8 Photos From Our Weekend!

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Happy Monday!! I leave for Vegas this week?!?! WHAT! I’m still dealing with my sickness, but definitely feeling better. I had a treadmill run this morning at home because we have at least a 1/4” of ice layered with 6”+ of snow on the ground (with roads not plowed yet) and finally felt a bit more like myself. This was probably one of the longest lasting draining colds ever. SO happy I get to go to the desert and warmer weather here shortly! One more run left before I’m running at lower elevation yay! Let’s recap the weekend, shall we?

Ample amount of soup and tea.

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Attempted speedwork Friday afternoon (cut the last 2 reps short).

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Cuddling with Stella.

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Mani/ Pedi at Rocky Mountain Day Spa!!

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Homemade granola Saturday night.

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Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow Beet & Blueberry Muffins

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Guess I’m packing Brady with me to Vegas?!

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Reading + NYC Marathon! Love love loveee how Shalane fought to get on that podium. American Women had SUCH strong placements- it gets me so excited for the future.

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Desert running - yay or nay?

Favorite tea when you’re sick? —> Lemon Echinacea Throat Coat

Homemade granola - yay or nay? —> The Honey Cardomon from Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow is SO good. I mean like I wanted to eat the entire batch in one serving

Feature Friday: 10 Most Inspiring Podcast Episodes & I'm Getting EXCITED!

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Happy Friday! I’m still sick, but optimistic that I will be able to get my speedwork in this afternoon either outside or on the treadmill. Alex is away for a boys weekend, so it’s just me and the furry ones Saturday into Sunday. I’m hoping to get my packing for Vegas done, a long run in on the trails, gettng a mani/pedi on Saturday, and finishing another book! It’s supposed to be a rainy/ cloudy/snow showery weekend so lots of indoor activities will be had (and hot cocoa consumed). I also cannot WAIT for the NYC Marathon on Sunday morning! Is anyone else excited?! Who is racing! Someday (even if I’m 100 years old) I hope to get into the NYC lottery!

PS Think this is why Alex just happens to schedule “work trips” around my half and full marathon tapers????

Since my race-day is coming up soon, I wanted to share with you some of the most inspiring Podcast episodes I’ve listened to (and will be re-listening to this next week)!

I’ll Have Another With Lindsey Hein Episode 145: Sally Mcrae. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this episode. Sally is so relatable and such a hardworker. She is so inspiring and I honestly could listen to this episode over and over again on repeat.

Ali On The Run Show Episode #92: Laura Anderson, 2018 Buffalo Marathon Winner. Laura is so inspiring and works full-time, while also being a running coach (I would LOVE to have her be my coach!). She is really relatable on so many levels and if she can win a marathon while doing so much outside of the running world, I believe anything is possible!

Rich Roll Podcast January 7th Episode How Charlie Jabaley Lost 120Ibs & Overcame a Brain Tumor To Become An Athlete. We listened to this episode on our drive to Lake Powell and Charlie’s story is absolutely amazing. He is so open with his weight loss journey, his future goals, and so down-to-earth. So much respect and admiration for him.

Finding Mastery: Conversations with Michael Gervais June 27th Episode with Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon Winner. I’m sure that I have listed this episode here before, but it was just SO GOOD. I think this is my favorite interview with Des. I listened to it on my drive to my 50k and remember thinking how quickly the time went by because I was just so inspired and in awe of this interview. Really really good.

Oprah SuperSoul Conversations with Tom Brady Part 1 & Part 2 (June 17th & 19th). I have never been a huge fan of football just because of the way that most of the professional players act and their overall persona, HOWEVER these two conversations with Tom Brady showed me how incredible he really is and he gained a lot more respect from me. He has worked really hard (and continues to work really hard) to get where he is today and is one of the few professional football players that is certainly not like the others.

Rambling Runner Podcast Episode # 106 Janae Baron “Hungry Runner Girl”. I’m a huge fan of Janae’s and have loved so many episodes that Matt has done, but this one was so inspiring. I’ve been following Janae’s journey to get her sub-3 hour marathon for some time now and hearing her race recap when she did finally get that goal was incredible (and gave me CHILLS!).

