This year I’ve packed my race schedule and I have some time goals that are much more strenuous than anything I’ve had in the past. I have two half marathons coming up in the spring and two full marathons in the second half of the year. Half marathon training is in full swing and the… Continue reading Road to Race Day Update 2
In the past year-two years I have changed so much. To the point where 21 year old, college Nikki probably wouldn’t recognize who I am today. And in a good way. I still have some of those insecurities that hung around in the back of my mind, but wow have those voices turned into whispers.… Continue reading A Letter To The Old Me
Falling into the “young adult” category is possibly the most confusing time to be alive. In certain scenarios you are expected to act like an adult and know what you are doing, like when filing your taxes and paying off student loans. Then in other situations you get the short end of the stick for… Continue reading Growth is Uncomfortable
I am so incredibly lucky to be loved by a sincerely wonderful group of friends. I have people I can turn to at any time of day or night, all over the country, who would be there for me in a second if I needed them. And they know for certain that I would always… Continue reading Let Me Tell You ‘Bout My Best Friends: Galentine’s Day Edition
In college I was introduced to the concept of the 5 love languages and the personality quiz you can take to find out which of the five is your primary love language. I was thinking about the quiz recently and decided to read the book “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman to better understand… Continue reading Are You Speaking My Language?
I started running in high school about 10 years ago. I’ve been doing this sport for a little while now, and it has become such an important part of my life, that I even center my blog around it. But, I think the way I started running is a bit different. I feel like this… Continue reading How This All Started
Recently the weather in New York has been freezing cold, unbearable, and all around ugly. The winter is no longer cute once the holidays are over, and it is no longer socially acceptable to over eat mashed potatoes and cookies. Even when it is below 10 degrees outside, the city doesn’t stop hustling and bustling.… Continue reading Cold Weather Activities
New year, new goals, new races. All of the excitement of everything to come means right now is the time to put in the work, it’s marathon training time. I am going to make a point to bring you all along on my training journey this year, including all of the ups and downs that… Continue reading Road to Race Day Update 1
A common phrase passed around the running community (or any sports/fitness community for that matter) is “hitting the wall”. Specifically a mental wall. That moment when you just cannot get your body to go any further or push any harder. This is when people give up. This is the barrier between reaching your goal and… Continue reading Getting Past the Mental Wall
The thought of doing a blog post about a new year’s resolutions isn’t original, but I still think it’s important. But even more important than setting the goal by January 1st is making a plan to follow through with what you actually want to do. I remember new years eve about four years ago, sitting… Continue reading Another Blog Post about Resolutions
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