Month: February 2015

Elite Runner Tina Muir shares the aspects of recovery that keep her body strong during marathon training, and how you can apply them to your training to make sure you are race ready for your next marathon.

Fuel Your Recovery- Fuel and Sleep

fueling, recovery, sleep
I am well into this segment of training, and that means recovery is so critical. If I am going to make it to the start (and finish) line healthy, I need to make recovery a priority, probably even more of a priority than the hard workouts themselves. After all, it is better to go into…

The Week That Could Have Changed It All

struggles
Last weekend I thought about writing an update post. I was trying to get ahead with my blogging as we had a busy week planned, and we are heading up to Michigan City this weekend (CAKE and CATERING TESTING! EEEKKK!). On Sunday night, I created a new post, and began to think about what I…
This vegetarian pad thai a great recovery meal for runners, made by elite runner Tina Muir.

Vegetable Pad Thai

dinner, lunch, vegetarian
Another Marvelous Monday already? Oh how time flies! Although Steve had a meet with his team on Valentines Day, we actually had some very special moments, and I loved that our gift ideas worked. We set a $10 limit, and had to be creative. We both made one another a gift, and it was really…
Elite runner Tina Muir describes the one form of entertainment she will take with her on runs. Giving you the 10 reasons why you should listen to podcasts, and which ones to try out!

10 Reasons Why You Should Listen to Podcasts

I always thought podcasts were something that people with passions for really obscure topics (knitting or TV show fan clubs comes to mind) listened to. It was only once my boss at Runners Connect recommended I start the Run to the Top podcast that I really started to pay attention. One thing you will learn about…
Elite runner Tina Muir shares a "day in the life of" post about life as a working elite runner, and how she juggles her time.

Day in the Life of a Working Elite Runner

Today, I would like to actually share a day in the life of post, and I am going to do it as part of a What I Ate Wednesday (thanks Jenn) post, as obviously being a former elite runner who covered 70-90 miles a week means that you consume a lot of food! I decided…

Life as a British Elite Runner in America

struggles
First….a little background Most of you know that I work full time for Runners Connect (UPDATE: I stopped working for Runners Connect in March 2017.) That is a little different to a lot of runners at my level, as American elites are able to dedicate their a larger chunk of their time to chasing down those running…

Life as the Significant Other of an Elite Runner

Steve
If the title didnt give it away, I did not write this post, it was written by Steve. I did not give him any  pointers of what to write. If you can believe it, I did not tell him to write any of this, and I have edited it minimally. My edits are in italics…
This delicious, healthy pizza is made with pureed beets instead of tomato sauce. Absolutely delicious, and a favorite of elite runner @tinamuir88

Beet Pizza with Feta and Spinach

dinner, pizza, vegetarian
*Note- Sorry this sent out yesterday, someone was not paying attention to when February started! Those of you who signed up for my newsletter got a sneak peak! Okay, bear with me here. I know this sounds REALLY weird, and I am sure a heck of a lot of people are turning their noses up…