Getting back on track

I've fallen off track before but not like this

An Asics loyalist tries Brooks

No, I know, it's literally the name of this blog. But Monday evening, Brooks Running brought their "Best Fest" (details below) to Philadelphia Runner in Center City. Behind a bright blue table of promotional items-branded medals, coffee mugs, and foam fingers- were shoe racks with samples to try on the weekly group run. I should...

Looking ahead: my first marathon

This blog saw no love in May and June. At the beginning of May, I ran my second 10-miler with a time goal of 1:22:00. Last year's time 1:30:11. I know that seems like a huge jump, but during my half, I hit my 10 mile time at 1:22 so I figured that was a good...

Why I don’t follow a training plan

For me, plans aren't necessary. They suck the fun out of running. What holds me accountable for my miles is that I genuinely love running

How short-term goals can be the best motivation

It's a catch 22 that winter is followed by race season. You're excited for warmer days and running in t-shirts, but you also don't want to push yourself through another treadmill run or a cold morning excursion. This post's header photo is representative of winter: blah (and weird vests). So how do you prepare? I...

Treadmill of terror- avoid injury, run happily

My last two posts have been nutrition-focused. Let's get back to training, shall we? What's more basic than Planet Fitness treadmills? Nothing. Listen, I wish I didn't belong to PF, but it's close, cheap and not in the city (aka there's parking). I've written about treadmills before, but A Better Way to Run Indoors was...

Why I’m still drinking in January

A totally non-alcoholic January sounds good immediately after the holidays. You're looking forward to a slow down in social obligations that came with week-night drinking and an overindulgence of sweet treats. Your nutrition was thrown off, so you feel like your fitness has been to and, overall, your health goals. But when you get down...

Intermittent fasting changed me- just not in the way you’d think

Intermittent Fasting is up there with Keto and Paleo for 2018 health buzzwords. However, unlike Keto and Paleo diets, two other recycled fads I will never touch, Intermittent Fasting doesn't change the contents of my meals, just the time I eat them. Although it has spiraled into better choices that align with my fitness goals...

Takeaways from my first half marathon

This is about three weeks overdue now, but I completed my first half marathon well within my goal time! I finished at 1:47:55 (this is the net time-slightly different from my time tracking shown below) and even hit the 10 mile mark eight minutes sooner than I complete my 10 mile race in May! In...

It’s race week

It's race week! And I feel so ready. It's been pretty chilly so I'm preparing for the cold weather Saturday monring- thicker socks, full leggings, tech shirt. I'm waiting until the actual day to determine whether I want to wear my facemask or not. But, there's nothing I hate more than burnt lungs. I have...

Here’s what’s actually going to work if you want to be a morning runner

In the spring I was crushing the morning workout game. I would hop right out of bed and slip into my running gear after my first alarm went off. Unfortunately, my identity as Kerri The Morning Runner did not last long. By the end of summer I was back to being the queen of rolling...