French Fry Runner

2016 Race Plans

Hey, I’m back! Did you miss me? The last half of 2015 was downright crazy–and I moved to Northern California on top of everything else going on! The hard thing about moving is that I haven’t been in the area long enough to get a feel for the running community or find out which races are good. Despite that, I think I’m going along with my various training plans and picking a race that lines up the best with them. In the past I’ve tried to run one race per month to keep myself motivated, but I think having a few bigger races on the schedule will help to alleviate that lack of motivation–not to mention that no race is cheap ’round these parts!

March: St. Patrick’s Day 5K. A local 5K is in order, especially one that will not take place in snowy weather. Did I mention I love it over here?

May: Sonoma Human Race 10K. This lines up with my training plans, is local, and is for a great cause.

July: San Francisco Marathon 5K. I can’t believe this race is local for me! I’m stoked to run along the Bay! This is just to see how I can hold 5K pace–and establish that I have a real 5K pace (#goals).

August: I’m running the Santa Rosa Half Marathon! I’m really excited about this. It’s a run though wine country, which is gorgeous, and there’s a lot of sweet swag. Here’s to hoping I stay healthy this year–or at least through the summer…

September: Disneyland 10K–This has become a tradition for me and my sister, so of course I’m running. Also, we always celebrate our birthdays together during that weekend. What could be a better gift? FYI, registration starts on February 2.

This is what I have so far. I might throw in a few 5Ks to keep the holidays interesting…

What race are you most looking forward to this year? Anyone in Northern California running any of these races?

See my other races/recaps here.

I’m linking up for Wild Workout Wednesday link up with Angelena Marie from Angelena Marie: Happy, Healthy & Balanced , Michelle at Fruition Fitness and Nicole from Fitful Focus!

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The New Look

Sorry about all the theme-switching fun that’s been happening on French Fry Runner. I’m working on making the site more indicative of me and my personality and interests. I’ve decided that instead of strictly posting on health and fitness, I’m molding the blog into a reflection of my true passions. Of course health and fitness (running, yoga, and the like) are still going to be featured prominently on the blog, but I was feeling like posting was becoming more of a chore. And, I don’t know about you, but straight-up race recaps and weekly workouts weren’t working for me. Let’s face it, the blog was getting stale, and I wasn’t enjoying posting on here–at all.

See, I do not have a type-A personality, so sticking to any type of schedule or remembering to post a weekly recap every week just doesn’t cut it. And I was really feeling like I was going through the motions and was trying to copy other more successful bloggers. In its essence, that’s not a bad thing, but I don’t want to just be like other fitness bloggers; I just want to be me. Therefore, I’ve decided to make the blog more “me”–and post about travel and life and food and fitness.

This will work out better for you, dear readers, because you’ll get better content, better photos, better everything. I will be trying to stick to a regular posting schedule, but if I don’t have quality content, I won’t post. I’m trying to step it up a notch, so there will be some adjusting to do. I’m also still working on the layout and look of the blog, so bear with me as we update everything!

Cheers!
Whitney

June Favorites

Below are five things I’m loving lately for June:

1. Floral design
I have recently done all the flowers for two weddings, which I think turned out great! See my Instagram for photos. 🙂

2. Yoga
Honestly this isn’t surprising, but I’m making progress and it feels great! I hope to have more yoga posts up soon!

3. Fluffy romance novels
I do love to read intense nonfiction and more serious novels, but I also love fluffy YA romances. Currently I’m reading Lola and the Boy Next Door. Have you read it?

4. Training
I’m currently training for the Dumbo Double Dare and a marathon, but I’m being more cautious this time. Slow and steady progress is key for me, and I’m doing great. I’m throwing in swimming, biking, pump, and yoga for cross training, and it’s working out great! …and I’m thinking about doing another triathlon!! What do you like to do for cross training?

5. Ironman YouTube videos
My long-term goal is to complete an Ironman triathlon, so I’ve been pumping myself up by watching the recap videos from this and last year’s race series. I’m also watching videos highlighting the many awesome women in the sport. Super inspiring. I can’t wait for the day when I hear, “You. Are. An. Ironman!”

I’m linking up with Jill for Fitness Friday and Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, Cynthia from You Signed Up for WHAT?!, and Mar from Mar on the Run for Friday Five.

What are you loving lately?