A blog by a dietitian about running with a "dash" of real life and nutrition thrown in!
After accomplishing a couple of incredible PRs in the half marathon distance, I decided to "seek discomfort" (as my friend Katelyn puts it) and push to get a 10k PR. The 10k is my least favorite race distance. It is too short to take it easy, and a long distance to go all out. It… Continue reading Race Recap: Greater Midland Dow RunWalk 10k 2019
Every year I set goals for myself... and although I find that putting it in writing makes a goal real, sometimes I'm too hard on myself when I don't hit them. So instead I'm going to write down ideas... some may really be goals, maybe they're just wishes and dreams... for what may come in… Continue reading My Ideas, Goals and Dreams for 2019
For the first time in a few years I won't be running our local Christmas 5k. And since I have been keeping my "run a race every month" streak going strong for almost four years now, I wasn't going to let December bring me down! December races are a little challenging to find... apparently not… Continue reading Race Recap: Dashing Through the Snow & Fire 5k 2018
This weekend I did two things I had never done before: ran as part of a relay team and ran a race in a tutu. The Capital City River Run was not really on my radar this year, since I had already planned to run a half marathon at Run For Your Heart and I… Continue reading Race Recap: Capital City River Run Half Marathon Relay 2018
July was a very busy and intense month for training! The beginning of the month was full of races, the middle of the month was a little stressful, and the end of the month has me feeling refreshed and refocused. Let's take a look at my stats. Total Miles: 78.57 miles Here’s where I stand with… Continue reading July 2018 Training Recap
When I ran the Volkslaufe 5k last year, I thought it was hot. The race is infamous for being miserably warm every year, especially the 5k since it starts 2 hours after the other races do. This year lived up to the reputation with temperatures in the 80s at race start combined with high humidity.… Continue reading Race Recap: Volkslaufe 2018
June was another good month for training. My training plan for the Detroit Free Press/Chemical Bank Marathon officially started this month and I have gotten more serious about my duathlon training. Check out the stats... Total Miles: 78.57 miles Here’s where I stand with my “Banking the Miles” challenge for 2018: January 2017: 73.83 miles /… Continue reading June 2018 Training Recap
When my plans to run the Cedar Point races in June fell through, I asked my friend Paula about doing a girl's weekend in June that also included a race. She was all for it, so we started searching for "destination races". Finally we stumbled upon a relatively small race in Ludington called the Ludington… Continue reading Race Recap: Ludington Lakestride 10k 2018
My husband Ken has been bugging me to run the "I Ran the D" 5k since its inaugural year last year. He saw signs for it when we went downtown to see The Lion King and said "We gotta do that one!" Unfortunately by the time we got around to actually trying to sign up… Continue reading Race Recap: I Ran the D 5k 2018
I signed up for my second marathon on January 1st, 2017 to get the early bird rate. I can't believe that was just a little over 10 months ago, and I can't believe how much my life has changed since then. So many things have happened to me - good and bad. A lot of… Continue reading Race Recap: Detroit Free Press International Marathon 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
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
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
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
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
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