I’ll have another with Lindsey Hein Episode #122 Teal Burrell. Teal’s story is incredible (she was also on episode # 58 of this podcast) and so inspiring. She is so down to earth and relatable. This episode focuses on her second OTQ marathon time that she secured (this tie post-baby) and her blog is really well done.

Ali On The Run Show Episode # 45 Andrea Barber AKA Full House’s Kimmy Gibbler. This one is inspiring in the sense that it gave me (a classic 90’s child) all. the. feels. I was never interested to watching the reboot, Fuller House, on Netflix until after listening to this episode. She is also really open and honest about her experiences with anxiety and depression and what it was really like growing up in Hollywood. Super funny and makes her seem so much more relatable.

Rambling Runner Podcast Episode #74 Sarah Canney. I’m a huge fan of Sarah’s journey and her openness and honesty on her blog. She does a great job of showing you the ‘unfiltered’ parts of her life and has accomplished so many great things in the running world.

Another Mother Runner Episode #326: 2017 NYC Marathon Winner & Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow. Co-author Shalane Flanagan. So normally this podcast isn’t one of my favorites. They usually lose me in the first 5 minutes of their conversation recapping their weeks (maybe it’s because I don’t listen to every episode, but it just has me feeling lost), but I did fast forward through that and listen to their conversation with Shalane (whom I have a major girl crush on). She’s so inspiring and such a hardworker. I love following her journey and know that big things are still ahead for her!

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What’s the most inspiring Podcast episode you’ve listened to lately?!?

Who is going to watch the NYC Marathon? Anyone else going to enter into the lottery this year besides me (and hope that you’ll be one of the few selected to run)?!

Favorite pre-race tradition? ——> Manicure/Pedicure. Hands down. I look forward to it every single time. Hey, it could be some other more expensive tradition right?!?

This Sickness Is No Fun & I Need Your Recommendations!

Happy Friday-eve! I hope your week is going better than mine. I have been sick since Monday and it’s continuously gotten worse! Boo. No fun being sick and it’s even worse when you hope to wake up the next day feeling better and then… you don’t. Hoping that with the extra sleep I’ve been getting and the 10+ cups of tea I’ve been drinking a day that I’ll start to feel better soon. At least I’m getting a lot of kitty cuddles in…

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Since this week is my taper, I have only 5 days of running scheduled (which is nice since I’ve felt so crummy that I’ve gotten out only once for a run this week). I went out for a really easy (goal was to keep my heart rate way down) 60 minute on Tuesday afternoon, which felt really nice. I’m hoping to get out for another 60 minute easy run this afternoon and then crossing my fingers that I feel good enough on Friday afternoon to get my speedwork in. If not, I’ll skip my speedwork this week and put in some easy miles instead. I’ve put in the work in the previous weeks (not skipping any runs or shortening them), so I just have to keep reminding myself of that when my confidence gets low!

Tuesday Run Views. So Grateful to live here!

Tuesday Run Views. So Grateful to live here!

Also super pumped to be joining Runner4cake and Laura.Runs.Co on Planksgiving! Who else is joining in?!?

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I also LOVE the Today Show’s casts Halloween costume reveals every year. Like I honestly look forward to them and make sure that I can tune-in to the show when it’s Halloween. Their costumes are so good and Dylan as Marty from Back To The Future -amazing.

Since I’ve been decreasing the amount of sugar leading up to the race (i.e. I did not have ONE PIECE OF HALLOWEEN CANDY?!?!?), I need your recommendations on some good shops in Las Vegas to get my sugar-fix post-race!

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Halloween costumes- did you dress up? What was the best costumes you saw this year?!

Planksgiving- are YA IN?!

Kitten cuddles- best thing ever? YES or YES.

Candy/ Cookie/ Cupcake Store recommendations in Vegas - GO!