well, hello there…
Welcome to Runs With Pugs. My name is Jenn and this is the story of how a husband and wife started running together with Couch 2 5K. I will share the ups and downs of our training for a half and a full marathon, as well as other little peeks into our lives. Oh. We have pugs, too. Thank you for joining us! We're glad to have you along for the ride!-
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Tag Archives: fitness
week 1.20: new fitness beginnings
2020 comes with the promise of new fitness beginnings. After all, I didn’t start off the year with a race or a run or even a session of 9Round. Really, all I’ve been doing is rotating through prescribed stretches and … Continue reading
9 reasons i love 9round
A few months ago, we won a month’s membership and starter package from our local 9Round at a basket raffle. I was super excited because I had wanted to give it a try, and because I was looking for some … Continue reading
how to stay motivated over (summer) vacation
School’s out for the next few months, which means it’s time to see how we stay motivated over summer vacation! If you’ve been a reader of Runs With Pugs for a while, you know that our family maintains a bit … Continue reading
be your best self without playing the fitspo shame game
Fitspo. If you’re a fitness blogger, you know all about it. Social media accounts full of aspirational yoga poses, artful açaí bowls, bikini competition podiums, runfies, swimfies, high-speed burpee videos, Transformation Tuesdays… You get the idea. Everyone in the SocialMediaVerse … Continue reading
february, friday and the ultimate coffee date
Happy February! I know a lot of our northern and midwestern friends are suffering miserably though this polar vortex, and I hope everyone is able to stay warm and safe. Preferably with a warm cup of coffee, shared with Coco … Continue reading
celebrate the non-scale victories
We don’t have a scale. I don’t weigh myself, or my food. I don’t count calories. The only numbers and data I track are my miles and hours in the gym (and even then, I don’t count those hours consistently). … Continue reading
on fridays we do goat yoga
If you know anything about me, you know I love animals. LOVE. For the last couple of years, I’ve heard rumblings of something called “goat yoga.” Always in places unfairly far away from me. So I just added it to … Continue reading
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six days of rest
Resting is an integral part of running and working out. We all know it to be true. Whether or not we honor the rest period is another story. I’ll admit it: I am afraid of taking an extended break from … Continue reading
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POSTED IN: fit mom, fitness, jacksonville running blog, mother runner, rest day, rest week, running, running blog, training, training tips
POSTED IN: fit mom, fitness, jacksonville running blog, mother runner, rest day, rest week, running, running blog, training, training tips
january wrap + february goals
It’s Groundhog Day – six more weeks of winter – and time to see where we are at. January ended with a bit of a whimper. We had a bit of an emergency at home, which took precedence over pretty … Continue reading
weekly wrap: 1.15.2017 – 1.21.2017
Happy Monday! It’s time for the Weekly Wrap with HoHo Runs and MissSippi Piddlin! If you do a weekly recap post, this is a great way to check in with other active bloggers for extra support, sharing and accountability! Sunday – rest; plank I was really, really … Continue reading
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POSTED IN: aerial athlete, fitness, jacksonville running blog, plank challenge, running, training
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