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12/27/2025

This year was a whirlwind of racing and running. And ultimately the theme was be prepared to pivot. I had to pull from my first big race of the year due to illness, and with the support of my husband and coach found a different race to jump into 2 weeks later, Canyons 50k.

Of the races I signed up for (5 of them) only 2 of them ran the course I signed up for, the other 3 had course changes due to weather—one of which got cancelled all together mid race.

There were a few moments where I wondered what I was thinking—planning my entire year with the goal to run UTMB in 2026. After a hard day at Kodiak I thought maybe I wasn’t up for the full loop in Chamonix. Then I got the email that I qualified. Crazy.

But before we can get to excited about UTMB, 2026 race season starts just 3 weeks from today in Hawaii. 😮‍💨

Full recap on my blog. Link in bio!

12/22/2025

Less than a month out from HURT 100 🌋
Year two of putting my name in the lottery… and I was drawn.

Then, Sedona 125 🏜️
My name came off the waitlist. The course looks absolutely beautiful—and while it’ll be my longest run to date, on paper it might be the “easiest” of the three.

And ending with… UTMB ⛰️
Scared. Excited. Honored. All the feels.

Three massive races. One epic year.
Follow along as I chase the Big 3 of 2026—one mile, one lesson, one stretch at a time.

12/14/2025

If you’ve been a coaching client of mine then you’ve heard me say, “Do it for your future yourself.” It’s one of my favorite saying that I use to keep myself goal centered.

Today it took me an hour longer to get out of the house and onto the trails. I went through the normal list when you don’t want to go outside:
I could do it on the treadmill. No, the weather is too nice.
I could just choose a hill to do repeat closer to home. No. The weather is way too nice and the trails are still snow free. Drive to MERA.

And I’m so glad I did. It was gorgeous. I’m soaking in the sunshine even though I know we need snow.

Do it for your future self my friends! Remind yourself of that feeling you get when you’re out there, or when you’re finished. 🥰

12/12/2025

Holiday season feeling hectic? I have massage openings before Christmas!
Put yourself on the schedule and give your body a break. ❤️
Link in comments to book!

12/12/2025

New goals loading for 2026! 🫠

is only 5 weeks away!

12/08/2025

Sam’s handy work, from start to finish! Our at home sauna complete (I think it took about 3 weekends and a few evenings).

Just like all of Sam’s work, he couldn’t do it “the easy way” and made it BEAUTIFUL. No short cuts for this woodworker. 👏🏻🫶🏻

12/07/2025

If you're into story time, I finally finished my blog about UTMB's Kodiak 100 miler. It took me forever to sit down and finish writing about it. While writing my book I relied heavily on blogs and journal entries I have made over the last 15 years, and so every time I hemmed and hawed about finishing this, I told myself to just do it already!

So thanks for reading it, if you choose to!

If I could finish in the top ten, I’d earn a direct entry to UTMB—no lottery, no waiting, just a ticket to the race I’d been dreaming about. But I knew how unlikely that was. Around me stood some of the strongest runners I’d ever lined up with, ready to take on the Kodiak 100 in Big Bear Lak...

12/02/2025

How do you really rate your workout on a scale of 1–10?

I prescribe workouts to clients using the RPE scale (Rate of Perceived Exertion)—this is especially common in ultrarunning, where there are too many variables (terrain, weather, fatigue, etc.) to base workouts purely on pace.

But when clients rate their workouts—especially when prompted by their watch—I notice some confusion around how to do that properly.

Here’s what I mean:

Let’s say you have a tempo workout with 3 x 10 minutes at tempo pace, prescribed at an RPE of 8. That workout also includes a warm-up and cool-down done at an RPE of 3–4.

At the end of the run, your watch asks you to rate the workout—and you give it a 4.

So what does that mean?
Does it mean you didn’t actually run the tempo intervals at an RPE of 8? Maybe.
Or maybe it means you forgot how hard the tempo intervals felt because the last 20 minutes were slow, easy recovery.

Here’s what I tell my clients: rate the workout, not the run.
The workout is the interval portion—the part designed to challenge you—not the warm-up or cooldown.

Another thing that often comes up is ego.
Let’s say you have a 4-hour long run prescribed at an RPE of 4–5. At the end, you rate it a 3.
But your notes say it was “challenging,” or you’re wiped the next day.

If you rate your long run a 3, that means you’re saying you could run at that pace all day—maybe even for 100 miles. It also tells me, as your coach, that you might be ready to push harder. If I see that 3, I may assume your current pace is too easy and prescribe the next 4-hour run at a faster effort. That could be beneficial if you’re ready for it—but it could also lead to overtraining if you’re not.

We sometimes hesitate to give a workout a higher number because it might feel like we’re admitting it was hard. But here’s the truth: that’s the point.

Accurately rating your workouts helps your coach adjust your training, prevent overtraining, and ensure your hard days are hard and your easy days are actually easy.

So next time your watch asks for that 1–10, take a second to think:
What was the effort of the workout itself—not the run as a whole?

That’s how you rate with purpose.

11/27/2025

I don’t do sales often… but this one’s worth jumping on. 👀

From now until December 31, I’m offering run coaching for just $99 — your choice of:
✅ $99 for my Basic Coaching Plan
✅ or $99 off my Gold Level Coaching

Got a running goal for 2026?
✨ Build a consistent routine
✨ Run your first 5K (or 50K!)
✨ Chase a PR in your next half marathon
✨ Figure out how to blend running with strength training

The possibilities are endless — and I’ll help you make them happen.
DM me to learn how to get started.