CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!! When I was little, I could hardly wait for Christmas to get here. Now that I am older, like every other adult, the reality of the Christmas season can be a little stressful... and this is coming from someone who LOVES Christmas. I love Christmas for it's ultimate purpose and meaning, the… Continue reading These are a few of our favorite things; Top 5 gift guide for your favorite runner from some runners.
Week 10: Putting our Training to the Test with 2 first place finishes in a 5k race and My new Favorite running MUST HAVE!
Lots to write about this week! A little bit of a shift in our typical training because this Sunday Justin and I put our training to the test with our first 5k race. Sunday: New York Marathon Inspiration Track Repeats Watching the New York Marathon this morning definitely gave Justin and I an extra boost… Continue reading Week 10: Putting our Training to the Test with 2 first place finishes in a 5k race and My new Favorite running MUST HAVE!
Week 9 of Training: A PR Mile Come Back, Halloween, and a lot to Celebrate!
A rough week 8 meant that we really needed to kick off week 9 strong! Sunday: Hannah's fastest mile yet! Saturday, I (Hannah), threw in the towel with the whole long run training thing. Sunday, I (Hannah), ended up running my fastest mile yet. Our track repeats were as follows: 2 x 1600 (60 RI)… Continue reading Week 9 of Training: A PR Mile Come Back, Halloween, and a lot to Celebrate!
Week 8 of Training: Not so great.
This week was a week. There is a chill in the air... is it because Halloween is just around the corner? Is it that someone left the front door open and actually cooled down the entire neighborhood? (Dad joke). Or, could it be? Could it really be.... fall?! Fall has graced the state of Alabama… Continue reading Week 8 of Training: Not so great.
8 Changes in 8 Weeks of Training
According to Men's Journal and Global News, it typically takes 4-8 weeks of working out (whatever the workout may be) to physically see results. Welp... if you've been following along with our half marathon training journey, Justin and I are just about to finish week 8 of our training. So crazy! Yesterday, Justin and I… Continue reading 8 Changes in 8 Weeks of Training
Week 7: A true test of physical and mental strength.
Wow, week 7. I can hardly believe we are this far along with our training. The workouts have definitely gotten more intense and I believe that both Justin and I find ourselves in a back and forth battle of feeling stronger yet having to push ourselves harder. Sunday: A new HM goal and someone finally… Continue reading Week 7: A true test of physical and mental strength.
Week 6 of training: A puppy birthday week, a voluntary ride in a police car, and some running.
Week six and the new calendar has been filled in! Completing week 5 definitely set in a new level motivation for both Justin and myself, which is good because, y'all, that is a lot more than what we had written for week 1-5. Yikes! Sunday: My favorite track repeat yet! We had to kick this… Continue reading Week 6 of training: A puppy birthday week, a voluntary ride in a police car, and some running.
Week 5 of Training: Finally completed our first full chart, had a few frustrating workouts/runs, and almost got caught in the middle of a 5K race.
We did it! 5 weeks of training are DONE! It's kind of crazy surreal. I stand here looking at our giant calendar with some pride, disbelief, and motivation! Week 5 was a good week. Sunday: Wait, no running today?!We ended up not running on Sunday and pushed our workouts to the following days. Monday: Track… Continue reading Week 5 of Training: Finally completed our first full chart, had a few frustrating workouts/runs, and almost got caught in the middle of a 5K race.
Week 4 of training; A good week of running, pumpkin spice cupcakes, and jumping on the Young Living train.
Week 4! Week 4! Week 4! This week was a really good week overall. From the hard work of last week, we finally started to feel like we've made it over a hump. It's like running a straight path after a major hill and the feeling of relief plus renewed strength as you keep on… Continue reading Week 4 of training; A good week of running, pumpkin spice cupcakes, and jumping on the Young Living train.
Our favorite cheap, easy, and healthy sweet treat!
I think it's safe to say that both Justin and I have a sweet tooth or two. We both love ice cream, cake, donuts, cookies, milkshakes... pretty much anything you can think of. I mean, who doesn't?! I'm pretty sure that just today, I told Justin that cupcakes are my biggest weakness! Although we have… Continue reading Our favorite cheap, easy, and healthy sweet treat!
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