Running

HIIT to FIT: Plain Jane Intervals

03.28.2012

Happy Workout Wednesday! If you’re in a rush today and need an easy, high-intensity workout to get your heart pumping, I’ve got the perfect interval run for ya… There are 24 hours in a day, and this workout is just 24 minutes in total, meaning excuses about “not having the time” are not allowed! If [...]

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Monday Motivation & Moves

03.19.2012

Monday Moves Quick, high-intensity workouts are where it’s at. #strongissexy Hope you all have had a wonderfully, positive Monday. How did you get your move on today? xo Hill

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60-minute {LIFT to FIT} workout.

03.02.2012

Yesterday’s workout at the WREC got me thinking about my recent shift in training. I’m not currently training for any races, and even though I still love a long weekend run to clear my head, I have a new found love for high-intensity exercise. I can see change in my body because of it… and [...]

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30-minute hilly {HIIT to FIT} run.

02.28.2012

Good morning :) I’m befuddled. My body is silly, very silly. I stay up making flash cards for my Nutrition & Physical Fitness exam until 1:11am… and then my body decides it’s ready for oatmeal and iced coffee before 5:30am!? Oh, dear goodness, it’s going to be a longgg Running Tuesday! I should probably take [...]

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24-minute {HIIT to FIT} run.

02.22.2012

I’ve got one heck of a workout for you all today. Recently I’ve been inspired to post my workouts on the blog after hearing that you are giving them a try yourself. I use DailyMile to log all of my physical activity, but I’m excited to highlight favorite workouts/runs via Pinterest-friendly images more often. Last [...]

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a belated personal best {race recap}.

02.17.2012

Well, if it isn’t a fashionably (ahem, almost two weeks) late race recap. In the immediacy of the blog world, two weeks is 14 days. Hah, nevermind my attempt at being the slightest bit humorous. I’m just going to write the dang post already… Ohh, you thought I was actually going to “talk” about running. [...]

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HIIT it + quit it!

02.10.2012

I hope that post title made you giggle… anyway, good morning & happy Friday! You guys totally rock. I was grinning ear to ear reading about your strong workouts, and I was SO thrilled to hear that some of you are actually doing workouts I post on the blog :) Inspired myself (and antsy from [...]

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share your strength.

02.07.2012

Leave a comment about your strong run or workout today — brag a little! Inspiration is contagious. Share your strength. Sorry to keep ya’ll hanging. I promise there will be race recap of Half #6 eventually… but if you haven’t heard the news, I did set a PR! :) I hope you have an [...]

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I am ready.

02.04.2012

Alarm clock: set (for 4:00am!). Gas tank: full. Directions + confirmation: printed. Post-race breakfast restaurant: selected. Coffee: cooling in the fridge. Watch, iPod + camera: charged. Playlist: made. Favorite: #11 I have only taken ONE true rest day from exercise since December 27th. That makes 40 days of solid training for Half #6 and many [...]

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many the miles.

01.31.2012

Late night at the gym after a long day at school. Is it really only Running Tuesday!? I wasn’t all that pumped about working out before I started, but once I got moving, that all changed. My Running Tuesday, 1/31/12: Lean Arms Routine – 1 set 1/2 mi. warm-up – indoor track HIIT treadmill run [...]