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Jill Will Run

I started running regularly after working toward a marathon to celebrate my mother's remission from cancer. We wanted to do something "big" and the marathon was the plan. From that, I was hooked! While I love improving my race times, I am more focused on learning proper practices so I... Full Bio
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29 Weeks Mentality by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Comic found on CTWorkingMoms.com At 29 weeks into pregnancy I am: Sick of being unable to get in a full breath Tired of drinking so much water and peein ... Read on »
Natural Vitality Sports by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running A while ago I received some products from Natural Vitality Sports for testing/review. I took them and was all set to sit down and review them, but then I discovered I was ... Read on »
Drink Chia! by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I think the benefits of chia seeds are pretty well documented, especially in the running community. Read: Why Consume Chia? on The RUNiverse I was given the opp ... Read on »
The French Twist [Book Review] by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running When this book arrived in the mail, I looked at the cover and thought, “Oh no… a crappy diet book. What have I gotten myself into? Why did I agree to read this?” ... Read on »
Or… by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Alright, I picked up this questionnaire a while back from In My Tummy and thought it seemed like fun. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi Lemonade or Fruit Punch? I guess lemonad ... Read on »
All Scheduled To The End? by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Last week I had a doctor’s appointment, I had the dreaded glucose test to contend with.  I say dreaded because that’s what everybody online made it sound like… the most ho ... Read on »
FITsplint Review and the Core by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running A little bit ago I learned about MomBodFitness , a site/program/products dedicated to helping moms with pregnancy and post-pregnancy core strength. Having a strong core is ... Read on »
Skirt Convert? by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I’ve never been a fan of running skirts. I’ve tried… I’ve bought a couple of them and usually found them uncomfortable… both physically and mentally. Physically due to sho ... Read on »
Randomness by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Just a random and thought I’d answer on here! A song/band/type of music you’d risk wreck & injury to turn off when it comes on the radio? Nickelback & Sugar Ray ... Read on »
Week in Re/Preview by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Coming home from vacation was hard… we got home Sunday night, or if you want to be technical about it… Monday morning. Flying from Hawaii back to Vegas means you spend a g ... Read on »
Commenting on JillWillRun by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I switched the commenting system on my site to use Livefyre recently. I liked the idea of being able to pull in conversations happening on Facebook and Twitter.  People ca ... Read on »
What to Expect… by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running A movie (loosely) based on the book What to Expect When You’re Expecting is being released in theaters today. As much as I loathe the book, I will admit that the movie lo ... Read on »
Maui Vacation by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Last week we went to Maui. It was to celebrate out anniversary (a couple weeks early, due to my growing belly) but most people interpreted it as a “last chance trip before ... Read on »
iFitness Belt Review (AND GIVEAWAY!!) by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Enter the giveaway below! Several years back I picked up an iFitness belt at a race expo.  I had tried some other slim waist packs and was never satisfied, they just d ... Read on »
The Gender Games by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running It’s been mentioned here, but I’ll reiterate it… we are not finding out the sex of the baby. We are waiting until “birth day” to learn. You would think we are doing the mo ... Read on »
Veg-Curious by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I read an article on No Meat Athlete, “ Veg-Curious? Don’t Be Fooled About these 7 Myths of a Vegetarian Diet “.  The phrase “veg-curious” is a good way to describe m ... Read on »
Made Me Chuckle by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running When I downloaded an update to the Walgreens app on my iPhone, it took me through a brief “orientation” before letting me into the app. Part of the orientation was illustr ... Read on »
Relaxation and Stress Relief by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I recently read Tina’s post on Carrots n Cake about how her colitis troubles seem to be exacerbated by stress. She went on a vacation and all of her symptoms disappeared f ... Read on »
Over the Horizon by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Image via CrunchBase I watched an interview with Tony Hsieh , the CEO of Zappos . I find a lot of stuff that Zappos is doing in their business culture fascina ... Read on »
Childcare Issues by Jill Will Run Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Family Child Care (Photo credit: heraldpost) I’ve listened to a few episodes of the Pregtastic podcast . It has some good info, but it also is very successful at f ... Read on »