don’t be like me. Fuel before mile 8.
I hit the wall in mile 8 of my first half marathon. Here's why I tell my athletes to eat before they feel like they need to.
What I Protect In A Rough Week
37 days out from the Secret City Half, and these runs get harder to fit in the closer we get. Here's how I plan a rough week so the workouts that matter still happen.
Why Your Rest Days Feel Harder Than Your Training Days
I'm as guilty as the next gal about trying to sneak in a hot yoga class or a short little 10-mile hike on my rest day. It's not "training," so it's rest, right? Not exactly—your body needs rest time, even if your mind says otherwise. New post on why the easy day messes with your head more than the hard ones do, and what actually helps. Link in bio.
How to Start a Training Block Without Burning Out in Week One
Let’s get a training block going without burning out too quick!
Same Oats, Every Morning
When it comes to running mupltiple hours, your fueling will make or break you.
So You Wanna Run A Half Marathon…
If you’ve run some 5ks and maybe some 10ks, and you want something bigger, a half marathon is the next step! Join our training group to prep for Secret City in November!
The Race I’ve Been Looking Forward to Since Last Year
The race I wanted to run last year. It’s time!
Run it with me!
She Stops Eating When She’s Full. I’m constantly working On That.
A client's win with her hunger cues had me examining my own—the plate-cleaning conditioning I still carry, and why restaurant portions were never about you.
Permission to Not Have It Together
5 dozen donuts, a Krispy Kreme filter gone wrong, and the moment I realized I wasn't craving food—I was craving relational intimacy. My honest, unfinished journey with emotional eating, Part 1.
Fueling A Life That Doesn’t Slow Down
A protein bar in every bag, and a Chick-fil-A hack that actually works. My realistic approach to eating on days that don't slow down for anyone.
Why I Stopped Running to Punish My Body
A cell biology class, a jiggling arm, and the moment I started running from a place of punishment instead of purpose. Here's what actually changed things.
113. Degrees and Counting Down Fractions
Running in Tennessee summer heat isn't just hot—it's a system shock. Here's what I actually do differently in July to keep running without wrecking myself.
Lessons I’ve Learned From RUnning
I've run a marathon, five half-marathons, and countless 5ks. I'm a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. I've been coaching for over ten years.
I started running as punishment.
"I'm disgusting, so I have to run all these miles." That was my internal monologue at 6am, alone, no headphones, just silence and self-criticism and the sound of my own breathing.
It took a long time for that to change. But it did change. And what I learned along the way is the whole reason I coach the way I do.
How Your Nutrition Habits affect Your Runs
I hit the wall at mile ten and a half of my first half marathon. Legs like lead, heart rate through the roof, nausea every time I took a sip of water. I spent the last mile stopping, stretching, shuffling, and wondering why I ever thought this was a good idea.
It wasn't my fitness. It wasn't my training. It was my fueling—a coffee and a pack of instant oatmeal I'd eaten two hours before the gun went off.
What you consume before, during, and after you run determines almost everything about how that run feels. New post is up. <3
The Reason You’re Starving by 3pm
You're not starving by 3pm because you're out of control.
You're starving by 3pm because you haven't eaten anything of substance that your body can use to fuel itself. Maybe you had some coffee. By the time lunch rolled around, your brain and body are running on fumes—you're eating reactively, choosing whatever is closest, wondering why you feel so out of control around food by the end of the day. It's not a character problem.
You're not "out of control." Your body is protecting itself to get some fuel.
You can fix this with one small habit.
New post is up. Let's get fueled up.
Birthday Cake and Why I'll Never Put a Food Off Limits.
Have you ever skipped the birthday cake because you were trying to be "good"—and then felt like a failure anyway?
I've been there. And it's exactly why I will never tell a client to cut something out of her diet.
Restriction isn't always wrong. But as a default tool for everyday life? It works against most of us more than it works for us. I'd be willing to bet 1 in 2 women have felt that birthday cake guilt before—and none of us need more of that.
New post is up. It's about a better way to think about food.
What A “Good Week” of Workouts Looks Like
Closing out May with this one—a reminder that progress doesn't always look like you expect it to.
A good week isn't the week where everything went perfectly. It's the week you showed up with whatever you had. New post is up.
Why Your Runs Feel Harder Some Days (Even When You’re Doing Everything Right)
You've had this run. Same route, same shoes, same time of day—and it felt like absolute garbage for seemingly no reason.
That run isn't telling you that you're going backwards. It's telling you about your day. New post is up explaining exactly what's actually going on when a run feels harder than it should—and what to do about it. Link in comments.