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Kiley M.

I'm a wife, I'm a mom, I'm a runner. FITNESS & FOOD (nutrition) are a major passion of mine. I have a bachelors degree in nutrition from Oregon State University and someday I might become a certified personal trainer. This blog is to help me remember what I've learned, to keep learning, and to... Full Bio
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Food for Friday – trying new things by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living For the first time ever I explored the World Market. I took the boys with me, so I didn’t take as much time as I wanted to check everything out. There is SO much stuff the ... Read on »
My top 5 favorite songs [right now] by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living In no particular order: ---> Live Like a Warrior - Matisyahu ---> Radioactive - Imagine Dragons ---> Just give me a reason - P!nk (featuring Nate Ruess) ... Read on »
Take time to throw some rocks by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Biking is so my deal lately. Lovin’ it! Last summer I didn’t ride as much because little B man was only 4-6 months old and as the overprotective mother than I am sometimes ... Read on »
motivation for ya by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I was going through my old running binder and found this motivational poem/thought/whatever-you-wanna-call-it. An old friend of mine wrote it a few years ago and I’ve alwa ... Read on »
Today’s picture & quote by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Little G man was playing and I was half listening to him while doing some other stuff. I heard him grunt in effort, then he said, “uugh, you’re a heavy little guy.” ... Read on »
Todays ride & helmet woes by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I tried out my new F150 road bike today and went for a 45 minute ride. It was great and I got worked on the hills. I pulled the boys in the stroller and even though they a ... Read on »
Happy Mothers Day (I got F150!) by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Happy Mothers day to all you ladies! I am a particularly spoiled mother today. My man let me sleep in (actually, he lets me sleep in almost every day while he takes care o ... Read on »
My “brick” workout by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I’m not training for a triathlon or anything, but I did my own kind of brick workout today. My brick involved biking and hiking (instead of running, that i ... Read on »
One of the best and easiest BBQ meals! by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Warm weather is awesome. Not only do I get to bike, run and hike (all in shorts!), we also pull out the bbq and grill a lot more! Last night we had an awesome dinner of gr ... Read on »
My new best friend –> Trek! by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living This morning all my boys slept in (my man included), so I woke up at 7 and went for a bike ride. I really love how early the sun comes up these days. I went for an h ... Read on »
workouts lately and some Yellowstone fun! by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Last Monday was the first day I tried to run since my marathon (April 20th). My knee hurt just shy of 1 mile into the run and I had to turn around and walk home. I haven’t ... Read on »
picture of the… by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I just got this picture from my youngest brother Mike, and it makes me smile. My brother Scott giving me a high five just after mile 18. (He had just ran his first maratho ... Read on »
I was stopped by a cop while riding my bike by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living My knee is still not up to par so I’ve been doing more walking and biking lately. I tried running on Monday, but barely made it a mile before my knee was hurting and had t ... Read on »
Volunteering – GOTR by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Have you heard of Girls on the Run ? I heard about it a couple years ago and finally decided to step up and volunteer. I initially wanted to be a coach or assistant ... Read on »
The best marathon recovery and MORE races planned! by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I’m not well trained in marathon recovery, since I have only ran one, but I did my best. After crossing the finish line, my body was so worn out, frozen and hurting that I ... Read on »
DIY Arm Warmers by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The last couple races I’ve ran have been pretty cold. They were longer races (1/2 marathon and full marathon), so I didn’t want to run in a long sleeve the whole ti ... Read on »
my 1st marathon training plan by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I have trained for a marathon a few times before this, but every other time I ended up getting injured. Obviously I blame it on the training plan I was following (which wa ... Read on »
26.2 - check! by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I actually and finally did it. I can check a dang marathon off my list! At the expo they had a huge banner for all the runners to sign to Remember Boston. I sig ... Read on »
My tribute to Boston by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I’ll be running the Salt Lake City marathon on Saturday and it’s definitely given me some mixed feelings since Monday. I’m definitely still going to run it, but I’ll have ... Read on »
I’ll be running my first marathon in just ONE WEEK!! by Kiley M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Long time no post! I’ve been busy and the blog gets put on the backburner. But these last couple days I have been getting SUPER excited because my first marathon is only 1 ... Read on »