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Garmin Forerunner 55 Review vs 45 vs 245

When I’m asked about the best GPS watch for beginners, I almost always point to the most basic Garmin Forerunner. Currently that’s the Garmin 55 (or it’s predecessor the 45).…

Yaktrax Review: Are Yaktrax good for running in snow and ice?

Running in the Kansas City winters and now since 2015 in the Colorado winters, I’ve had my fair share of slips on the ice. Which lead me to testing out…

Best Trail Running Watch – Comparing Top Models and Features

There are a lot of GPS trail running watches on the market, and choosing the right one can be overwhelming. In addition to typical features like tracking pace, distance, and…

Your Beachbody vs Peloton Overview: Which is Right for You?

If you’ve found that working out from home has lead you to fall in love with video led workouts then you might be debating Beachbody vs Peloton as two of…

Daily Harvest vs Splendid Spoon – Differences, Menus and Cost Comparison

Which of these plant based meal delivery services will best fit your needs. Looking at the big differences of Daily Harvest vs Splendid Spoon

Are Meal Delivery Services Worth It? Comparing Costs and Cuisines

We’re not talking about DoorDash, but a true service that delivers a set of pre-packaged meals to you every single month. They can range from plant based to heavy on…

Balance Trainers | Are they Worth the Money?

Have you send friends standing on a wobble board at their desk? Or perhaps a squishy disk while doing a workout? What’s the deal with balance trainers and which ones…

How Long do GPS Watches Last

Our running shoes have a lifespan of around 500 miles…or less. But how long should we expect our GPS running watch to keep on ticking? Our watches have become such…

Daily Harvest vs Freshly vs Eat to Evolve: Prepared Meal Delivery

One of the overlooked pieces of marathon training is nutrition. It’s a piece that will help us to perform our best, but often between the  miles and life don’t have…

Skechers Razor Excess Review

Are you looking for a lightweight, yet cushioned shoe to carry you from 5k to half marathon. Let me introduce you to the Skechers Razor Excess. Over the last 14+…

UCAN | How Can SuperStarch Fuel Your Run

Stomach troubles derailing your marathon fueling? Then this UCAN review might just make your day with how it works and could solve your dilemma. Bonus points because I have a…

CBD Cream Benefits

Currently dealing with pain and wondering about the CBD cream benefits? Does it actually work? How does it work? I’ve talked with many of you who wish you could take…

Training Status Unproductive | How to Utilize Training Load

Garmin Training Load and Polar Cardio Load are designed to help runners prevent over training and take in to account their sleep recovery, but should they really be guiding you?…

Coros Apex Review | Fit, Function and Features You’ll Want

The Coros Apex is a beast of a running watch with stellar battery life, tools you’ll actually utilize and with plenty of options to find the fit that works for…

Coros Pace 2 | Budget Friendly Running Watch

This year I’ve slapped a wide variety and brands of running watches on my wrist to cover thousands of miles. Coros Pace 2 is a new budget friendly running watch…

Polar Vantage V2 Review

In the last year, I’ve tested a number of Polar watches including the Pacer Pro, M, the V and now the Polar Vantage V2 review. The Polar Vantage V2 is…

Blood Work for Athletic Performance

Could a blood test for athletic performance help to prevent injury? Keep you from getting sick race week? A look at why it matters

Skechers Running Shoes Review | Comparing Models

Over the last 8 months, I’ve had the opportunity to put in a good number of miles in a few different Skechers running shoes and it’s time for a review…

8 Things Upping My Running Game Lately

In the early days of blogging (hello 2007), I used to do more personal posts, sharing my training logs and took part in weekly themes like Friday Favorites. I never…

ASICS GEL-Nimbus 22 Review

Sponsored by Zappos, all opinions are my own. In my last ASICS review, I gave you some insight to my previous history with the brand, which is to say they…

Garmin Forerunner 945 Review vs Garmin Fenix 5

When it was time to upgrade my old GPS watch, my wandering eye went straight to the top with the good looking Garmin Fenix 5s. Then suddenly I was hit…

Suunto 5 Review: Fitness Tracker and Running Watch Combined

An in depth Suunto 5 review on what's working, what's not working and how this GPS running watch stacks up to others over my thousands of miles running.

Beautycounter Review: Going All Natural?

Ever feel like you’re one of the last kids to the party? I tend to the be person who is dubious of anything that becomes a massive hit. Take Harry…

Best Skin Care Products for Your 30s

First because I bet many of you are people who ponder random thoughts like me…. Skincare refers to the specific products that we’re going to lather on to look like…

I Tried B12 Shots and Here’s What Happened

Have you heard about B12 shots for energy? I remember living in Miami and people would just rave about having a shot and suddenly bursting with energy for the rest…

Omron Tens Review: Avail Wireless TENS Device

In that first post, I talked all about what transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation does, who should use it and why. Today I’m talking more about the specific at home TENS…

Timex Ironman GPS Watch Reviews

12 years ago I walked in to Wal-Mart as a poor college student looking for a watch to wear as I started running. I found a Timex Ironman watch that…

Xango Juice Review and Free Samples

The Mayo Clinic is using Xango Juice in a current study to determine the long-term benefits…Drew Brees drinks it and the infamous heal your body Dr. Oz says it’s one…

Running Skin Care: Banish Blisters, Chaffing, Burns and More

We frequently caution about areas like improving your form, strengthening your hips and of course finding the perfect running shoe. Dissecting every minute detail of how to improve our run…

Couples in The Kitchen: Do You Cook Together?

When we lived in Kansas City, our lives felt so much more traditional. We owned a home {ok still do}. We spent weekends mowing, pulling weeds, painting things! We shopped…

A Collector of Experiences – Minimalist gift giving

“The things you own in life end up owning you.” —Tyler Durden I don’t know when it happened. That moment where I went from craving gifts to seeking out experiences.It’s…

Polar RC3 integrated GPS watch Review

Runners are not known for being open to change. We find a pair of running shoes that work and head out to buy them in mass, lest they change the…

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