
Yesterday afternoon, I drove to the Milton Hill Sport & Spa for a 60-minute, post-marathon massage. I cannot explain how much I was looking forward to it. Of course, I had a coupon! Unfortunately, when I arrived for my massage, the front desk had no record of my appointment. Major wah. The guy at the [...]

GAHHH! Somebody stop me! I want to register for a zillion races! The exact same thing happened to me after the Arizona Marathon. My friend Monica even warned me not to go crazy, but I didn’t listen and ended up registering for 14 races after that. Fourteen races?! I am an insane person. I already [...]

Another interesting presentation that I heard at the Dole Healthy Lifestyles Blogger Summit last week was given by Dr. David Nieman, Director of Human Performance Labs at Appalachian State University, about Immunonutrition Support for Athletes. Immunonutrition? Say what?!? Dr. Nieman’s presentation was very research-heavy and somewhat over my head, but his findings with regard to [...]

At the Dole Healthy Lifestyles Blogger Summit last week, we heard a presentation from child-nutrition activist Kelly Meyer. She recently teamed up with the American Heart Association and a number of America’s schools to teach kids about healthy living through fun, hands-on Teaching Gardens. During her presentation, she shared this video, which really struck a [...]

Sit back and relax. This post is going to be a long one. Mal and I eventually made it to New York City around 2:30 on Saturday afternoon. We quickly checked into our hotel room and then jumped in a cab to the marathon expo. The expo was crazy and overwhelming (as expected), so I [...]