Leadman Tri Marquee Race Recap (aka That Time I Ate Ice Out of My Sports Bra)

The Leadman Tri Marquee in Tempe, Ariz., on April 14 was billed as epic, and you know what? It wasn’t just epic. It was life changing. This was my first foray into a true endurance distance race—prior to this, I’d done Olympic length triathlons, and I’d done half marathons, but I’d never done something that [...]

These Cold Feet Have Nothing to Do With the Weather

We’ve reached the point of no return, y’all. The Leadman Tri Marquee Epic 125 is in less than two weeks. My bike is already en route to Phoenix. There’s really no turning back now, is there? Sure, I’ve had to repeat my “Don’t panic” mantra a few times, but I’ve gotten some nice, long rides [...]

Race Recap: TriRock Clearwater

I recently had my big race of the year—the Land Rover TriRock in Clearwater, Fla. I chose this race early on and decided I would train for the Intermediate distance, and I’d aim for a great performance there to close out my year. The location was great—in fact, my husband and I got married just [...]

A Little Bit More Hilarity on That 10K We Did Together…

I know, I know. We’ve already shared a lot about our recent 10K together. BUT, while we were there in New Jersey and Brooklyn for Brooks Running—the four of us hanging out for the first time in person—I took quite a few photos and some video to document the event. And although we may have [...]

Rock ‘n’ Roll 10K Race Recap: Setting (and Hitting) a New Type of Goal

This past weekend the FBGs (Jenn, Erin, Tish and Kristen) ran the Rock ‘n’ Roll 10k in Brooklyn courtesy of Brooks Running. This week, each FBG is sharing how her thoughts on how the race went by answering the three same questions. The difference of answers should be, well, interesting! I flew up to New [...]

Rock ‘n’ Roll 10K Race Recap: I Found My Inner Runner at Mile 5

This past weekend the FBGs (Jenn, Erin, Tish and Kristen) ran the Rock ‘n’ Roll 10k in Brooklyn courtesy of Brooks Running. This week, each FBG is sharing how her thoughts on how the race went by answering the three same questions. The difference of answers should be, well, interesting! This weekend was a load of so much [...]

Rock ‘n’ Roll 10K Race Recap: Rocking ‘n’ Rolling in Brooklyn With My Girls

This past weekend the FBGs (Jenn, Erin, Tish and Kristen) ran the Rock ‘n’ Roll 10K in Brooklyn courtesy of Brooks Running. This week, each FBG is sharing how her thoughts on how the race went by answering the three same questions. The difference of answers should be, well, interesting! A race in fall? In Brooklyn? With three [...]

Kristen’s 10K Training Plan (Such as It Is)

In case you haven’t heard, the FBGs (Jenn, Erin, Tish and Kristen) are currently training for the Rock ‘n’ Roll 10K in Brooklyn this October courtesy of Brooks Running. This week, each FBG is sharing how her training—or lack thereof—is going! I’m pretty excited about the upcoming Rock n’ Roll 10K in New York that I’ll be running [...]

Turtle Time: Tish’s 10K Training Plan

In case you haven’t heard, the FBGs (Jenn, Erin, Tish and Kristen) are currently training for the Rock ‘n’ Roll 10K in Brooklyn this October courtesy of Brooks Running. This week, each FBG is sharing how her training—or lack thereof—is going! Truth be told, out of the gals, I’d have to say I’m probably going to be the [...]

Do You Get Down and Dirty?

Okay, minds out of the gutter, ladies. When I say “down and dirty,” I mean mud runs and obstacle course events. Hehe. (Although that would be a good question for another poll…say in February…hmmm…) Anyways, back on track. Earlier this week, Kelly did a fab post about the popularity of mud runs and how they [...]

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