Soaring Wings Half 2017

Well, it finally happened. I can officially say, I'M A HALF MARATHONER! 🙂 How about a little race recap??! The morning started off without a hitch. Alarm went off at 4:30am and I was able to pop right up without feeling like I wanted to hit the snooze. I quickly got my coffee going and …

Playing catch up!

Hi friends! I'm still here! I'm still here! 🙂 Even though it's been quite awhile since I've blogged, but I'm still running right along. Honestly, I ended up ditching my first half training plan. The race that I'm doing, put out their own plan. I have been following that now and it has seemed much …

Soaring Wings Half- training week #5

I'm starting to think maybe I am bad at this blog thing. It's Tuesday, day 3 of my training week(the calendar shows Sunday being day 1, so I go with that) and I hadn't even starting writing last week's training post. But...time to tackle it! What was supposed to happened ~ What actually happened SUNDAY - …

Soaring Wings Half-training week #4

Week 4 is in the books! Yayyy. Everyday I'm getting more and more excited for this race. It's been a long time coming and after these 18 weeks of training, I know I will be more prepared than I ever 🙂 So without further adieu, let's get to it! What was supposed to happen ~ What …

Soaring Wings Half-training week #3

Am I really 3 weeks into this training?! I'll go ahead and admit....this week hasn't been pretty...but it's something. I've definitely been enjoying having my sweet Tommy here with me, so regardless of miles...it's been a great week ❤ What was supposed to happen ~ what actually happened SUNDAY - Arms/legs/core & 40 mins cross train ~ Rest …

Soaring Wings Half-training week #2

I'm a little late getting this posted....but, better late than never right?! 🙂 Before I dive into week #2 training, I've just got to say....I have a new found love for omelets! I love adding peppers, mushrooms, turkey bacon, and salsa! Mmmm... What was supposed to happen  ~ What actually happened SUNDAY - A/L/C Strength training & …

Soaring Wings Half-Training week #1

Week 1 is a wrap! Here's what was supposed to happen~what actually happened: SUNDAY - Arms/legs/core strength training +30 mins cross training ~ 40 mins A/L/C strength +10 mins elliptical +2.1 treadmill miles Sunday didn't call for any running, but after finding my new Brooks Launch 4's the day before, I HAD to log some miles. We …

Recommitting

When I woke up this morning, I had every intention of doing a transformation Tuesday post. But as I was getting a photo comparison ready to post(on Instagram first), it just didn't feel right. I felt like a fraud. Why you might ask? While yes-I've lost 70ish pounds....I haven't lost anything THIS YEAR. After Christmas …

He who has my heart </3

 The Day of Darkness. The Great Sadness. June 18th has many names. June 18th is Jaxon's day. Jaxon was my son. He is my son. He was stillborn, but he was STILL born. From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I knew he was a boy. And he was loved more than anything. …

Soaring Wings Training begins in 3..2..1

Tomorrow is the day(this blog post shows a date of June 18th?? Posted on the 17th. training started the 18th!)! The long anticipated day 1 of my 18 week half marathon training! When I decided on this particular half, I wasn't sure how long I'd train for 12 weeks? 16? 18? I settled on an …