feeling you.) In two weeks, I run 20 and then thankfully begin the taper that …
Easton, my big boy, We’ve been counting down the days of summer and it’s here at last: your first day of first grade. Kindergarten is a distant memory now and feels like it was just the warm-up. First grade is the real deal: You’ll be there all day. You’ll eat lunch in the cafeteria and …
What Might Surprise You About the Fitness Journey The Back Story I haven’t been skinny, or even average, since the bony, knock-kneed days of childhood. As soon as prepubescence hit, my body changed, filled out, rounded in all the right places and a bunch of the wrong ones too. My friends were 5-7-9, just like …
Yet Another Clean Eating, Dairy-Free Way to Drink Your Greens This Summer It’s no secret: I’ve been on vacation with the kids for five days, and I kid you not: A vegetable touched my lips exactly one time during that five days. Who do I think I am — Sawyer?? What did touch my lips: …
