I love marathons. I love marathoners. I love everything about it. I love how it’s hard. I love how it hurts but brings me the greatest joy. I love the every single day of working hard and pouring my heart and soul into running and working out. It is amazing and one of those awesome things in life that you just cannot explain to people who just don’t “get it”. There is nothing better than being free, hitting the open road and putting on some great music to listen to and

You can see by this chart that there is a correlation between faster marathon times and increase in lifting heavy weights. For about 6 months I did 50 reps at 50 pounds. I was building endurance but I didn't really need more endurance, I needed strength and power. It's not to say that when I was only lifting 50 pounds it was a walk in the park, but it wasn't what I was truly capable of doing. I remember trying to push 40 pounds on the GLUTE machine and that felt so incred

Yes that’s right, cross another marathon off the list. DONE! But to me, it is not just about crossing them off the list. I love that, but I honestly love the entire journey. I absolutely love every day of working out and working hard at being in top condition. It is so incredible to cherish your body and treat it as the machine that it really is. Too many people abuse their bodies and minds and no thank you, I would prefer to treat it as a precious gift. I was watching