Up until this year, I had only run 3-4 mile obstacle course races or a 10.5 mile Tough Mudder that had enough water stations and nutrition along the course that I didn’t feel the need to carry my own. I did a lot of reading online before before my first Spartan Super and Spartan Beast … Read More
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2014 Trifecta Tribe Status Earned
When I ran my first Tough Mudder last year, as soon as I crossed the finish line I thought, “I need a bigger challenge.” Coming from only having done a couple of Warrior Dashes before Tough Mudder, I had initially been nervous about the 10+ mile distance and being able to run much of it … Read More
2013 in Review
It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day and forget to look at the whole picture. I’m not a new year’s resolution person because I am always happy with what I am working on to better myself throughout the year, but I do find the beginning of each year a good time … Read More
Quinoa Big Bowl
I don’t often have the chance to cook these days working full-time, playing with my daughter every chance I get, and trying to stay on top of my training and other obligations. It’s going to be important though now as she’s getting older and eating more of what we eat. I want us to have … Read More
Spartan Fenway 2013
On November 16, my husband and I did the Spartan Sprint at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. I’m fairly new to obstacle course racing and this was only the second Spartan I had signed up for, but I remember debating about whether I really wanted to pay such a hefty registration fee for a race … Read More