May Day 💐🌞🌸

Sometimes while running, you just gotta stop and smell the beautiful spring flowers. 😍 Today was a nice easy run before full body weights. Lifting after a longer-run gives me ample opportunity to reflect on what it really means to finish strong. 🏋🏾‍♂️ If I tell myself I'm tired, and my task is hard, my [...]

Moody Mother-Nature ☃️

Mother Nature thinks she's funny. 🙄 She waited till I packed away all my winter running gear to sneak in one last April snow storm. ❄️ Today's run was a easy zone 2-3 HR recovery run after Saturday's race. Too bad for Mother Nature I run year-round now despite her pranks. This hideous face is [...]

Majestic Mountain Beauty 🏔💗

Sunrise in Northern Utah's mountains never disappoints. After a long work week, there's a temptation to sleep in and relax. However, as the spring flowers bloom and weather begins to warm, this familiar canyon calls my name. In this picture I stand approximately 10 miles from my front door. Behind me, glorious 11,752ft snow- capped [...]

Trail Time 🏔

#IrunUtah #garmin #utahtrails #beautifulutah #irunthisbody #dowhatyoulove #getoutdoors #springtraining #runningonresilience #crohns #hashimotos #tierrasunglasses #teamsparkle One advantage of actually living in the mountains is I can run the trails any time. With a Canyon 3 miles from my front door, and trails into the mountains that are apart of my city, my options are endless. The view [...]