Beyond Running

Signs You Are Pushing Your Body Too Far

We live in a go go go world. The busier you are, the better. Who cares if you feel tired, that’s life, get on with it. It feels like everyone around you is cramming more into their morning than you get done in a day, so why are you complaining? Even if you know deep…

Baby Led Weaning (Baby Led Feeding)

Quite a few people have asked me lately about the way we started Bailey on solid foods, as knowing when you can start giving your baby solid food (and what that even means), along with which baby foods to start with can be really confusing. I wanted to create this baby solid food guide to…

Best Baby Must Have’s for 6-9 Month Olds

Here is what I believed to be the best products for a 6-9 month old gift guide. Maybe you have friends and family with babies this age, or maybe it is you planning ahead. If you missed my recommendations for gift ideas for newborns, best baby products for 2-3 month old and 3-6 month old babies, you…

Join a Runner Community for Fun, Friendship, and Freedom to Share

In the past, the only way to find a runner community was at local running events on a Saturday. Those communities are still there, but if you are shy or a little socially awkward (aren’t runners universally known for being that way? :p) that is not your only option anymore. You can follow social media…

Best Baby Must Have’s for 3-6 Month Olds

Another post on baby essentials, this time for 3-6 month old babies. In case you missed my baby products for newborns and baby products for 2-3 month old posts, there they are. It has been a while, but once you reach that 3 month mark, things start to change pretty quickly as babies learn to…

Day in the Life of a Mother With a Baby

A few years ago, I wrote a day in the life of post to show what elite runners do in a typical day. I recently shared this day in the life of a runner post on my social media, and received a comment about what a day in the life of looked like now. My…

Why I Just Can’t Be Real With You About Motherhood…Yet

Running for Real. Tina for Real. Everything I have ever done under my personal brand, I have been real. I have shared the ups, the downs, the funny stories and the fears in every area of my life. I have shown my vulnerabilities, allowed my walls to come down, and be totally myself. I have…

Best Gifts for Pregnant Women: 2017 Holiday Gift Guide

Last week I published my gift ideas for runners, and this time I thought I would share some ideas for those who are in the same situation as me right now. I am still running a little, but pregnancy gifts for first time moms are far more appropriate to me right now than running things…especially…

End of Second Trimester! 27 Weeks Pregnant

Oh boy! Here we go! The final stretch is ready and waiting for me, and things are getting very real. Not just cause I can’t really bend over anymore, and everything feels a little squished inside, but because I really am nearing my baby’s guess date, and before I know it, she will be here.…

The Will to Win: Is it Bad to be Too Competitive?

People often ask me when I first realized I was good at running. As a professional runner, you have to know these things, because of course, I should have been way out in front of all the boys from an early age, proving my physical ability before it was even developed. It is the story…

Athletic Amenorrhea: How Does Running Affect Your Period?

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UPDATE: Since writing this article, I have taken EVERYTHING I learned in my journey to get my period back, and wrote a book on the topic, so you have everything I know about amenorrhea in one place. This book is written for runners who have lost their period, but regardless of what sport you do,…