I run exclusively in Altra Running shoes. I began a few years ago with the Intuition 1.5 and have now transitioned to pretty much wearing the Altra One (2 or 2.5) for all of my long runs. Occasionally I throw in some runs in the Intuition 3, but the One has become my go to…
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Runner’s World Half and Festival – Trail Race with Altra
When I was first contacted by Runner’s World about joining them for the Runner’s World Half and Festival, they mentioned how excited they were about the trail race and that they hoped I would run it. My first thought was “OMG, RW just contacted me!”. My second thought was “I’m going to break an ankle.”…
Altra Running One 2.5 Review
This weekend I’m heading to the Runner’s World Half and Festival that is presented by Altra Running. Since I’m an Altra Running ambassador, I’m pretty excited about meeting the founder of Altra Running, Golden Harper. Golden originally created his first pair of Zero Drop™ shoes using an old pair of running shoes and a toaster…
Thinking Out Loud Thursday : Overscheduled
How is it only Thursday? I feel like I’ve been through two weeks at least in the last two days since school started. I thought I was supposed to have free time once the kids went back to school? Ha! Anyways, it’s Thursday and I’m doing a bit of a mind dump AKA Thinking Out…
Thinking Out Loud Thursday: End of Year Craziness
It seems like every year at this time I feel like I’m hanging on by the tips of my fingernails. All of the end of the year activities, combined with a few unplanned adventures (lightning’d out tryouts, sore throats, exploding milk jugs) leave me feeling like I’m only a second away from one of the…
Five brands that make my running life better
I’ve been running regularly for about 13 years now. I started when my teen was just a baby. When I first started, I only owned a couple of tech t-shirts, some compression shorts, and a random pair of running shoes that was on sale. I ran like that for more than four years. When I ran…
Friday Favorites
How is it Friday already? Oh wait, maybe the fact that I had exactly 4 hours this week with both children at school explains why I feel like the week flew and why I’m so incredibly far behind. Our school system closed school for Thursday at 8pm on Wednesday night. This is virtually unheard of…
Weekend in a nutshell: good, bad, ugly
There was a lot of good in the weekend and thankfully only a little bit bad and ugly. I’m joining Tara over at Running ‘n’ Reading for my weekend update. So, let me tell you about the good. The biggest good: I’ve been chosen to be a 2015 Ambassador for Altra Running. I’m pretty excited…