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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November

2019

Another Training Season? But, why?

In the past month, I have been asked, many times, “Why are you doing another training season of Marathon Makeover?”. Believe me, at first, I was questioning it myself. And, then, we opened registration and people starting signing up, continued to...

November

2019

A New Day, A New Group - Welcome!

For 12 years, Mark and I have trained people to walk away from the couch and train for a full or half marathon, as a way to get up and get active. Last Saturday, after a 4 year hiatus, we began another season, training a local group for a half mar...

March

2018

I failed.

I have failed so many times, I can't count them all. If I did count them, I'd probably curl up and roll away. In the spirit of the year of imperfections, I thought it would be a good idea to start off with the fact that, just like everyone else ...

February

2018

The Year of Imperfections

Oh, the irony of my last blog being about how to get unstuck! Yes, I've been stuck. Stuck not being able to write the next blog! Well, today marks the end of that. The end. It marks the beginning of my blog for the year 2018. It's a new day, a ...

April

2017

Your First Marathon

So, you've signed up for your first marathon. Now what? If you want to enjoy the journey and survive the marathon, it is essential that you train SMART! There are about 1/2 a dozen things that will make the difference in your training and take ...

March

2017

Marathon #7 - Zydeco!

Running a marathon is an amazing experience. It is a journey that begins at the onset of training, rather than at the starting line. The actual marathon is the finish. It is the proving ground of your training. In the span of the marathon, you wil...