My friends and family are wondering who I am, and what did I do with the "real" Megan, because I have started getting up at 4:30 in the morning... for BOOT CAMP. I started a boot camp workout class on Wednesday, and even on my days off from I am getting up no later than… Continue reading Race Recap: Run For Your Heart 5k
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Banking the Miles: July/August Update
I'm running the Crim in less than 2 weeks. To say that I am nervous would be an understatement. This will be the longest race I have ever run... by a whole lot. I haven't even run an official 10k in more than a year... and in less than 2 weeks I will be running… Continue reading Banking the Miles: July/August Update
Race Recap: Canadian Lakes 5k Fun Run
Happy Independence Day everyone! Today I participated in a "Fun Run" put on by the association where my parents live. My parents bought our "cottage" (it is more like a second home) when I was in middle school, and I've had many summer memories here. I lived here while I was going to school at… Continue reading Race Recap: Canadian Lakes 5k Fun Run
Banking the Miles 2015: June Update
As I finished a hot and sweaty but awesome training run tonight, I realized that tomorrow starts July! Wow. So I logged into my Endomondo to check my miles and got a very nice surprise... I finally reached my goal of 50 miles in a month!!! June 2015 has been an absolutely amazing month. I… Continue reading Banking the Miles 2015: June Update
Race Recap: St. Mary’s Bee Healthy for Life 5k
After my awesome performance at the Cedar Point race, I set my sights on training for a 10 mile race - my goal is to run the Crim this year. I have been super diligent about my training plan, and it is definitely paying off. I have been doing run/walk intervals... I'm sure there's mixed… Continue reading Race Recap: St. Mary’s Bee Healthy for Life 5k
Race Recap: Cedar Point Millennium Force 5k
I remember being at Cedar Point one year, when I realized that walking around the park was almost a 3 mile journey, thinking "It would be so cool to run a 5k at Cedar Point!" The next year, the Chris Smith Memorial 5k was started... a 5k race through Cedar Point. Since then, I have… Continue reading Race Recap: Cedar Point Millennium Force 5k
Banking the Miles 2015: May Update
Well guys, I have really been slacking. I have been slacking on my miles and I have been slacking on my posts! So much has happened in the last few months... a few of my friends and family have gotten engaged, pregnancies have been announced, my best friend moved to another state, and another friend… Continue reading Banking the Miles 2015: May Update
Race Recap: The Chip River Run 2015
This is my third year running this race, and every year it has been so very different. Not only the course but the conditions. Each year presents its own challenges, but this year... this year was definitely the most challenging. My lack of posts coincides with my lack of training. I have been seriously slacking.… Continue reading Race Recap: The Chip River Run 2015
Race Recap: A 10k On My Own
I wanted to run in a race every month this year, but between schedule conflicts and budget constraints, I wasn't able to register for a race in March. I was determined, though, to run a race. Particularly to run a 10k. So I mapped out a route from my house, set my Endomondo to race… Continue reading Race Recap: A 10k On My Own
Banking the Miles 2015: First Update!
I can't believe that March is almost coming to an end, and this is the first time I am posting about my miles for the year! 2015 has been a busy year so far, and it is only going to get busier. But recently I have really put my mind to keeping active and fueling… Continue reading Banking the Miles 2015: First Update!
Thirty Things Before 30
I'm 27. Â Ever since I turned 26, I have been somewhat dreading the big "three-oh". Â I know that these days 30 is the new 21, but there is just something about that age. Â It seems so "grown up". Â Ohh, I know I'm only as old as I feel, but I think society says once you… Continue reading Thirty Things Before 30
Race Recap: Winterlaufe 2015 8k
"It'll be fun!" she said. Â "Just a few little hills!" she said. Â Those were the thoughts going through my head as I climbed the first "little hill" in the 2015 Winterlaufe race and saw rolling hills ahead of me. Â More than just a few. Â And not little! As you might recall, one of my goals… Continue reading Race Recap: Winterlaufe 2015 8k
Race Recap: The Snowman’s 5k
We are more than a month into the New Year, and I have gotten a great start to my Goals for 2015. Â Although a bout of the stomach flu derailed some of my momentum at the beginning of January, I did follow through on my goal of running a race, even though I did not… Continue reading Race Recap: The Snowman’s 5k
Stuff I Love: The Couch-2-5k Training Plan
Your "Keeping It Real" dietitian is changing things up a bit - instead of posting about a food product that I love, I'm going to post about a workout that I love! With New Years resolutions in full force, many people that I know have decided that they want to take up running or get… Continue reading Stuff I Love: The Couch-2-5k Training Plan
Goals for 2015
It is a New Year again, and I have already seen an influx of "Resolutioners" coming to my gym. Â The aisles of my local grocery store are stocked with protein powders, weight loss shakes, and slimming supplements. Â I'm even guilty myself of focusing more on fitness in the early months of the year, and of… Continue reading Goals for 2015