Wellness is a journey
In 2018, I ran the Alpharetta Women‘s 5k while 25 weeks pregnant (you can read the recap here). This year, I ran their half marathon at 8 months postpartum! Right after running their 5k last year, I signed up for the half marathon knowing that it would be my peak distance race event during my […] Read more…
Well, hello! Allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m Sandy and I’ve neglected my blog for months. EEK! Honestly, I didn’t realize that it has been THIS LONG since my last post. Time flies when you grow your family! I haven’t been completely off the grid though, I’ve been journaling my training on Instagram . Aside from […] Read more…
Better late than never, here are my Awesomesauce and Five Star NTP race experiences from Memorial Day weekend. I hope everyone has enjoyed their 4th of July holiday. I’ve been busy and sick so this post comes a bit…late! As a military brat and former Navy Officer in the Reserves, my thoughts are with all […] Read more…
What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than to run a half marathon! On Wednesday, I signed up for the 13.1 mile race. I drag my husband and daughter to all of my races so on Sunday morning, I woke my husband up at 5:30am, excited and ready to go! He requested that I find […] Read more…
The last few weeks have been a bit rough on my body. Mid April, knee pain kept me from running and BJJ. At the end of the month, I ran 10 miles to get back into the groove! After that run, I decided I was going to create a May Madness Running Plan and run […] Read more…
After 9 months of anticipation, I finally crossed FL off my list and ran the Disney Princess Half Marathon! I signed up for the Princess Half in May 2017 (which sparked my running hobby). Not only was this my first race at Disney, it was my first time visiting Disney World. It also fell on […] Read more…
In May, I decided I wanted to run a half marathon and I had 10 weeks to train for it. I felt like I had a good fitness base since I began working out at 6 weeks postpartum last year. I was lifting and doing cardio 2-3 times a week so I felt fit. Not […] Read more…
I’m in the final stretch of my FIRST half marathon training for my SECOND half marathon. Wait…what? Yes, I’ve mentioned previously that I ran barely finished a half marathon at the 2012 Rock N Roll Half Marathon Chicago with only a handful of training runs/races. I was not smart and even “raced”a 5K and 10K during […] Read more…