PRO Compression Socks: Review AND Giveaway!! (contest closed)

October 24, 2012

I first heard about PRO Compression Socks from Nicole at Masters2Marathons, who had nothing but positive things to say about them. As I began to follow more running blogs and followed more fitness fanatics on Twitter, I found even more people who bragged about their PRO Compression Socks, and I wanted to know more! Marketed to […]

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Spotlight on.. my puppy dog! :)

October 23, 2012

Sometime last month I ran across someone’s blog (no idea where now) and there was a link up to a compilation started by Eat, Pray, Tri to showcase your pets! On the 23rd of each month, you blog about your pets and then visit her site to post your link so you can share your story, […]

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New site layout!!

October 22, 2012

I’ve already received a ton of compliments so far on my new blog design, so I wanted to give a major shout-out to two different ladies who have helped to clean up my website and make it much more functional, clean, and readable. The first is Rita from Blog Genie. A few weeks back, she […]

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Another 5k and a PR!

October 21, 2012

This morning started off like any typical Sunday morning. You know, waking up at 5:20, well before the sun comes up. Okay,not like a typical Sunday at all; usually I don’t get out of bed until at least 9:00 🙂 But today was a special day.. adding another 5k to add to my extensive list […]

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A post to the birthday boy..

October 21, 2012

I feel like my posts recently have either been mushy like why I choose to run, or giveaways (KonaKase and Vitacost are still live!), but I’m going to throw another softie post at you. In honor of Jared celebrating his 29th birthday this weekend, I wanted to dedicate a post to him 🙂 I don’t […]

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My 5k Playlist!

October 20, 2012

I am super excited for the playlist that my baby sis helped me put together for my run tomorrow! I told her that I wanted some fun songs to run to, and also some encouraging ones! Here is my list, which will take me just under 36 minutes. I am really hoping to make it […]

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Quick Poll on my Header image!

October 20, 2012

Because I am one of the most indecisive people ever, I want some help on coming up with a header image for my blog!! The awesome and amazing Caroline of Sweet Caroline Blog Design has redone my site to make it clean and cute and I am so far loving all of it! I am having […]

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Vitacost Review AND Giveaway!! (Contest closed)

October 19, 2012

I’m telling you.. I have been so fortunate to be able to host so many amazing reviews and giveaways lately!! I recently had an opportunity to review a handful of products from Vitacost. If you haven’t used them before, I highly recommend them for all of your vitamin, supplement, and healthy living needs! Here is an […]

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Next up.. (fill in the blank)

October 18, 2012

And.. it’s the end of another era. I have completed my second ever lifting program! Back in July, I finished up New Rules of Lifting for Women and wanted to do something more “big lifts” focused. Under the recommendation of Jared, I started to do Stronglifts 5×5, which involves three workouts a week, alternating a set […]

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Lady Lifter Spotlight: Alexandra B!

October 18, 2012

I love hearing about lifting ladies, and love even more reading about them! So when I ran across Alex’s blog, I loved her always-fun, bubbly, positive attitude and her motivation to eat clean and train hard, despite balancing a full-time class load studying marine biology. You can read a bit more about her below, but […]

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