by lindsaybabb | May 19, 2019 | Running in Real Life
“Step up, show up, never give up” I’ve been known to be competitive, both with myself and with others. Part of it is I enjoy pushing to always be my best, even when it comes to workouts. The other part is I believe competing against others makes us better....
by lindsaybabb | May 13, 2019 | Running in Real Life
“Well, that was a bad idea.” I’m usually all-for recommending running-related things I’ve tried. I recommend my best foods for runners. I recommend hill training include both incline and decline work. I recommend, yes, you should sign up for that race. Last week, I...
by lindsaybabb | Apr 21, 2019 | Running in Real Life
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Training for a marathon is something. There’s the obvious stuff. You get up before dawn to run for an hour before work. You eat more food that you ever thought possible. You sacrifice happy hours, sleeping in on Saturdays,...
by lindsaybabb | Apr 14, 2019 | Running in Real Life
“Boston is a state of mind.” It’s Boston Marathon time. Oh how I love the Boston Marathon. Last year, I had the opportunity to watch it, as I was a few weeks into maternity leave. I know my son didn’t realize how cool it was to see Des Linden bring it home, nor did he...
by lindsaybabb | Mar 17, 2019 | Running in Real Life
“Set a goal so big it scares you.” Having a big goal is…kind of scary. Having a big goal and putting it out there, publicly….kind of super-scary. But here it is: I’m training to run Grandma’s Marathon in June. Today I ran a 10k and kicked off my official training...
by lindsaybabb | Jan 13, 2019 | Running in Real Life
“I love you, but you’re crazy.” Fargo gets pretty cold in the winter. I’m not shocking anyone with that statement. This past week, we had some of our chillier days, with a few down to the single digits. So what did I do on the coldest day, when the temp reached a...
