I am a driven person. By now, most people know that. I set goals, and go get them, that is just how I have always done things. Chances are, that is the way may of you have done things too. How would you possibly stay motivated to do something that requires effort without a goal,…
Tuesday 21st March 2017. The day my life changed forever. Although today is not that day, and I have not quite reached one year since my life took a drastic turn, this is the closest Monday to that day, and with Bailey turning two months old yesterday, it really has me thinking about just how…
March 21st 2017 I stopped running. At the time, I had no idea if I would ever start again. On that day, I was prepared to say bye to running for good. I had to commit to it, otherwise it would be too easy to beat myself up, let myself slip into old habits, allow…
Even if you aren’t a kid person, newborn baby photos have the power to make anyone melt. They are our favorite photos to see, and when it is your baby, and your bias is in full force, you literally couldn’t imagine a better photo. Especially when your photographer is amazing, and Courtnie Coulson Photography is…
It is the question I have had many times, and the question I had never really thought about before it happened to me. What does it feel like to run while pregnant? I get it. You would think running while pregnant would be pretty uncomfortable, the big bump in your front would kind of bounce…
Today is a very exciting day for me, after months of pushing my pregnant mind and body probably a liiiiittttlee too far, I can finally announce that the Running for Real Podcast Series are now live! What are they? Well, after I had some success with running podcasts, I realized that sometimes people skip episodes…
At 35 weeks, I am now at a point where life could change any day now (although preferably we would prefer her stay inside a few more weeks!), but whenever she is ready, we are, and that is an exciting place to be. Many have been asking about the birthing class style I have been…
You may have heard me throwing that phrase around, maybe you are a Running for Real Superstar on Facebook and see people talking about it in the community (if you aren’t a member yet, why not?! Come join us!) and you are completely confused. You might be thinking: I could NOT run without my watch!…
What? Why is Tina Muir writing a post on goals? Surely she has no goals for running 2018? Oh god, is she going to try bounce back and run a marathon 6 weeks after having a baby? Nope. Don’t worry, this isn’t set with me in mind, well, actually, it is, because I am a…
I post on Facebook. Runners have strava. We all have Microsoft word (or something similar). Why would I need to journal? This might seem like a post that doesn’t make sense to you. Maybe you have heard me talk about journaling before, and thought, “yeah, yeah, suuuurrreee I’ll give that a try….someday….maybe”. But my friends,…
There is a need for this post. I should have known it already, but it wasn’t till I started to hear the concerned comments from loved ones about lifting heavy weights in my first trimester during daily life (weights that I would consider light compared to what I am able to lift in the gym!)…
The internet is wonderful and terrible at the same time. I could spend hours listing the ways our world has benefitted from it, but I could also have done without the ability to google anything I am paranoid about…followed by a panic that I might actually be dying because I have a red blotch on…
Race season is here, which means so the season of pre race jitters and nervousness are also around in abundance. Many of you are getting ready to race over the coming weeks, and I have previously covered how to taper, giving you all the information you need to feel confident about the physical part of…
By now, most runners are aware that strength training (resistance training, lifting, “core work”) is going to make it much more likely that you will be able to stay injury free. Most runners also know that following a strength training for runners plan is going to help you run more efficiently, meaning your running technique…
Regardless of whether you are training for your first marathon (or any other distance for that matter) or your 50th, if you fail to hit the training paces set to you by your training plan, by a coach, or even just ones that match up to a PR or PB you would like to run, you…
I have had quite a few emails of congrats about the pregnancy, and although i haven’t got back to all of you yet, I will, but I have not been so good about getting back to the rest of social media, I truly apologize about that, but as you can imagine, things have been a…
Bonusode (is that even a word?) I am making it one! Today my dear friend and sports psychologist, Evie Serventi is here with us to talk about how to overcome the negative thoughts in a race once they start to flood in. If you are someone who goes into a race nervous, but confident, however you…
I finally understand what it’s like to begin running from scratch. I have lost count of the number of people who have struggled with running over the years, asking me the usual questions; does running get easier? How to begin running? What can you do to make running not be painful? And the big one, how…
Many of you are brand new friends. We have not had the years to get to know one another…or you have not learned my rambl-y style of writing yet, and as I hope most people are out enjoying their Monday off work today, I thought I would bring a summary post together for running articles…
I often get asked about what running experts I can recommend for injury, running gait assessment, and treatment. You know I have been to UVA Speed Clinic three times, and I made it pretty clear which experts I trust through my mentions of Team Ice Cream, but I know I have friends all over the…
