healthy living

Run Rest Repeat

In 2014 I crossed a huge running accomplishment off of my list of goals- to run a half marathon (read all about it here). It was truly self-fulfilling and I was on a major runners high for weeks following. I instantly started to think of what my next race would be and after consulting with a few running friends; I committed myself to running Hamilton’s Around the Bay 30K. What was another 9K right? I thought it would be relatively easy (so to speak) after my first half, however with this deep freezing winter we had, I think I may have overestimated my love for running. HA!

With months of training for the 30K and race day quickly approaching (10 days away), I have crazy butterflies fluttering around the pit of my stomach going into this one. Some excitement but mostly nerves, I am “trying” to keep positive knowing that my body and mind are capable of magical things and that I will push through the mileage and hit this goal head on. I’m not too focused on a finish time, but am hoping to finish in 3 hours, average finish for 2014 was 3:07.

just run

My running goals for 2015 are to run more races and get better at running shorter races. I also plan to get more social with running and hit up some run clubs now that the weather is warming up.

Here’s a list of upcoming races that I will be gearing up for. I always love a good training buddy, so let me know what races you are training for and/or join me in one of these upcoming races. 🙂

Upcoming Races

March 29 – Around the Bay 30K

April 19- Toronto Yonge Street 10K

May 10- Sporting Life 10K

June 14- Nike Women’s 15K Toronto (hoping to get into this one!)

runspirationJust Run. xx

Shoulder Challenge

While I am not much of a fitness buff, I do have my go to arm workout that I revert back to every now and again to keep things tight – see Figure 1.

While these are great, I like to try and keep things interesting by kicking it up a notch every now and then with some sort of challenge. And with Spring just around the corner and the occasion to bare shoulders once again (with one of this year’s hottest trends), I thought it’s the perfect time to test out this 30 day shoulder challenge to shape up for Spring- see Figure 2.

Figure 1

Figure 1

 I challenge you to 30 days of shoulders.

Figure 2

Figure 2

 Let’s do this! xx

Juice it Up

Happy Friday Friends! I know another juice post (#sorrynotsorry), but these two juice combinations are must shares, I promise I’ll keep it short!

Kiwi’s are a favourite snack of mine and not once did I ever think to add kiwi’s to my smoothie or juice, until now. I can’t believe I missed out on such a flavourful combination for so long. This Green Zinger will definitely leave you wanting more.

Green Zinger1 bunch of kale, 1 cucumber, 2 pears and 5 kiwi’s – best served on ice (my preference anyways!)

Next up, is my Sweet Beets combination loaded with antioxidants. Note- this one can get a bit messy, especially with a white kitchen!

Pomm, Beet , Carrot, Ginger Juice2 carrots, 2 beets, a knob of ginger and 1-2 pomegranates – Voila Sweet Beets!

Juices

 Happy Weekend. xx