When we moved to Wisconsin I felt lost with my running. We had a nice trail near our apartment but there were no running clubs or groups, no local running store, nothing to encourage me or help make me a better runner. I started following lots of runners/ fitness folks on instagram to help with … Continue reading Joining the Oiselle Volée
Catawba, VA | August 23, 2015 | Now that we've moved to such a beautiful area- we've made it our mission to try and hike every weekend. After handling Dragon's Tooth a few weeks prior, it was time to trek to 'the most photographed spot on the Appalachian Trail.' There's a small parking area off … Continue reading McAfee Knob
Vancouver, BC, Canada | August 13-17, 2015 | Now really my weekend was full of Seawheeze activities but I did manage to fit in some sightseeing since I'd never been to Vancouver before. Of course I wish I'd had more time but maybe next year? I arrived on Thursday after a full day of flying. … Continue reading Vancouver
Vancouver, BC, Canada | August 15, 2015 | Time: 2:45:46 (injured) | First time racing internationally. Too bad I was still injured and couldn't try for a good time. However this was hands down the best race weekend experience I've ever had- and I'm hopeful that I'll get in to race again next year (2016) … Continue reading Seawheeze
Catawba, VA | August 9, 2015 | After hiking the Cascades the week before we decided to go to the Eastern Divide rangers station to get a map of trails of the area and a day pass for any other trips to paid trails. They had tons of pamphlets and recommended some nearby areas for … Continue reading Dragon’s Tooth
We were graciously given lots of fresh garden tomatoes from one of Jon's new co-workers. Some beefsteak and roma varieties. I'd never worked with fresh tomatoes before to make sauce so I thought why not? Let's try something new and it turned out great!! Boiling tomatoes and then blanching them to peel was one of … Continue reading Homemade Tomato Sauce
Goal Achieved: July 19, 2015! | Ever since I stumbled upon the Half Fanatic group I have wanted to join. I've done many half marathons but I never had them in a time frame that would fit the criteria to join the group. Enter 2015. I registered for various half marathons that I was interested … Continue reading Becoming a Half-Fanatic
Blacksburg, VA | August 2, 2015 | We had been told that there were some great hiking spots in the area and that we had to start with the Cascades. It was about a 30 minute drive from our place up 460 but super easy to find. We went really early hoping to beat the … Continue reading Cascades & Barney’s Wall
Well after suffering through two half marathons that I was so looking forward to, I'm finally taking a break from running. My hip kept acting up on me (probably because I never gave it enough rest). It's hard to take a break when you've got races on your docket!! RNR Chicago was awful for me. … Continue reading Training Update
So we are finally moved in and settled in our new place in Blacksburg, VA. It was quite the year in Wisconsin and while we had ups and downs while living there we are definitely happy to be back on the East Coast and closer to family and friends. We had stopped through Blacksburg in … Continue reading Blacksburg Living
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