I’m super excited to announce the winner of the very first giveaway on ActiveEgglant – a FREE ENTRY for the Pretty Muddy event in Tampa (…well, Dade City…but close enough) on November 10th. And the winner is…leah o! Congratulations! You’ll be getting an email shortly with the information you’ll need to get registered. Hope you have a great time getting…read more →
Mud runs are all the rage these days – what with races like the Tough Mudder taking the world by storm. But there’s something “intimidating” about those races. I mean, seriously, fire and electric coupled with a 10-13 mile course? Just a little too intense for this gal. I’ve tried my hand at “adventure runs” before (recap #1, #2, #3)…read more →
I knew I shouldn’t have spoken so soon. My grand plans of starting a Couch to 5k program have been put on hold. I’ve been experiencing some weird dizzy spells lately & until I get that all straightened out, adding intensity to my (admittedly very low-key) workout routine has been put on the back burner. I’ve got an appointment next week…read more →
I don’t want to jinx myself…but I feel like I’m taking the first steps towards making a comeback! Over the course of the last 9 days I’ve logged a total of 31 miles cycling and walking. That’s almost half of my total mileage for the whole month of June! Sunday-15th: Walk 2 miles Monday-16th: Walk 2 miles Tuesday-17th: Rest Wednesday-18th:…read more →
Last week Ryan and I migrated to north Georgia for what has become an annual vacation for the 4th of July with my family. I could bore you with the minutiae of the trip…but I’ll go easy on you. Here’s everything by the numbers! 1,152 miles in 20 hours (round trip). 110 degrees. <— The highest temperature we saw on our trip,…read more →
For the past several months, I’ve really been struggling with running. And by “struggling with running” I mean “getting ridiculously stressed out about running”. It’s weird – part of me wants to run. But then I think about actually running – and I start to stress out and get anxious. I don’t know exactly what it is about running that…read more →
What is it about cycling shorts that makes horse flies go cray cray? This past Saturday I got no less than 20 horsefly bites UNDER my cycling shorts! I’m being totally serious. We rode part of the Santos “Epic” as part of our 100 50+50 Miles of Nowhere training. The Epic is a trail system that starts at the Santos…read more →
I have seriously lost my mojo workout motivation. I’ve been in a HUGE rut since the SRQ Half Marathon way back in March. (Just over 2 months ago now!) Before SRQ I was working out 5-6 days a week every week, with at least one full dedicated rest day. Now I’m only getting in 2 days per week: 1 day…read more →
I ran last night…For only the second time since the Sarasota Half Marathon. (If anyone’s counting, that’s 2 runs in the span of 37 days. And gosh, that sounds BAD…so please don’t count!) My Garmin is still eating my workout data so this is all of the info I get to share: I’m still struggling to keep my heart rate…read more →
I seriously wish I could just forget this race. And I use the term “race” loosely because I certainly didn’t perform like I was “racing”. Lucky (or unlucky?) for me, my Garmin ate the data from this event, so part of me wants to pretend this race just never happened. But I’m a big girl and I’ll own up to…read more →