Run with Robin

Lifestyle Blog

Living a healthy life can be daunting and overwhelming. Whether you want to start moving, keep moving, eat healthier or improve your lifestyle in a general sense,

I am with you. I am on a journey to live the healthiest life I can and enjoy it at the same time!

Making those healthy changes can be confusing. Sometimes you might feel alone or discouraged. If you do the work, it will be worth it, I promise.

Let me help you by sharing with you what I have learned along the way, as I have made healthy changes in my own life. The journey is not over, in fact, I feel like the more I learn, the more I need to learn!

Join me in the fight to be our best and to live healthy, happy lives. We have been given one body, one self. Let us honor the giver of these gifts with what we do and who we are.

Robin Simpson

Wife, mother, professional organizer, lifestyle coach, trainer, marathoner, follower of Jesus, friend, sister, daughter, Harry Potter nerd, lover of music - most types, especially live, reader, healthy habits geek. Desiring to be my best and help you be yours.

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June

2016

The Importance of Recovery

While preparation for long runs are important, recovery from runs, short and long, is just as crucial to marathon success. Weekday runs lay the foundation for the long runs and as the miles increase over the weeks and months of training, recove...

May

2016

Celebrate With a Race!

Last Saturday, I ran a 10k race. I have spent the last few months working on my speed and wanted to see what I could do, in order to have a realistic time goal for my next marathon in October. It was a great race, a perfect day for a race and a ...

May

2016

Has Your Why Lost Its Power?

A Marathon Makeover participant has asked, "How do you motivate yourself when your why has lost its power?". Excellent question and something that all of us face at one time or another. First, let's talk about our "why". When we take peo...

March

2016

Why Your Runs Should Vary

I want to grow as a runner. I want to be better. I want to be faster. I want to be stronger. How about you? I am a 49 year old woman who started running when she was 37 years old. I started by training for a marathon. I started by walking most of...

January

2016

Get the Most Out of Your Training By Using Intervals

In 2004, I was well into my first year of marathon training when I heard about intervals and the benefits of using the run/walk method when training. It changed running for me completely. It yielded many benefits and made running more enjoyable. ...