Yesterday I had the opportunity to volunteer at Fleet Feet Chicago's Elvis is Alive 5K race in Lincoln Park. Usually when I volunteer for races I have been stationed at packet pickup or handing out water to runners along the course, but for this race … [Read more...]
Rock n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon 2013
July 21, 2013 by · 15 Comments
I ran another race! It's so strange for me to be running so many races lately. I've only been running since 2011 and I've always trained for marathons and haven't run many shorter distance races. Since my injury and wedding coming up I decided to do … [Read more...]
Race for Fun
July 11, 2013 by · 6 Comments
Running is always fun. Racing is even better. When you haven't been training, just running for fun, there's no reason to put pressure on yourself to PR at a race. It would set you up for failure and disappointment and that's never … [Read more...]
Hot Weather Running Tips
June 25, 2013 by · 6 Comments
Welcome to the summer heat! Now that it actually feels like summer here in Chicago I'm going to share my hot weather running tips. Hot Weather Running Tips Stay hydrated! You can lose between 6 to 12 oz. of fluid for every 20 minutes of … [Read more...]
Fleet Feet Chicago Sports Soldier Field 10 Mile – 2013
May 25, 2013 by · 8 Comments
Today might be my favorite day ever. Fleet Feet Sports Soldier Field 10 Mile was my first official race post injury. The injury that kept me from running and racing for over a year. One of the worst things that's ever happened to me (yeah, I've been … [Read more...]
