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This past weekend my fellow BGR ambassadors and I organized a vision board party for the Boston group. It was my first time taking part in this type of activity. A vision board is basically an inspiration board of all the things you want to accomplish within a given time frame. I guess it could be synonymous to pin-interest. But I am not on pinterest so this works for me. What I like most about it is, the sky is the limit. You decide what you want to focus on. Even though our general idea was on running  races/goals, I chose to focus on the nutrition aspect. As a long time athlete, I know I am capable of training to meet any physical demands related to running. Where I struggle is Nutrition. And we all know that when it comes to healthy living, its 20% exercise  and 80% nutrition. Therefor, no matter the training intensity, you can easily revert all that hard work by making poor nutrition choices. This year I don't have any race goals. I will continue running an...

This year am taking part in the 4th edition of Marathon Sport's Winter Warrior Challenge. I'm running under our Black Girls Run Boston group for this January fitness challenge. My goal is to let it serve as a training platform for the 5 mile Super Sunday race I will be participating in alongside many Boston Brunch/ November Project members on February 1st.     Picture from http://www.marathonsports.com/ We are team   #28 and are currently ranked in the 31st position in this challenge of 125 teams. Am so proud of our girls!!!! I do  have to mention that one of the disadvantages of participating in this challenge is the inability to log in miles that are more than a day old. Therefor you have to consistently/daily log in your miles. However, am enjoying doing the challenge and leading run meetups with members of our BGR-Boston community. I know it sounds crazy to run outside in this extreme temperat...

I decided to start off my new year by doing the festival because I miss attending local community events.  2014 was very hectic; filled with travelling, classes and 7 different contract employments all clamoring for my attention.  Towards the end of the year I was physical drained and mentally exhausted. This led to  a challenge from my brother  to live a life with a minimal number of side gigs and to just enjoy having some free time off  Located at Lawn D adjacent to the convention center, the Fire and Ice festival was full of performances, food trucks and a maze made out of ice. Even though it was extremely cold, I had an amazing time. Armed with snow boots, cozy socks and a steamy Dunkin Doughnuts coffee, I questioned my sanity as I padded through the cold ice maze while snowflakes showered on my face from the skies.  What part of this was entertaining again? My favourite part of the night was the fire performances ...

2015 is a kinny big deal year because I will be turning the  BIG 3.0 The period of October through December has been a roller coaster emotional and reflective ride for me. Now that I have finally  gained the upper footing and found some balance, here are 29 things I have learned since my inception 1. Failure is going to happened . Being the perfectionist that I am, its hard enough to admit it so let's just leave it at that                                                                                                      Boarding School 1996 2. You will grow out of a lot of things. Example ; clubbing late + hangovers + unproductive gossip 3. You will eventually discover yourself and b...

Runner's Bag Edition Since this bag is primary used for running, its small and I don't necessary want to carry a lot of things in it 1. BGR BAG Probably my best goodie from the Black Girls Run conference in Atlanta earlier this year. As my running distance continues to increase, I need to carry things like extra fluids and etc without causing any inconvenience to my running form. This bag is just amazing for that. The size and inside compartments are perfect. I might do a separate in depth review of the bag if requested. 2. Water Bottle To stay hydrated I fill my bottle with water or any electrolyte replenishing beverage such as powerade  3. Lip Balm for chapped lips from dehydration or harsh winter weather 4. Body Butter Lotion . Sometimes I run to a destination to perform another activity such as soccer. Winter makes my skin extremely dry and irritating. I keep moisturizing lotions in all my bags for when my skin starts itc...