July 5, 2016 - Kilkenny, Rock of Cashel, Kinsale Ok so picking up where we left off yesterday- we crashed pretty hard after being up for so many hours. I also decided to give myself a break on running as I was afraid I wouldn't have any energy. Our first morning at a B&B and … Continue reading Ireland Day 2
July 4, 2016 - Wicklow Mountains, Glendalough, Kilkenny These recaps are MANY months over due but bear with me as I break down everything in posts over the next week or so. Trying to get caught up- fall has been so BUSY!! We FINALLY after two years of marriage got to take the honeymoon I … Continue reading Ireland Day 1
Wow sorry it's been a month since my last post! We were traveling on our honeymoon for two weeks and I've been catching up ever since we got back (those posts will come soon- with LOTS of photos!) I spent June rebuilding my base. After attending Bird Camp I realized I wasn't running enough to … Continue reading Training Update
Blowing Rock, NC | June 9-12, 2016 | If someone had told me a few years back that I would be attending a running camp and LOVING it I would have laughed in their faces. This was hands down one of my favorite weekends in recent memories. I joined Oiselle last July not really sure … Continue reading Southern Bird Camp!
Blacksburg, VA | June 18, 2016 | Time: 28:39 | My first 5K since last November's first race back debacle. AND first race with new local Blacksburg bird Krysten. The race was at 8:30pm as the sun was going down (hence the name). I don't normally run at night so this was a new experience. … Continue reading Downtown Sundown 5K
Leesburg, VA | June 4, 2016 | Time: 2:16:59 | As I mentioned in my previous race, I moved my goals to my late summer half marathon in Vancouver. This race, since I was coming off injury, I just wanted to improve on my time from Nashville. I had no other goal out there but … Continue reading Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon
May - 41 Run Miles, 54 Cycle Miles | May was spent healing and continuing my training. I had exactly the month to get better AND get my running back on track for a half marathon this past Saturday. Instead of focusing on speed and trying to PR and hit my sub-2 hour goal I … Continue reading Training Update
As I've gotten into running one of my favorite things is to choose a destination race and make it into a vacation weekend, IE: Racecation. This year I had three on my calendar as all my races weren't local. First was Nashville that happened about a month ago, next up is the VA Wine Half … Continue reading Racecations
Luray, VA | May 20-23, 2016 | My grad school ladies and I made a pact to get together once a year since we now live all over the US. Last year we were outside of Denver in Crested Butte. This year we went to the east coast in NoVA to Luray, VA. Specifically a … Continue reading AUAM Goes Glamping
One of my goals for 2016 was to be healthier along with becoming more fit and strong. I started eating better with portion sizes, more complex carbs, healthy fats and lean proteins. I've been focused on viewing food as fuel to get me through the day as well as through my workouts. Of course I … Continue reading Healthy Eating
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