What does it really mean to be “fearless?” If referring to me, many claim I am the definition on it – allowing nothing to pose threats or scare me, in fact, I seem to thrive in the face of uncertainty, as if I almost welcome the challenge. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that life is consistently about ups and downs, and facing your fears is what molds you… Keep Reading
Last weekend I tried something new for training (as I’m notorious to try crazy new athletic things like aerial yoga, tree climbing and bouldering…). Somehow, I’ve never participated in one of those mud runs -you know, where you literally jump in pools of mud – and when I was invited to the Poconos to try one (and we all know the Poconos is my happy place), I couldn’t resist seeing… Keep Reading
This is a sponsored post by Poise. Thanks for supporting Football Food and Motherhood. Have you ever had that nightmare where you are sitting in school (like a good 80s movie) and look down and you’re naked or have peed your pants? Well, if you’ve ever experienced the joy of pregnancy in your life, most likely both of those nightmares have come true. Pregnancy. What a wonderful and torturous thing… Keep Reading
When I first started running, I couldn’t even run a full mile. I think every runner has started here at one point. As I’ve told friends who would like to get into running as well, you just have to push through that first goal, and then every mile after is a PR (Personal Record) in itself. To me, running was about clearing my head; getting outside and walking away from… Keep Reading
This post was sponsored by Meta Appetite Control as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. Summer is hard. Hard to balance health, self and parenting. Kids are off school so that means your daily workout routine is off, you’re traveling more, and let’s be honest – most of that traveling revolves around the kids and “kid food.” Meta Appetite Control has been a life saver for me these last couple… Keep Reading
This post was sponsored by Meta Appetite Control as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. May and June are always the most hectic months of the year for me. Basically, I spend more time traveling all over than in my own bed. And – traveling can be detrimental to your diet. Especially when you’re training for another upcoming half marathon in Memphis for St. Jude and traveling to… Keep Reading
On May 1 (23 days before my 35th birthday) I ran my second half marathon. It’s quickly becoming tradition to road trip it to destinations around America to log miles on the road. Just as some love to see all the different ball parks in the good ole U S of A – we’ve all decided that seeing different cities from the streets is pretty fascinating. The people you see, the… Keep Reading
Training for a marathon is no joke. Luckily, I only have to do a half. Hey, we all have goals, right? If you’ve been following along with my climatic and dramatic novella life of running, then you know that my first half in Baltimore went way better than expected (finished in 2:15), so I immediately signed up to run the half in my favorite city in the world (next to… Keep Reading
21 days. That’s what they say it takes to make or break a habit. Seems short enough, but it can also be the longest 21 days of your life. But, I will admit – just like in pregnancy, after that first trimester, you can’t pinpoint the day, but somehow the nausea just goes away. Or, if you run everyday, the further distance just doesn’t seem so far one day. I… Keep Reading
We had one hell of a year. A lot of big ups and a lot of big downs, just like there always are but one thing is for sure – life goes on. Change happens. Every year we seem to forget that, and expect things to always be better, always be happier and always move forward. Because of that, we are more disappointed and see roadblocks as set backs instead… Keep Reading
