So I'm going to try something new. I rarely talk about my training, just about the end result - races. It's time to talk about the hard work that pays off in the end. Here's my first monthly training recap! Total Running Miles: 70.38 (last year 52.08) Total Miles: 121 (includes swimming & biking) What was I… Continue reading July 2017 Training Recap
Author: Megan Hammis, M.Ed., RDN
Registered Dietitian with a B.S. in Dietetics from Central Michigan University and a M.Ed. In Nutrition Education from Framingham State University. Completed my dietetic internship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. Currently working as a bariatric dietitian in Saginaw, MI.
Race Recap: Sanford & Sun Sprint Triathlon 2017
My husband's alarm goes off at 4:50am. The day I have been thinking about for almost a decade is finally here. I woke up with a sense of calm compared to the fear and anxiety that had crippled me and my training for the last few weeks. The night before I had gone to… Continue reading Race Recap: Sanford & Sun Sprint Triathlon 2017
Race Recap: Elsie Dairy Dash 5k
I have started to write this blog about 10 times trying to find the perfect words. I'm still a little shocked and awed... so I hope that I can capture what all this day meant to me. Right after Volkslaufe, a friend from our running group - Ed - suggested that Ken and I run… Continue reading Race Recap: Elsie Dairy Dash 5k
Banking the Miles: First Summer Update!
Today was an awesome day! I got up super early so that I could do a practice "mini triathlon" at my parents' house. They live near lakes so we got up and headed out to the lake near the house with a swimming area so that I could get my swim in. The water was… Continue reading Banking the Miles: First Summer Update!
Race Recap: Cedar Point 5k 2017
What could be better than a weekend at Cedar Point? A weekend at Cedar Point that includes running a 5k and cheering on friends at a half marathon, that's what! This was my third year running the Cedar Point 5k, but my first year getting the weekend pass with the race. I went with a… Continue reading Race Recap: Cedar Point 5k 2017
Race Recap: Bayshore Marathon 2017
You know you love running when you're just as happy going to cheer on your friends at a race as you are actually participating in the race! Once again, I played the role of race mom at the Bayshore Marathon and Half Marathon this Memorial Day weekend. I knew lots of people that were racing… Continue reading Race Recap: Bayshore Marathon 2017
Race Recap: Riverbank Run 25k
It's been a week now since the Riverbank Run 25k in Grand Rapids. We all run races for different reasons. I rarely finish races for the same reason that I started them. I'm not a highly competitive person, not even with myself. I have my moments but for the most part I just take every… Continue reading Race Recap: Riverbank Run 25k
Race Recap: Sunset Training Series 5k, Freedom 5k & Go the Extra Mile for Covenant Kids
Yes, you read that right. This is going to be a three-part race recap because I had a pretty busy end to my April. I'll try to keep it short & sweet... but some pretty exciting things happened! Spring Sunset Training Series 5k: I almost wasn't going to go to this race, but I said if… Continue reading Race Recap: Sunset Training Series 5k, Freedom 5k & Go the Extra Mile for Covenant Kids
Race Recap: BARC St. Pat’s Race – Irish Double!
St. Paddy's Day weekend brings a fun race to Bay City, and this year I was able to conquer the Irish Double - an 8k followed by a 5k. Leading up to this race, I was trying to come up with a game plan. My husband and his friend were going to be running the… Continue reading Race Recap: BARC St. Pat’s Race – Irish Double!
Banking the Miles 2017 – First Update!
Well I have been slacking on updating my blog - and I have also been slacking on my miles! I went hard in January, trying to walk on the treadmill almost every single day. Then in February I slowed down a bit, plus started the T25 Alpha workout - so I have not been running… Continue reading Banking the Miles 2017 – First Update!
Race Recap: Mardi Gras 5k
One thing I love about the running community is the positive peer pressure that is very much abundant. As you know from following my blog, I am working on my third year of running a race every month. Usually I stick to just one race a month to spare my bank account, however I can… Continue reading Race Recap: Mardi Gras 5k
Race Recap: Winterlaufe 2017
The first time I ran Winterlaufe, I was nervous. A friend of mine told me not to worry - there were a few hills, but it would be okay. At the end of the race when I saw her, I said to her, "Oh yeah! Just a couple of hills!" - the course is VERY… Continue reading Race Recap: Winterlaufe 2017
Race Recap: Freeze Your Fanny 5k
Hey everyone! It's 2017, and I'm starting another year of racing. Some runners don't start their race season until the spring - they take the winter off from racing. Some runners only run a few races a year. But yours truly doesn't take time off from racing. I don't take time off running at all.… Continue reading Race Recap: Freeze Your Fanny 5k
Race Recap: Goodbye One Six 5k
After thinking I had injured myself, I took almost a month off running in December. I went back to physical therapy to work on strengthening, and to find out that my injury was mostly in my head. (Hey, better safe than sorry!) By this time, I had skipped out on my planned December race -… Continue reading Race Recap: Goodbye One Six 5k
2016 Running Year in Review
At the end of 2015, I wrote my first "Running Year in Review". When I wrote that blog, I made a wish that 2016 would be an even better year than 2015 for running - and boy, did that wish come true. This was the opening line of last year's blog, and it still rings… Continue reading 2016 Running Year in Review
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