Running

Here is my review of “the FASTer way to Fat Loss” program from Amanda Tress. I’m sharing everything I learned from carb-cycling to counting macros and how I lost 12lbs and 21.5 inches in less than 2 months!

If you love to runDisney but are looking for hotel options outside the Disney bubble, you’ll want to learn about Marathon weekends at Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek! See my 2018 review and loads of pics!

I spent the past few days in (somewhat) sunny Florida for the 6th annual runDisney Princess Half Marathon weekend. I have about a million stories to share, but I wanted to give a small recap of the amazing time I had! Aside from a 2 mile fun run during last year’s Disney Social Media Mom’s …

One week from this moment, I will have finished my very first runDisney Half Marathon and the Glass Slipper Challenge. I can’t believe it has been almost a year since I committed to running this race and now the time has come! In just a few days, I will hop in the car and head …

Last year I was asked what my favorite quote was. It was great timing because just the week before I had written this post about learning from the lower moments in life and included one of my mottos of 2013. The thing about quitting. There is a difference between quitting because something is hard and …

I have about 5 weeks left until the Glass Slipper Challenge. After a bit of panic and a good strong look in the mirror, I am ready to dig in. The past couple weeks of running have been good and this weekend I ran a 10k on Sunday and about 2. 5 miles today. I …

Ok y’all things are getting serious. The Disney Princess Half Marathon weekend is just 39 days away! For me this means I am in full on get it together mode. My first half marathon was in October, which meant I trained during warmer weather and sunny mornings. Training in the colder months has definitely been …

It’s official! I am a bona fide half-marathoner with a medal and everything! I even have the sore legs to prove it just in case you need a back up. Let’s just say living in a split-level home is not my favorite today. But the aches and pains are worth it because I ran a …

Today I ran 11 miles for my weekend long run. I am using the Jeff Galloway beginner’s track and it’s great because the increase of distance is very gradual. For instance, many training plans have you increasing a mile or so each weekend. But the plan I am on has me doing something like 9.5 …

So I’ve been documenting my running journey here and there, but I haven’t really described what I do and what works for me. I thought I’d go ahead and do that now in part because I want to keep a record of it and also in case anyone out there is wondering where to begin. …