One of the hardest parts of moving to a new city/state is learning about local activities. Are there movies in the park here? What are the best breweries to go to on the weekends? What races can I run? The important things in life. Luckily, friend of JKR Michelle Billick has lived in Charlotte for…
I’ve been in love with my Qalo ring for years, so when they launched their stackables and I immediately wanted them. I already owned four traditional Qalo rings (I’ve since lost two) and knew I couldn’t keep buying rings. So I did what any normal person would do, I asked for them for my birthday. I…
I was invited to Twerk for your Beer by Carrie Srebro, a friend of mine from Burn Boot Camp. It’s held in a private room on the second floor of a local brewery, Cabarrus Brewing Company, was $6 and included a ticket for a free beverage (beer or kombucha). I’d missed taking Zumba classes at…
I joined Burn Boot Camp shortly after I moved to NC last July. It started with a 30 day Groupon, then after I fell passionately in love with the gym, the people and the trainers, I signed my year contract. I was unemployed at the time, actively searching for a new job, but knew the…
365 days. What can you do in 365 days? I’ve been attending Burn Boot Camp now for a full year. Not since training for the NYC Triple Crown have I ever stuck with a fitness routine this long, and even then, there were medals involved. It all started with a 30 day GroupOn. Kristin and I…
When I completed my first Spartan Sprint in June of 2014 I felt accomplished, but relieved. I think my first thought was “thank God it’s over.” I loved the challenge I had put my body through, but I knew I was under trained for it. Fast forward to September 2016 when I first realized I…
While I was looking for an Obstacle Course Race (OCR) to test my boot camp fitness, I stumbled upon the Dirty Dozen Trail Obstacle Course Race at the US White Water Center in Charlotte. I thought this was perfect: a smaller, cheaper, local OCR to try before desperately trying to convince my friends to compete…
Back in December when we were setting our fitness goals for 2016, I said I wanted to run a 10k in the summer and a half marathon in the fall. I ran the NYRR Women’s Mini back in June, and I’ll be doing the Rock N Roll Brooklyn Half this coming Saturday. So I’ve been training since…
I’ve started counting macros lately and I STRUGGLE to hit my protein goal every single day. Luckily, a Burn Boot Camp trainer introduced me to these protein oat cookies. They use one of my newest obsessions: Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips. They’re made of only 3 ingredients that you can pronounce, taste just like the chocolate…
One of the things I’ve struggled with the most during my time during training and racing is overcoming the voices inside my head. They tell me I’m too tired to finish this set, I’m going to die in the pool (happened during 90% of my swim practices) and my legs/arms/abs are physically incapable to continue…
