How to be a Valuable Brand Ambassador
Free shoes, a like minded community, so many things to love about brand ambassador teams. But are you cut out to be a valuable brand ambassador?
Seawheeze-ing
By now you may know that I love to travel for a good running event. I think running in a new place is one of the best ways to see an area — and I love a reason to travel to a new place AND have a reason to get my J-Lo booty out…
5 Stages of Grief and Loss
Breaking up is hard to do, no matter if it’s a boyfriend, friend, family member, or a brand and job you love. The past six months have been a hard one. I’ve started this post on several occasions and haven’t exactly known what to say. As you may know, I worked for Pearl Izumi and I’ve…
The Finish Line
Good news, I finished! There were times during the run that I doubted that would happen, even less then .5 mile to go — I did want to stop running. I think I could have used another two months of training to feel better about my run. However, I don’t think I’d have used…
Taper Week Anxiety
I’m days away (I could even start counting the hours), from the start of the marathon. I have the “I haven’t run enough” taper week anxiety. Today was my last easy run until the big day. I did speak with a good running friend last night and he gave me some good advice, “Don’t…
Marathon Doubt
I’m now two weeks before my marathon, and I’m not confident that I’ve done all I can to finish strong. I’m in the taper weeks and I’m still having a few “bad” runs for every “good” run. All I think about is what I’ll feel like at mile 16, 18, 20, 26? Will I…
Chasing Bourbon
This past weekend was the Bourbon Chase relay. I’ve participated in several relays — Ragnar Road Relays, Ragnar Trail and the Hood to Coast relay. I have to say, the Bourbon Chase relay was by far and away the best relay I’ve done to date. I would even say it’s one of the best…
One Good Run Makes All the Difference
I have good news to report, instead of throwing in the towel after several weeks of bad runs and giving up to my couch…I headed out for another run. The first run out wasn’t pretty and didn’t lift my confidence any. Then, the next day, I had one of those beautiful runs that makes…
The Struggle is Real
I’m 12 weeks into my marathon training plan with 4 weeks left and for the first 6 weeks all went really well and I was so proud of myself for sticking to it and completing all of the runs on the plan. Then I had a few weekends of travel and a few unmotivated…
Little Lies and Forgiveness
I’ve participated in many events over the years; triathlons, cycling tours, running relays, half marathons, 10Ks, 5Ks, and various other athletic adventures. I’ve always been sporty and worked out mostly for fitness and have never really “trained” with a training plan for any event. The last time I officially trained for something was in…