As a 2017 Cleveland Marathon Ambassador I will be running the 8K portion of the race on Saturday, May 20. I am following a 14-week plan that has me starting from the bottom. It’s been a few years since I have run consistently, so I began with 1-mile increments. I am now up to running 3 miles […]

This year is the 40th running of the Cleveland Marathon. As a 2017 Cleveland Marathon Ambassador I will be running the 8K portion of the race on Saturday, May 20. With 40 years of racing, comes rich history. Today I’m sharing some fun Cleveland Marathon facts. I was surprised and inspired by many of these […]

Recently, I had the opportunity to try a class at a Barre3 studio. In December 2016, Barre3 opened in Solon, Ohio. This is the second Barre3 studio to open in the Greater Cleveland area. Classes are offered seven days a week here and a handful of the classes include child care. Today I’m sharing my experience […]

I recently gave up my gym membership. All of my running in 2017, therefore, will be outdoors. I am purchasing new running shoes, which I’m sure will help with some of the knee pain I was feeling postpartum. I have struggled with hip and IT band pain in the past when running (mostly with longer […]

Serving as a Cleveland Marathon Ambassador this year has prompted me to look back at my running journey, which includes completing 40+ road races since 2008. I know some readers have followed my blog from the start in 2010, but if you haven’t or have forgotten some of the details, I wanted to share them today. My first […]

I’m not sure about you, but I am still figuring out my 2017 goals. I try to set goals in all areas of life, so I put careful thought into what I want to achieve over the course of the year. Many people begin the year with goals related to health and fitness. Of course, […]