Happy New Year! Once again, I'm here with my goals for the year. I did a pretty darn good job crushing my goals in 2016, and I hope to do the same again this year. Improve My Health Exceed my run/walk mileage for 9/12 months from 2016, even if it is just by a tenth… Continue reading Goals for 2017
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.
Goals for 2016: Accomplished?
2016 has come to a close. For a lot of people, this was not the best year ever. I had a lot of amazing personal experiences, but towards the end of the year things started to get a little stinky. Here's my recap of how well I did on my goals for 2016! Improve My… Continue reading Goals for 2016: Accomplished?
Top 10 Running Moments of 2016
2016 was the best running year of my life so far. I met some amazing people, people who have quickly become my best friends. There were a lot of really awesome running moments in 2016, but I decided to just touch on a few that really stood out to me. Most made me laugh, some… Continue reading Top 10 Running Moments of 2016
Banking the Miles & Goals for 2016 – Fall Update!
Wow, it's been a while since I updated my "Banking the Miles" for 2016! For those of you who don't know what this is all about... for the past couple of years I have been making it a goal to try to beat my mileage from the previous year each month. 2016 has been a… Continue reading Banking the Miles & Goals for 2016 – Fall Update!
Race Recap: Grand Rapids Marathon 2016
This is my first recap about a race that I didn't actually run. I was looking forward to this race almost as much as races I have run, to be honest, because it was a big day for a lot of my friends. Not to mention it was a fun get away with my friends… Continue reading Race Recap: Grand Rapids Marathon 2016
Race Recap: Mid-Land 10k
Non-runners probably won't understand how a particular race can hold so much meaning for someone. Especially a small little race like the Mid-Land Half, 10k and 5k. But this one is more than just a run for me, in so many ways. In fact, it holds so much emotion for me that I didn't even… Continue reading Race Recap: Mid-Land 10k
Race Recap: Detroit International Marathon 2016
I woke up before my alarm on marathon morning. It was 3:53am and I decided I might as well get out of bed and start getting ready. I quietly grabbed the pile of clothes and gear I had set out the night before and got dressed. I brushed my teeth, put my hair in a… Continue reading Race Recap: Detroit International Marathon 2016
The Road to My First Marathon
If you had asked me 8 years ago when I ran my first 5k if I would ever run a marathon, I would have laughed and said no way. In fact, at that time, even the thought of running a half marathon seemed completely impossible. I wasn't even sure if I'd run anything more than… Continue reading The Road to My First Marathon
Ramblings of a Long Run
Today I went out for my last long run before my first marathon - 8 miles on a beautiful day all by myself. About halfway through my run, I had this thought: "I should blog about all of the things that go through my mind during a solo long run!" After all, 8 miles is… Continue reading Ramblings of a Long Run
Race Recap: CMU Homecoming Miles for Medals 2016
Eight years ago on October 11, 2008, I ran my first ever race. In January 2008, I had decided that I wanted to get fit and start eating better. I became a vegetarian and started working out at the gym at school with my friend Heather. When she first suggested we should run, I laughed… Continue reading Race Recap: CMU Homecoming Miles for Medals 2016
Race Recap: AIDS Walk Great Lakes Bay Region
I recently experienced my first real "injury" as a runner. After my half marathon, I discovered that I had strained my hamstring, resulting in my physical therapist suggesting that I rest and thus missing my last long run before the marathon - my 23 miler. Luckily I had done a 20 mile run, and have… Continue reading Race Recap: AIDS Walk Great Lakes Bay Region
Ready To Go 2017!
Continuing my tradition of running at least one race every month! PRs: 1 mile: 9:02 5k: 29:33 / 9:30/mi (Elsie Dairy Dash 2017) 8k: 54:17 11:07/mi (St. Pat's 8k 2017) 10k: 1:06:38 / 10:45/mi (Run for Your Heart 10k 2017) 10 mile: 1:57:09 / 11:45/mi (Crim 2017) Half marathon: 2:39:47 / 12:12/mi (Capital City River… Continue reading Ready To Go 2017!
Race Recap: Capital City River Run 2016
My first half marathon was not quite 5 months ago. While training for that race, I met my incredible friend Staci who ran my first half with me. We kept each other going during that grueling 13.1 miles. I finished my first half that day in under 3 hours, which was my goal, and she got… Continue reading Race Recap: Capital City River Run 2016
Race Recap: The Crim 2016 / Banking the Miles Update
Since I have officially announced it on my other social media outlets, I might as well make it official on my blog, too... your Keeping It Real Dietitian has been training for her first marathon. Yep, you read that right. I'm training for a full 26.2! And not just training, I'm signed up for the… Continue reading Race Recap: The Crim 2016 / Banking the Miles Update
Race Recap: Kensington Marathon 10k & Banking the Miles Update
Over the last couple of months, I have become good friends with a few people in the running group that I am a part of on Facebook. While we have hung out a few times and gotten together for trail running, we haven't been able to run a race together yet. This weekend we remedied… Continue reading Race Recap: Kensington Marathon 10k & Banking the Miles Update
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