Because I love talking gear with friends and hearing what they're current favorites are, I thought I'd share of few of my current warm-weather, pre-marathon training favorites. Garmin 210 Lululemon cool razorback Oakley Overtime Sunglasses c/0 Oakley New Balance Prism Run Short c/o New Balance Brooks Ghost 5 Aquaphor Lip Repair c/o Aquaphor Tell me what's your current favorite piece … [Read more...] about Gear Talk: Current Warm Weather Favorites
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Chocolate-Covered Cherry Smoothie
It's officially smoothie season! Smoothies are a great meal, snack or post long run recovery drink. While this one isn't high enough in protein to be a recovery drink, it's still full of healthy ingredients. It includes every runner's favorite food in the post Born To Run era, chia seeds. And every pms-ing woman's favorite food chocolate (in the form of cacao). It's a chocolate-covered cherry … [Read more...] about Chocolate-Covered Cherry Smoothie
A Few Things I Didn’t Tell You About RTB Relay
Admittedly, my race recaps aren't overwhelmingly interesting. In an effort to keep things short and sweet, I find I leave out some of the juicier parts of the race. For example a key challenge during Reach the Beach Relay was that up until a week and a half before the race, I was only scheduled to complete 10 miles. Not having time to train properly for having to run 17.5 miles was a big, scary … [Read more...] about A Few Things I Didn’t Tell You About RTB Relay
You’re Invited: lu-athalon
I'm super excited to invite you to the 1st annual lu-athalon at Lululemon Athletica East 66th. Here's the schedule for the day: Spin 3:00-3:45 Run 4:00-4:45 Yoga 5:00-6:00 I hope to see you there! ***UPDATE: RSVP beginning Monday, May 28th! … [Read more...] about You’re Invited: lu-athalon
Reach the Beach Relay: Van 1, Runner #2
It's not easy to summarize a relay race composed of 12 runners running 200 miles in 31 hours and 41 minutes. It was a crazy-amazing journey filled with a roller coaster of emotions. Our Team: Team Off Balance sponsored by New Balance Van 1: Sarah of Sarah Fit Patricia of Run Foodie Run Bridget of Yogurt and Berries Gretchen of Honey, I Shrunk the Gretchen! Melissa of Fitness NYC Me Van 2: Anne of … [Read more...] about Reach the Beach Relay: Van 1, Runner #2
It’s Relay Day!
Three running outfits for one race can only mean one thing... right now I'm either sitting in a van waiting my turn to run or running one of my three legs as a part of Team Off Balance at the New Balance Reach the Beach Relay. Sitting here writing this at 12:50a.m. on Thursday morning, I'll admit I'm a little nervous for my 17.5 miles. What have I gotten myself into this time? Hopefully, some … [Read more...] about It’s Relay Day!