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Continue reading →: Spartan Race World Championships & Giveaway!
In case you haven’t seen any of my posts lately, let me tell you – I am a HUGE fan of the Reebok Spartan Races. I’ll wave a flag, shout it from the rooftops, go on endlessly about how awesome my experience was doing the sprint a few weeks ago.…
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Continue reading →: Travel Tuesday: Verona, Italy
I posted a while ago ranting about how much I disliked Verona. To be fair, at the time I was hot, tired, and exhausted from pushing through Disneyland-type crowds to find Juliette’s house. Which (most likely given the uber-touristy crowd) didn’t even feel as romantic as I expected. Even my…
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Continue reading →: Finding Faith in Your Fitness
Let’s face a simple fact: it’s hard to stay committed to your health when the rest of your life dangles by a thread. How can we take care of ourselves fully when just getting out of bed feels like a monumental effort? I’ve been there. It really, really sucks. I’ve…
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Continue reading →: Travel Wednesday: St. Mark’s Square in Venice!
Aloha, folks! I usually do a Travel Tuesday post every week, but things have been so cray cray. On the bright side, I’ve gotten settled into my new place and back into my training, running, and nutrition plan. On the flip side, though, my blogging game has been a teeny…
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Continue reading →: Motivation Monday: Exercise as Therapy
Exercise is the best form of therapy I know. It eases stress, pulls me out of a long day, snaps me out of a rut. However I need to feel – happy, tired, content, pumped, excited, at ease – working out can make that happen. With all of the craziness…
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Continue reading →: New Town? New Running Route!
Happy Sunday everyone! I apologize for the serious lack of posts lately. I’ve been going through a lot of crazy changes in my personal life. I’m excited to get back into blogging and connecting with all of you lovely ladies out there! Of all the changes, moving about 40 minutes…
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Continue reading →: Venice Water Bus!
Venice is an insanely cool place. It’s a group of islands connected by a slew of bridges and divided by wide breadths of water. I’m a true cancer and total water baby, so I fell in love with Venice from the second I stepped out of the train station. Thank…
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Continue reading →: Travel Tuesday: The St. Charles Bridge in Prague!
Oh, Prague. How I adore you. It’s truly one of the most amazing cities on the planet, untouched by both world wars without a single bomb dropped. It’s buildings are a slew of lovely yellows, pale blues and greens, and pastel purples and pinks. It’s outfitted with one of Europe’s…
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Continue reading →: Motivation Monday: How I Stayed Fit in Europe
I just got back from my wonderful trip to Europe and went on my first run – intervals, nonetheless, and was shocked by my stamina. I hadn’t lost any significant progress! My times were spot-on, my legs strong, and I even busted out a few extra sets before jogging back…
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I’m Nicole
Navigating motherhood, nourishing cooking, backyard gardening and running a small business with my little ohana on Oahu, Hawaii. Follow me as we build a suburban homestead, (try to) bake bread and steadily work towards a grown-at-home hale – all while intentionally raising kiddos and keeping our business growing.
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