I started teaching yoga this past summer for the first time and it has already proven to be rewarding. If you remember some of my posts from last spring, I completed my yoga teacher training from Devanadi and was excited to start my teaching journey. Since then, I have taught drop in classes outside at my local community center and I volunteered to teach people going through cancer treatments at a facility by our local hospital. Yoga teaching has proven to give me everything I thought it would and so much more, including some surprises and a downfall I didn’t think of. Let’s start with the positives Being able to…

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. A lot has happened since my previous update, including the completion of two fairly insane runs in preparation for the 100 mile run. So for this update, I want to provide a summary of these runs, split into two parts. Hopefully you find them as interesting as…

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…