I've had it about up to here with Mother Nature this week! Between yesterday's earthquake and Hurricane Irene threatening to ruin all my birthday plans this weekend, I'm one unhappy girl. … [Read more...]
HLS 2011: Blog Friends Are Awesome
Friendship was definitely the theme of the Healthy Living Summit this year: Reconnecting with old friends. Erin and I went to UMD together and were HLS roomies! … [Read more...]
Balancing Marathon Training and Tailgate Season
As you all know, I love me a good tailgate and with football season only a few weeks away, it's time to start figuring out how I'm going to balance half marathon training and tailgating. Spending six hours every Saturday at a tailgate and following that up with a football game leaves precious … [Read more...]
The best way to Introduce yourself to another runner
The other day I was about a mile from home on my run when another runner turned the corner and started running the same route as me. Being the competitive person I am, I decided I would use this guy as my motivation to kick it into high gear for the last mile and finish my run strong. He was … [Read more...]
What I Listen To When Running
It's been ages since I've done a playlist post. To me, summer pretty much equals country music so needless to say, my country playlists have been getting a lot of love lately. Here's a playlist my college roommate put together for me that I've been loving for running: Song Title Artist Are … [Read more...]
Interview with the White House Executive Chef
One thing I love about the Obamas is they walk the talk. At least when it comes to food and the problem this country has with childhood obesity. Michelle Obama's biggest health initiative, the Let's Move campaign, teaches kids to eat more fruits and vegetables and to be active every day. And the … [Read more...]
BlogHer ’11 in Pictures
I can't believe BlogHer has come and gone already. I've spent the bulk of the summer looking forward … [Read more...]
Hi, I’m Jess
Hi to everyone who is stopping by this weekend because you've met me at BlogHer! Welcome, welcome! It's nice to have you here. Let me take a moment to introduce myself. I'm Jess. I love to run and I love to write about all things health and fitness related. I live in Maryland and work in … [Read more...]
Running the D.C. Monuments
In the seven years I've lived in DC (four in college, three in for work) I have never once run along the National Mall and past all the museums and monuments. So when Megan suggested we do an easy five mile fun run on Saturday morning I was all for it. We headed downtown bright and early and … [Read more...]
A Kick Butt Hill Workout
Last night I had a hot date with the treadmill. And when I saw hot, I do mean really, seriously hot. It was a little bit stuffy in the gym when I got there, so I knew I would be a giant ball of sweat by the time I finished my run. My plan was to do one hour of hill repeats. If that sounds like … [Read more...]