Tag: fitness

• Dreams and Training – 2017 in Review; 2018 Goals

  I like to dream, but I once heard a quote that said something like, a dream without a plan is a wish. I firmly believe that to be true. How many of us dream about something, whether great or small, but if we don’t activity pursue it, make a plan and follow it, or even…

  Cathryn Free

  December 31, 2017

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  children, dreams, energy, fitness, food, Goals, health, inspiration, life, lists, mother runner, motherhood, New Year, Nutrition, racing, Recovery, relationships, Resolutions, Running, running inspiration, training, Weight loss, work

• Paleo Almond Pancakes

  I don’t like pancakes. Gasp, the horror! I know. I’m a little wacky. Occasionally (and by occasionally I mean maybe once five years ago when I was pregnant with my first baby), I’ll have a hankering for pancakes, but they’re really not my first choice. I’ll eat them; they’re fine. I’m just not a big…

  Cathryn Free

  January 16, 2017

  Nutrition, recipes, Thrive

  children, Cooking, energy, fit life, fit lifestyle, fitness, food, health, healthy, Healthy life, inspiration, kids, motherhood, Nutrition, paleo, pancakes, Recipe, recipes, Weight loss, Whole 30, yum

• Goals for 2017

  Happy New Year! I have a confession. I hate making New Year’s resolutions. I think they’re kind of stupid. Most of the time when someone asks what my resolution is, I say, “To floss.” (That’s the truth, I do want to floss more.) But overall, I don’t hold my weight or faith in resolutions. Now,…

  Cathryn Free

  January 2, 2017

  Archives, Run, Thrive

  children, energy, fitness, food, Goals, health, Healthy life, inspiration, kids, life, motherhood, Motivation, New Year, Nutrition, race, racing, Resolutions, Running, stress, training, Weight loss, Whole 30, yoga

• You Know You’re a Mother Runner…

  Please tell me there are other women who can relate to the wonderful  role of mother while also trying to be a runner? Not sure? If you have experience one or all of the following, you know you’re a Mother Runner. Breastfeeding is your cool down. Gone are the days when you could come in…

  Cathryn Free

  November 21, 2016

  Archives, Run, Thrive

  babies, breastfeeding, children, energy, fitness, food, funny, health, inspiration, kids, laughs, life, lists, moms who run, mother runner, motherhood, Motivation, nursing, Nutrition, race, runner, runner mom, Running, running inspiration, sleep, training

• Adjusting to the Unexpected: Rails to Trails Half Marathon Recap

  This post is later than I wanted, but school duties, sick kids, and family visits have a tendency to take priority over blog writing. Alas. The race was about a week ago, and as I sit here writing this, I’m fully recovered and ready to plan the next goal. I had my goals for Rails…

  Cathryn Free

  November 15, 2016

  Archives, Run

  babies, energy, fitness, food, half marathon, happiness, health, inspiration, life, moms who run, mother runner, motherhood, Motivation, Nutrition, pace, races, racing, recap, Rest, runner, Running, running inspiration, running moms, sleep, struggles, training, unexpected

• Battling Excuses

  The Rails to Trails half marathon is staring at me from Sunday. While physically, I know I’m set (provided my knee doesn’t give me any issues), and mentally I know I can rock it, I’m still surprised how easily excuses can creep into my mind, even days away from the race. I’m been running for…

  Cathryn Free

  November 4, 2016

  Archives, Run

  babies, energy, excuses, fitness, Goals, happiness, health, inspiration, life, mother runner, motherhood, Motivation, pace, racing, Recovery, Rest, Run, runner, Running, running inspiration, running moms, sleep, stress, struggles, training

• Lessons from Cross Country

  This past Saturday I was able to attend a cross country meet of my former high school.  I knew a couple of students running; one was actually a former student of mine! It was the first meet I have been to in probably 14 years, and I had an absolute blast.The meet was at a…

  Cathryn Free

  September 23, 2016

  Archives, Run

  cross country, cross country meet, energy, fitness, h, high school, inspiration, lists, meet, mother runner, Motivation, pace, races, Run, runner, Running, running inspiration, simple, simplicity, speed, stress

• Apple Dumpling Days 1/2 Marathon Recap

  What an experience! I’m so grateful for how the race went, and even though I’m disappointed in my performance, I really couldn’t have asked for a better day. I went into it with a goal of breaking 2:15, but like I said before, wasn’t stressing too much about it. Well, the day before the race,…

  Cathryn Free

  September 13, 2016

  Archives, Run

  disappointement, fitness, half marathon, happiness, inspiration, journey, mother runner, motherhood, Motivation, postpartum, race, racing, recap, Running, running moms, trails, training

• 4 Months Post and Summer Recap.

  Holy cow does time fly. Seriously! My baby is now four months and I’m staring at the unforgiving face of another school year. Why is it we wait the entire winter for summer, and then is gone in the blink of an eye? Not cool, time. Not cool. If your summer has been anything like…

  Cathryn Free

  August 26, 2016

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  4 month old, babies, fit, fitness, Food is Fuel, Getting my body back, health, inspiration, life, losing baby weight, mother runner, motherhood, Motivation, Nutrition, Postnatal fitness, postpartum, road trips, Running, summer, vacation, Weight loss, Weight training, yoga

• Go with the Flow

  If there’s one thing motherhood’s taught me is that I can control nothing. Absolutely nothing. As a control freak by nature, this does not sit well with me. Oh, I’ve adapted my actions and reactions to try and embrace the laissez-faire attitude, but it goes against my nature and I have to work at it.…

  Cathryn Free

  June 13, 2016

  Archives, Run, Thrive

  4th trimester, fitness, Getting my body back, losing baby weight, motherhood, Motivation, Postnatal fitness, postpartum, Recovery, Rest, Running, sleep, struggle, take back postpartum