New River Gorge National Park Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve protects one of the world’s oldest rivers. From legendary whitewater rafting to the iconic 876-foot steel arch bridge, the park seamlessly blends rugged industrial history with breathtaking natural beauty. Grandview Main Overlook Perched high within New […]
Welcome to Training Tip Tuesday, where I explore a different training focus each week—from strength and cardio to flexibility and balance. It’s been a while since I’ve written a Training Trip Tuesday blog post and what better time to bring it back than right after the new year when many people are focusing on […]
Hawks Nest State Park Located on the rim of the New River Gorge in Ansted, West Virginia, Hawks Nest State Park is a 276-acre destination famous for its 750-foot cliffs and birds-eye views of the New River. Known for its breathtaking overlooks and rugged canyon scenery, it’s wide variety of hiking trails makes it […]
A Productive Week It has been such a productive week! My husband and I both got on a roll with cleaning out the house, and it feels incredible to have made so much progress. There is something so therapeutic about clearing out the “mental weight” that comes with physical clutter. We spent our spare time […]
Quality Over Quantity While I’ve never been someone who chooses a word of the year, I find myself entering 2026 with a definitive motto for my workouts: quality over quantity. This phrase just sort of popped into my head the moment I decided to stop chasing miles on my bike. For the past couple […]
Taking Time off from Work As we say goodbye to the old year and ring in the new one, we were in the midst of that lull week where not much was going on. Between many of my clients being out of town, and me taking time off to enjoy my family for the holidays, […]
Join me by pulling up a chair and pouring yourself a cup of coffee. As always, though, I’m sticking to water since I don’t care for coffee or tea. Let’s take a break and try to talk about more than just fitness related topics. Sound like a plan? I’ll kick us off… If we […]
What a wild ride it’s been since I launched this blog in January 2013. At the time, I was only a year removed from my final marathon, still holding onto the hope that there might be at least one more 26.2-mile journey in my future. Half marathons were a regular fixture on my calendar, I […]
Christmas Celebrations Our family is in the middle of Christmas festivities this weekend. After celebrating Christmas Eve with local family before church, the out-of-town kids arrived on Friday. Tonight is book night, an annual event where our family goes out to dinner first and then hits up the book store so everyone picks out books […]
~ Runfessions ~ A collection of statements admitting that one is guilty of a variety of running crimes… It’s time again to join in on the fun and clear my conscience of recent running, biking, fitness, nutrition, and life in general faux pas. I know I’ll feel better when I’m done, and maybe, just maybe, I’ll give […]
A New Peloton Bike+ My husband and I had been contemplating purchasing a Peloton bike for a while, and finally made the decision when we saw a great deal during Peloton’s Black Friday sale. So far I’ve taken a two beginner rides and a core strength class. Shorter, more intense rides will be a part […]
The Cold Has Arrived It was a cold week in our neck of the woods and I’m becoming more of a wimp with every single day older I get. As Sunday’s dawn approaches, it’s snowing gently and the feels like temperature is 16°. As much as I’m an outdoorsy kind of girl, I’m incredibly grateful […]
Christmas PSA I strained my back on Tuesday while wrapping two kettle bells (26 and 31 pounds) while kneeling on the floor… I thought it would be much easier to wrap them on the floor than lift them up onto the kitchen island where I do a lot of my wrapping. When I told Kim about […]
Join me by pulling up a chair and pouring yourself a cup of coffee. Even though I don’t care for coffee or tea, there is a warm beverage I enjoy so I’m treating myself to a Starbucks peppermint hot chocolate. Let’s take a break and talk about more than just fitness related topics. Sound like […]
Running and Cuddling On Thursday I laced up my running shoes for the first time in almost two years when I joined my family to run in our local turkey trot. I stuck with the 2K and was no worse for the wear after the slow and steady run. Meanwhile back home, Pablo was holding […]
A Little Bit of Everything This week brought about a little bit of everything, everywhere. We started the week still visiting our son and daughter-in-law in Charolette, NC, followed by three days at the farm in SWVA, and finally making our way back home. Workouts took a backseat mid-week, but those easier days were bookended […]
Birthday Week It was my birthday week and if you’ve been reading my blog for long you know what that means – riding my bike the same number of miles as the years I’m turning and walking or running some variation on that number. Last Saturday I rode 68 miles on my bike because the […]
Early Birthday Bike Ride This past week was the week before my birthday and if you’ve been reading my blog for long you know what that means – riding my bike the same number of miles as the years I’m turning, and walking or running some variation on that number. Normally, I would have completed […]
Join me by pulling up a chair and pouring yourself a cup of coffee. As always, though, I’m sticking to water since I don’t care for coffee or tea. Let’s take a break and talk about more than just fitness related topics. Sound like a plan? I’ll kick us off.. If we were having […]
New Garmin Watch After months of research trying to find the best Garmin watch for my needs, I settled on the Lily 2 Active. It’s small enough to wear everyday, but includes features I need that my previous Garmin didn’t have – the only options with it were run, run indoor, bike, and other. Now […]
