I spend so much time thinking about food.  I love food.  I do. On top of all the thinking about the food, I spend almost as much time shopping for it, preparing it, serving it and eating it!  I cook for my family, for my friends, for my running team – pretty much anyone. My kitchen is the…

You hear me talk about eating clean and avoiding processed foods, foods altered by people but then I go and make a recipe with milk… so what gives? I’m going to break down the reality of processed foods and how it relates to a clean eating lifestyle. Processed foods have been altered from their natural…

Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief that you cannot bear the pain. But you have already borne the pain. What you have not done is feel all you are beyond the pain.Bartholomew Saturday is long running day.  It has been for a long time.  I couldn’t sleep…

For virtually everyone across the country right now, you are snowed in, iced over, or just downright cold… it’s been a rough couple of days with the weather. NORMALLY, I would have just womaned up and gotten out my shovel calling it an excuse for more cardio and strength training, but 8 – 10 inches…

While I enjoy a clean lifestyle, I know that many voices and experiences will enrich that message for those of you who read these posts on a regular basis.  I wanted my aunt Jana to talk about her journey and she sent me a beautifully written post about her living clean experience that I had…

I was lucky enough to be a guest on the latest Fitness Tech Podcast again (this makes the THIRD appearance for me) with Jamie Eikmeier and Jim Collison as hosts. Great to listen to on a snowy day!  I talk recipes, success stories, and the brand new runners on the Mud Mafia!!!  Welcome Liz Davis,…

Today was a crazy day for me!  I had it planned out in my head as to how it would go, but you know what happens to best laid plans.  My training the last few days has been tough.  Knees and shins are hurting and the bike training has changed how my muscles feel making…

Sometimes the moments that challenge us the most… define us. Throughout our lives we are faced with critical moments.  Moments when we have to make a decision.  When you finally accept that what you’ve been doing isn’t what you want for yourself and that the life that you have isn’t the life that you envisioned. …

“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.”- Mark Twain quotes I signed up for the Lincoln half-marathon after a six mile run yesterday and and eight mile run today with the encouragement and love…