As mentioned in a previous blog post I am running the Savage 100 mile race in October. As I prepare to take on this challenge, I will be providing monthly updates on my progress. This is as much to hold me accountable to my training as it is for anything else, but I’m hoping others find this interesting and maybe inspirational as well. For this update, I want to provide a quick update on how my training is progressing over the past month or so (spoiler alert: I’m putting in a TON of miles) and how I’m attempting to avoid injuries while putting in all of this training.  But first,…

As mentioned in a previous blog post I am running the Savage 100 mile race in October. As I prepare to take on this challenge, I will be providing monthly updates on my progress. This is as much to hold me accountable to my training as it is for anything else, but I’m hoping others find this interesting and maybe inspirational as well. For this update, I want to provide a brief recap of the Fargo marathon that I ran on May 18th. And I also want to provide some thoughts on how I’m planning to train specifically for the 100 mile run, which goes beyond just putting in a…

This past weekend, I had my last yoga teacher training sessions where I completed a 235 hour yoga teacher program through Devanadi, a yoga school in Minneapolis. This means that I am now a certified yoga teacher! I seriously can’t believe it. I spent the last 8 months learning about all aspects of yoga and my life will never be the same. That may sound a little dramatic to some people, but it is true. My yoga teacher training gave me so much more than just the postures and sequencing. It taught me how to incorporate yoga into my life and in the process I found who I was and…

As mentioned on a previous blog post I am running the Surf the Murph 100 mile race in October. As I prepare to take on this challenge, I will be providing monthly updates on my progress. This is as much to hold me accountable to my training as it is for anything else, but I’m hoping others find this interesting and maybe inspirational as well. This month I want to discuss the importance of building a strong base of fitness when starting a running program. I’m not a coach or expert but I believe building up a strong base is important in order to create sustainable success in a pursuit…

As mentioned on a previous blog post I am running the Surf the Murph 100 mile race in October. As I prepare to take on this challenge, I will be providing monthly updates on my progress. This is as much to hold me accountable to my training as it is for anything else, but I’m hoping others find this interesting and maybe inspirational as well. I will also be mixing in some advice on goal setting I’ve learned over the years for running and exercise that I hope will be useful for anyone interested in starting or continuing an exercise routine. February was a rough month for outdoor training in…

So I know I have an entire page dedicated to yoga including my journey on how I started practicing and how it has brought me to training to be a yoga teacher. In case you haven’t noticed, I love yoga. Yoga is my jam. This past weekend, I continued my yoga teacher training journey. I was looking forward to the weekend because I needed a reset. February was getting to me with all the snow which made for long commutes, many days inside, and school closing days. February also included busy work days with traveling. These things combined left me less motivated for practicing yoga: I lost my mojo this…

As mentioned on a previous blog post I am running the Surf the Murph 100 mile race in October. As I prepare to take on this challenge, I will be providing monthly updates on my progress. This is as much to hold me accountable to my training as it is for anything else, but I’m hoping others find this interesting and maybe inspirational as well. I will also be mixing in some advice I’ve learned over the years on running and exercise that I hope will be useful for anyone interested in starting or continuing an exercise program. This is part 2 of the January update. In case you missed…

As mentioned on a previous blog post I am running the Surf the Murph 100 mile race in October. As I prepare to take on this challenge, I will be providing monthly updates on my progress. This is as much to hold me accountable to my training as it is for anything else, but I’m hoping others find this interesting and maybe inspirational as well. I will also be mixing in some advice I’ve learned over the years on running and exercise that I hope will be useful for anyone interested in starting or continuing an exercise program. This month, I am splitting the update into two parts given the…