Running for hours and hours and hours gets pretty boring - staying motivated mentally has been by far the biggest challenge faced during marathon training. This is where my appropriately named, "Bumpin" playlist comes in. So with my very first marathon only a few days away, I'm looking for some new additions to my playlist - can you help a girl out? Got a favorite 90s R&B/hip hop jam? Do tell! I'm open to any and all suggestions to spice up the playlist I have been training with for the last five months (um, "Gangnam Style" was…
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{ Best race photo ever? I think so. Don't worry, I ordered it - that baby will be guaranteed a spot on my parents' fridge. } Well, my friends... I have conquered the twenty miler. If you were to ask me six months ago if I thought I'd ever be able OR ever want to run twenty miles, I would have told you that there are few things I'd want to do less. Even after I signed up for my first half marathon, I continued to say that I'd never ever want to run a full marathon…
Oh, hi there. Remember me? I'm sorry for neglecting you, dear blog (and blog readers) - I've been suffering from a serious case of the blogging blues. It's not a matter of not knowing what to post or feeling inspired, I just really haven't felt like blogging. Things have been a whirlwind post-vacation with business trips to Columbus and LA within a week of returning to Chicago, followed by several long days at the office. I've been soaking up time with those two dogs of mine after missing them (and feeling like a horrible dog…
I've never been much of a watch girl (to be honest, I can barely tell time anymore) but that all changed once I added a chunky gold boyfriend watch to my wardrobe. Now I seem to wear it every day and with the Chicago Marathon fast approaching, I've been pondering a little gift to myself to celebrate the accomplishment of running 26.2 miles - so why not a new watch? Here are a few I have my eye on: Michael Kors "Jet Set" Marc by Marc Jacobs "Rock" Coach "Boyfriend" Michael Kors "Runway"
A reader recently asked for a glimpse into my schedule, a look into how I get it all done. This has had me thinking a lot as I've been faced with long work days followed by coming home to two lonely dogs and a severely neglected marathon training schedule - the truth is, I don't. I can't get it all done anymore. There just simply aren't enough hours in the day. Balance is something I have struggled with a lot since moving out to Chicago (almost) a year ago. The balance between work and life…