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Running and Fitness Favorites
Below are links to some of my Running and Fitness Favorites! Clothing Sports Bra – This has been my favorite sports bra for running for a while now. I love the feel of the long line. I also love that it is compressive, but not overly tight. Comfortable and Compressive, perfect! Leggings – I have enjoyed these leggings for both lifting and running. Tank Tops for Running – I randomly ordered this tank top when I needed something bright to run in the dark. I now have almost every color. I love it! Spandex Shorts for Running (5″ Perfect Length!) Watch Watch – I use the Apple Watch for my…
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Day in the Life: Day 1 of Base Training 2.0
Day one of the new training plan! 17 Weeks, using the 10% rule, increasing mileage from 15 to 47 miles per week! At least twice a week strength training and some speed work sprinkled in to avoid boredom and burn out! 4:28am: Woke up in a little of a panic. My alarm was supposed to go off around 4:02, but it either didn’t go off, or I turned it off without realizing it (which never really happens for me). Either way I got up and rushed a little to get ready! Thankfully I just have to make it out to the garage to the treadmill. 4:38am: I was on the…
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Why I am going back to base training
I was ready to dive right into Project Fast 5k. I had done one round of base training (Read about it HERE) and started to really get into a grove with Project Fast 5k (Read about it HERE). THEN life hit. Let’s go back to the beginning. I have been on a yo-yo come back for YEARS! I could just never get myself back into the groove after stopping competitive running with a coach and team. A car accident followed by two kids in two years, life got in the way. I always kept working out, but never consistent enough to make any progress. Fast forward to a move down…
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Life Update: Race Recap, Blood Sugar Update & Coming Soon
It’s been a while. This Life Update will include where my training has been, race recap, blood sugar update, and future of this site! Summary. I need to get it together! We have officially made it back to the south and I couldn’t be more excited! The power of sunshine is amazing! Race Recap (Written back in November) First off the race was at the beginning of November. This is a very late race recap, but I wrote most of it right after the race and I want to document it so I have it to look back on. I went into the race to have a good time and…
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Blood Sugar Regulation – The First Few Days.
The actual operation has begun (First Post Here Explaining More Here). I have revamped my diet down to just the basics. Mostly veggies and lean proteins. Lots of chicken, eggs, broccoli, and zucchini. Once I get my blood sugar levels back to a “normal” range, I will start to experiment adding back in my favorite foods and see how my body and blood sugar reacts. I am also looking into a Continuous Glucose Monitor to help wit real-time data. (Crossing the I get lucky and the company Levels accepts me into their early access beta group). Until then I will be doing the traditional glucose monitor. Last week I slowly…
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Shannon’s Journal: My Story
Working out has always been a love/hate relationship for me. I love the feeling you get when you finish a hard workout, but starting the workout is the hard part. You see when I was little I played a sport every season, so there was never a down time that I wasn’t “forced” to be active. Again I loved how I felt after a brutal conditioning session for soccer, but the key part was that I was forced to be there and I didn’t have to plan it on my own. When I went to college I was a tad bit nervous that the drive to stay fit and workout…
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Lauren’s Journal: My Why.
To show up for myself. To feel better. To prove to myself that I can still be in great shape as a Mom of 2 kids under the age of two. I have always been an athlete. A runner. I have always identified as that. I then got into a car accident May of 2017. I injured my upper back. It was muscular and no doctor could really tell me what was wrong. I became frustrated, in pain, and gave up on the idea of being a competitive athlete again. About a year later, with very minimal exercise tolerated and hours about hours spent at all kinds of doctors. I…
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Lauren’s Journal- Day 5&6
I took yesterday as a rest day! I think I am liking the Friday rest day! It’s nice to sleep in and then relax with the family at night! I did get up early and finish my UESCA Running Coach Certification. I passed! I am excited that my sister and I can really start to move forward with coaching and ebooks now. I am also excited to take what I learned and write my own training plan! Today I did some lower body, in the form of two EMOMs. It was a tough workout but the burn felt so good. I then followed it up with a 15min Peloton low…
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Lauren’s Journal – Day 4
Morning Workout. Check! I should have checked the app before I set my alarm, so that was a little bit of a fail. The workout today was active recovery, but it was still nice to get movement in before everyone woke up for the day. I decided to do a Peloton Spin Class. A Country Ride. It was everything I needed this morning. I then followed it up with some simple beginner yoga to get some stretching in. We added to your 1000 hours outside today! According to the news this morning today was the first day of decent sun since December 18th. That pretty much explains my seasonal depression!…
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Lauren’s Journal – Day 3
Anxiety is a funny thing. For me it comes and goes all day every day. Yesterday was a great day, but them as I went to bed. Boom! Anxiety hit and I laid in bed just replaying everything negative in my life over and over again until it was 3am and I still hadn’t fallen asleep. So I decided to turn off the alarm and wake up with the kiddos and do my work out after they went to bed. It worked out amazing because they both slept until 7:15! I work up determined to make today a great day. Fake it till you make it right?! I have decided…
