Coach Emily Bullock

11/09/2025

Always a good time when the Tide is Rollin

11/02/2025

Run the River Ultra Challenge and Relay Recap: aka “Let’s loop the woods for six hours and call it fun.”

Picture this: 2.7-ish mile laps on twisty root-filled bike trails designed by someone who clearly hates ankles and wants to see blood. Then suddenly — bam — a dreamy last mile of soft grass and leaves, a surprise bamboo arch like you just entered Narnia, river views, and a short gravel stretch to remind you you’re alive. Then you… do it again. And again. And again. Why? Honestly, I’m still not sure. 😂

Year three wasn’t my fastest, but it was definitely my strongest. I’m sore, but unlike years one and two, I do not need to book an urgent visit to my chiro. Progress!

I planned on 11 loops, but capped it at 10 — a little over a marathon. Could I have finished one more? Absolutely. Would I have finished before the 6-hour cutoff? Absolutely not.

Third year racing, third award, third overall female🥉 Apparently I’m committed to the theme. Endurance feels good, strength feels better, and the delirious joy of counting laps instead of miles is a nice change of pace. I now have quite the collection of cutting boards and they are stunning.

Now we build toward 100 miles in the spring — Lord willing.

09/27/2025

New study reveals that limiting sugar in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life has massive life-long benefits by preventing chronic diseases, establishing healthy taste preferences, and supporting proper development. A major study found that early life exposure to lower sugar intake was associated with a 35% reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes and a 20% reduced risk of high blood pressure in adulthood.

The first 1,000 days are a critical window of rapid development for a child’s brain, body, metabolism, and immune system, setting the stage for their future health. Excessive early exposure to added sugars can irreversibly alter development and lead to long-term health problems.

To elaborate, a child’s palate is very malleable during the first 1,000 days. Repeated exposure to sweet foods trains their taste buds to crave sweeter flavors, making them less receptive to naturally sweet foods like fruits and vegetables. By consistently introducing whole, unprocessed foods, you prevent a child from becoming accustomed to the intense, artificially sweet flavors found in many processed snacks. This helps them appreciate a wider variety of foods even later in life.

Also, a landmark study found that people exposed to lower sugar intake in utero and during the first 1,000 days of life had significantly lower risks of developing type 2 diabetes and hypertension.

Also, reducing sugar intake through the first 1,000 days helps combat childhood and adult obesity. Sugary foods and drinks are often calorie-dense but lack nutrients and fiber, which can lead to excessive weight gain. A high sugar diet in childhood is a major driver of obesity, which carries a host of long-term health consequences.

Furthermore, limiting sugar intake during this critical developmental period improves metabolic health. High sugar intake can disrupt the body’s normal metabolic processes and lead to insulin resistance (a leading cause of PCOS, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses). Limiting sugar helps set a healthy metabolic pattern, reducing the risk of fatty liver disease, PCOS, diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease later in life.

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09/05/2025

Brain inflammation drives depression

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09/04/2025

Now go do 🩶

07/31/2025

Twinning and winning at Spring Hill Boot Camp. Around here we know strong runners lift. We focus on agility, endurance, core stregth and unilateral movements to help our runners stay strong and healthy. Come try and free week and check out our running club. We run from Carpe Diem every Saturday at 7 💦💪👟

07/16/2025

Hunger levels can and do change day to day.

You are not a machine.