I haven't written one of these "what I'm up to this week" posts in a hot minute, so I thought I'd post one today! Check out the fitness-related activities I'm planning to get into this week! Check out my Instagram stories  for more info  ...

Colleen and me high-10ing right after I crossed the finish line. Photo courtesy MCRRC.  ...and my first Low-Key Montgomery County Road Runners Club race! Last week, at the encouragement of my friend Colleen , I signed back up for the Montgomery County Road Runners Club . It's been a couple of years since I was a member, but something about the encouragement from Colleen, just completing the Ragnar Trail Relay , and a major pending race announcement I've been keeping from you guys had me feeling like it was a no-brainer. ...

Left to right: Natalie (Co-Founder, RUNGRL Co. ), Christian ( Sweater Sipper ), ME!, Tikima ( Tikima Renee Fitness ), and Na'Tasha (Co-Founder, RUNGRL Co. )  A couple of weeks ago, I received an invitation to participate in The Exercise Dress Tour . I'm going to be honest with you: My initial reaction was WHAT THE %&*?! ...

I'm still recovering and reorganizing and reassessing after Natural Products Expo East . I met with so many different brands and tried so many different products that I'm still not sure I've digested everything from that week! Instead of writing one incredibly long post about my experience (maybe I still will), I've decided to break up my experience into days and activities. This first post is about the 5 brands I loved from my very first day at Expo East.  ...