currently: january 2016

Here’s what’s been up this first month of 2016…   listening to Sound Probiotics on Endurance Planet. I’d been saving this episode for weeks until I had a block of uninterrupted time to listen – perfect for last week’s long run on the ‘mill. Sound…

01/26/2016

training lately.

Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people. The new year is in full swing, and along with it, training. BIG goals this year, and I couldn’t be happier to be already plugging along toward them. Nothing crazy (yet), but…

01/18/2016

my 2016 intention.

Ah, 2015. You were a pretty good year. A happier gig, two ironman races, a Kona qualifier(!), a road trip west with one of my best gal pals, a vacation in the mountains with my main man, an incredible Hawaiian adventure, three trips home-home, more…

01/11/2016

currently: december 2015

A quick life update as we ring in 2016…  celebrating  My birthday! I kicked off 36 with a sunny run, got my hair cut + colored, lunch + coffee at Birchwood with my sis and another gal pal, girl talk with one of my dearest…

01/01/2016

light in the december darkness.

December 21. Winter solstice. The shortest and darkest day of the year. The time of year when we load up on vitamin D supplements to counteract the lack of sunshine and when we’d rather throw on sweats after work than head out for a…

12/21/2015

thirty-six.

You eat to nourish your body. You sleep to rejuvenate your spirit. You study, work, and apply yourself for emotional gains. You exercise to tighten your muscles. You listen to music to entertain yourself, erin. You’re not at all adverse to investing time and…

12/18/2015

currently: november 2015

traveling To Arizona. Nick’s climbing Kilimanjaro with his buddies, so I hopped a flight to Phoenix to spectate Ironman Arizona and get some sunshine. Except it rained. In the desert. Regardless, it was a great time catching up with my Coeur Sports teammates + friends…

11/25/2015

girls on the run twin cities + a 5k giveaway!

It doesn’t matter what distance it is or how old you are. From 800 meters to 140.6 miles or age 5 to 87, there’s nothing quite like crossing a finish line… so much emotion, exhaustion and exhilaration. I can still remember high school track finish lines like…

11/03/2015