Labor Day. It doesn’t have the excitement of Christmas, the all-out fun of Halloween, or the solemnity of Veteran’s Day, but maybe it should! There are a lot of things to celebrate about Labor Day! Here are five of them. This post contains affiliate links. 5 Reasons to Love Labor Day It’s the People’s […]
Your 3 Exercise Trail Relay Race Strength Workout
As I begin my training for Ragnar Trail Los Coyotes I realize a couple things. One is that this training will be more time consuming than I’m used to lately. Trail running tends to be slower anyway, plus extra time spent with long runs, not to mention occasional two-a-days, means more time on the road. […]
America’s Finest City Half Marathon Race Report
As you may know, I headed to San Diego last weekend to run America’s Finest City Half Marathon. Though I’ve run this race many times, it had actually been 12 years since the last time. As I was training this summer I kind of remembered why I’d avoided it. Summer training is so hard! That […]
Fueled by Potatoes – The Perfect Food for Athletes + Potato Volcano Recipe
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Potatoes USA for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. When I first met my husband he already had about 30 marathons under his belt. I was a little behind on that score, I didn’t run my first until about six months after we met […]
Run Strong on a Plant-Based Diet + a BBQ Tempeh Burger Recipe
Can you believe it’s mid-August? Summer has flown by, which, as a desert-dweller, I’m not too sad about. It’s still barbecue season, so there’s that. Though to be honest, when it’s 120 outside I tend to do most of my grilling indoors. Fortunately, the Tempeh Burger recipe I’m sharing is perfect for the barbecue, indoor […]
How I Survive and Stay Active in a Desert Heat Wave (plus a Starkey Water Giveaway!)
The country is in the middle of a heat wave and, since I live in the California desert, it’s even hotter here. The last few days it has topped out at 120 degrees with more of the same forecast in the week ahead. Not to mention that the humidity has been unusually high, making it […]
