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New Balance Reach The Beach Recap
Last week you got a relay education with 12 Things You Learn at Reach The Beach and today I’m finally sharing my New Balance Team Pumped Up Kicks Reach The Beach recap (it’s a long one, so get comfortable).
Team Pumped Up Kicks at the New Balance Factory (L to R): Theodora@PreppyRunner, Caitlin@CaitPlusAte, Carrie (in back) Jess@RacePaceJess, Gia@RunGiaRun, Christine@LoveLifeSurf, Me, Marissa@BarefootColorado, Allie@VitaTrain4Life, Sarah@RunFarGirl (in back, not on team but a […]
Friday's Featured Female – Carly@FineFitDay
Welcome to Friday’s Featured Female!
This weekly series features inspirational stories from admirable women. IMHO, it’s always good to be reminded of how strength, determination, hard work, heart and ingenuity can impact the quality of one’s life and I’m proud that these women will allow me to share their stories here.
Today’s FFF is Carly@FineFitDay. Carly, an Australian living in my beloved Brooklyn, was a new blogger to me until I went to the A Healthy […]
One More Lesson
You were expecting one more lesson from Reach The Beach, weren’t you? I planned on recapping my RTB experience today but life as a sometimes solo parent got in the way.
It never fails that when Jay goes away on business that Wild Boy has some crisis that requires long and emotional discussions that leave me spent. There are so many things that I’ve learned to endure in my 44 years on this planet but one certain 7 year old can knock me out colder than Muhammad […]
12 Things You Learn From Reach The Beach
Even though I’ve had a few days to recover from being a member of #TeamPumpedUpKicks from Reach The Beach, I’m still wrapping my head around the event.
It was a whirlwind trip with a ton of experiences and I’ve found that it’s been exceptionally difficult to get the words together so today, I’ll share the 12 lessons I learned overall and I’ll recap the relay itself tomorrow.
1. New Balance really is all about quality:
- From being the only major athletic shoe company that manufactures […]
Tunes For Tuesday – 90's Edition – Fastball
Welcome to Tunes For Tuesday – The 90’s Edition for the ninth month of the year, September!
Image: Daisy
Today’s Tunes For Tuesday is Fastball’s “The Way” released in February 1998. This catchy tune can definitely be an earworm but it’s a great one to have.
Because I’m still in the process of formulating my Reach The Beach recap, the specific lyrics made me think of all of the #TeamPumpedUpKicks runners. If you’ve ever done anything […]
Friday's Featured Female – Meet Team Pumped Up Kicks for New Balance #ReachTheBeach NH
Welcome to a Special Edition of Friday’s Featured Female!
Get to know the New Balance #ReachTheBeach Team – Pumped Up Kicks!
It’s Relay Day! Team Pumped Up Kicks begins their 200 mile relay journey today at 9am EST.
I’m lucky enough to be running this unique relay race with some great ladies. Some of these bloggers are friends already, some I’ve admired for a long time and some are new on my radar. I’m looking forward to getting to […]