If you’re a regular here, you know that I’m training for the TCS New York City Marathon. (Yes, that’s me looking like a post-long run mess in the picture) … Training for this started slower than I would have liked while I was also training for the Norwalk Triathlon. Following the tri I could finally focus only on marathon training, things… Read More
With another birthday on the horizon, I’m reminded that as I get older, my health is even more important. I wish I could say that I’ve fully embraced my thirties but truthfully, I’m self conscious about aging. I often find myself wishing I didn’t have to get older and thinking about everything I took for granted in my 20s. I truly… Read More
I’ve been training for my second New York City Marathon and while training has had its ups and downs, training with my fiancé, David, has made the whole experience more enjoyable. I’m less is more when it comes to running and marathoning but there happen to be just a few marathon training essentials that have saved the day and made my… Read More
Beans seriously don’t stand a chance. When I bring up beans during my coaching sessions with clients, I get silence and blank stares. Either they’re too boring, they don’t digest well or clients simply don’t know how to cook beans. Now with the latest Paleo craze, beans are suddenly on the “do not eat” lists of the masses. Well, let me tell… Read More
After my third year at the Athleta IronGirl Triathlon, I decided I wanted to try something new and small in the tri-state area and settled on the TriFitness Norwalk Triathlon. In year’s past, the race had been all women but it’s now open to men and women and I must say, there were quite a few men taking advantage! I had originally… Read More
Lately, life has been crazy hectic. Between marathon training, coaching clients, working on new projects for Marissa’s Well-being and Health and of course, wedding planning, some days fly by so quickly I barely know what happened. I’m constantly re-evaluating how I structure my days and one of the reasons I love David so much is because while I would… Read More
The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Reebok After attending the Tara Stiles yoga event at the Reebok FitHub Union Square last week, I went back again for a running event with Olympian and Reebok Running Ambassador Carrie Tollefson where I also got to try out the new Reebok ZQuick running shoe. Carrie led a group run from… Read More
“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Millennial Central for Evolution Fresh. I received coupons for Evolution Fresh juices to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.” This is the first time I’m saying this out loud on this blog: I’m training for the TCS New York City Marathon. I… Read More
I was flattered by the positive responses I got on my post, 9 Things I’m Glad I Did Before I Get Married and 1 Ting I Wish I Had. I don’t always share so openly and I struggle with hitting publish on the more personal posts, so I really appreciate the feedback. Continuing in the same personal vein, I’m posting today… Read More
