I turned 22 on July 4th and I have the lovely honor of sharing my birthday with Lauren another intern. I have mentioned Workitout100 before and they did a get to know you goal setting post so you take how old you are and that is how many goals you…
Fun running became my hobby about one year ago. I got hooked through a Zombie Run. At this race I noticed so many runners had dressed up as zombies, or dressed up to avoid the zombies. Some were dressed in camo, some had group tshirts, and some even wore tutu’s.…
In society today we are constantly rushing around and always have a laundry list of items to do and compete with each other about who has less time. Between running errands, school, work, friends, and family there always seems to be a lack of time and you are stuck and…
One of our interns here at the Farmville Downtown Partnership, Carrie Boswell, a senior at Hollins University and local resident of Farmville, VA, is starting her half marathon training this week! You can follow Carrie as she trains from now until the Marathon on her blog on the Farmville…
So this summer has definitely had its share of physical roadblocks when it comes to working out or running, but some major roadblocks people including myself forget about are mental roadblocks. Your body is physically able to do amazing feats, however more often than not than not it is that…
I have been researching a lot about what constitutes a healthy diet as well as what is best pre, during, and post workouts. I was able to go to Riverside Runners in Lynchburg this past weekend and talk to the staff about pre, during, post fueling and hydration and pick…
A lot of people say that it takes about twenty-eight days to break or build a new habit. And there are usually twenty-eight days in a lunar cycle, which affects the tides in the ocean, farmers’ crops, and women’s menstrual cycles. Individual’s emotional biorhythms, emotional arcs also tend to follow…
I have been having issues with my tonsils for years so this summer in the middle of half marathon training I had to have a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Everyone who I have talked to about the surgery all agreed it was an easy surgery and so I believed the hype…
The one thing that is miserable about running that I have zero control over is the weather. I actually ended up doing a lot of research about heat and humidity and the effect it can have on running as well as some tips to combat the weather. When running it…
As I mentioned in last weeks blog post under the advice of Helen, Lauren, and Sarah to try different things to help with my tonsils and allergies. I tried the teaspoon of honey once a day and a gargled a green tea, honey, and lemon mixture once a day and…
