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Friday Five – This Summer I Will

June 6, 2014 Hello Friday! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and this week’s theme is “This Summer I Will…” 1. Start a New Project While my current project kept me very busy, it was a great learning experience professionally.  I was able to work with some incredible people (internal and client).  I will begin a new project/role next week. I am also lucky that this will be DC-based. 2. Focus on Marathon Training Image: NYC Marathon New York is…

Friday Five – Things in My Gym Bag

May 30, 2014 Friday is already here! I love short weeks.  Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and this week’s theme is “Five Things in my Gym Bag.” 1. Shoe Bag I always have this shoe bag - it holds my sneakers while I am at work and work shoes while I am at the gym.  A bit of a germ-a-phobe, I do not want my shoes soiling my clothes. 2. Shoes Yes, plural! I carry both my running and cycling…

Friday Five – Things I’ve Been Up To II

May 9, 2014 I am so glad it is Friday!! You may have noticed it has been light on the blog and social media front the past couple of weeks - work has been a bit (okay.. SUPER) busy as I complete my role on this project. I thought I would share five things I’ve been up to, just like the last time work became crazy (hence the II :) ) 1. Signed up for Marathon Training I ran with…

Friday Five – Fitness Goals

April 18, 2014 Hello from Boston! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and this week’s theme is “fitness goals” - perfect timing as I was planning on checking in on my 2014 fitness goals through Q1 (I reviewed my nutrition goals last week and will do a separate running post). 1. Go to Yoga, Barre or Ballet 1x/Week - Through the first quarter I’ve gone to a few yoga and barre classes, but nothing too regularly.  I would love to be more…

Friday Five – Things Boston

April 11, 2014 Happy Friday! Next weekend I will be in Boston, MA! Photo: City of Boston Website For today’s Friday Five, I am going to share what I am looking forward to in Boston: 1. Visiting My SIsters - My two younger sisters live in Boston.  I will be staying with the baby sister and look forward to seeing them both. 2. B.A.A 5K - I will be running the B.A.A 5K as part of the B.A.A Distance Medley.…

Friday Five – Favorite DC Brunches

April 4, 2014 This weekend is the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler and the weather is suppose to be gorgeous!  Although the cherry blossoms are not at peak bloom, you may see some florets and white puffy buds! I am a bit of a foodie and one of my favorite things to do after a long race is go to brunch (no surprise if you read my recaps :) )  I thought I would share my five favorite DC…

Friday Five – Favorite Fitness Activities

March 28, 2014 Happy Friday! Cue Pharrell’s “Happy” song! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and this week’s theme is “favorite fitness activities.” Of course running is one of my favorite fitness activities, but I thought I would share five other activities that I enjoy (in no particular order): 1. Spinning - You may have guessed this one already as I have written and tweeted about my love for spin! Great music and so much sweat! …

Friday Five – “Motownphilly’s Back Again”

March 21, 2014 "Motownphilly’s back again, Doin’ a little east coast fling" - Boyz II Men Anyone else love Boyz II Men’s 1991 hit “Motownphilly”? Next weekend I will be tackling my next half marathon, the inaugural Philadelphia LOVE RUN Half Marathon. Logo: LOVE RUN This will be a nice mini-racecation.  Similar to my Friday Five post prior to my Miami Half Marathon, I thought it would be fun to share what I am looking forward to in Philly, running and…

Friday Five: Race Recovery Routine

March 14, 2014 Hello Friday! Can’t believe March is already half way over! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and this week’s theme is “races” - open ended and perfect! There are so many spring races coming up and I thought I would share my race recovery routine. As you may all know, I run quite a lot of half marathons.  When I ran my first half I was sore for days!  After years of tinkering,…

Friday Five: Spring Forward

March 7, 2014 Happy Happy Friday!! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is “Spring Forward” my favorite season. 1. Running Ahead - no more jackets, gloves or headbands! I will be running seven races this spring: March – St. Patrick’s Day 8K (Washington, DC)  March - RNR USA Half Marathon (Washington, DC)  March – The Love Run Half Marathon (Philadelphia, PA) April – Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (Washington, DC) April –…