Today’s run wasn’t the best — but I got outside and did something. It felt great to knock out some miles before 7 a.m.! And honestly, who cares if I didn’t run as fast as I wanted? I’m not training for anything right now, life is crazy and the fact that I got out the door with my running shoes on is an accomplishment in itself.
So if you got outside today — be proud!
Scenes from today’s run:
On Saturday, I ran my first race of 2019! Every year my hometown has an International Bar-B-q Festival and it’s two days of food, live music, mutton eating contests and so much fun! This is my second time running the 5k race (my first was back in 2010!) and it was so much fun to be around the local running community. So many people come out for the race and the energy was off the charts (even on a chilly Saturday morning!)
The course is super simple and just makes a big loop through downtown Owensboro. While there is basically no crowd support, there are so many runners that you are never alone.
I’m actually pretty happy with my time. Lately, I’ve been running around 11-11:30 pace but I knew being around people and being outside would be a little faster. The first quarter mile was a lot of weaving in and out of the crowds and I had to walk once for 15-20 seconds to adjust my ponytail.
After the race, I came home to finish up some work and shower before heading back down to the festival with my brother to get some lunch. We had lots of samples, but finally decided on a mutton sandwich, lemonade shakeup and some fried cookie dough (so rich, but so good!)
The only crazy thing my brother wanted to try was the deep fried cookie dough. We have all of these insane fried festival food booths every year and I never give in (mainly because most of it sounds disgusting) but decided what the heck and we split the dish. Best choice ever! It was so good! 10/10 will get next year.
Does your town have any crazy festivals/celebrations?! I would love to hear about them in the comments below.
If you’ve been reading Miles with Meghann for a while, you know there are several brands that I live and die by — Oiselle is one of them.
I’ve heard so many good things about their roga shorts for years and just recently pulled the trigger on purchasing some. I didn’t really want to buy them unless I can try them on first (I’m anywhere from 8-12 in shorts, and Oiselle only goes up to size 12 so I wanted to make sure the fit was right before spending the money). When I flew into Nashville a few weeks ago I stopped by their REI store and found rogas in store! I had no idea REI carried the Oiselle and so pumped to find the long rogas on the rack.
The 12s fit perfect, so I purchased the plain black pair and have now worn them for treadmill and outdoor runs, yoga and everything in between!
Since buying my first pair, I’ve now bought a pair in navy and snagged their Ballard bra on sale during their Nee Day event.
If you’re looking for comfortable shorts that don’t rid up — I highly encourage you to get a pair of rogas! The Ballard bra was also wonderful. Lots of support and didn’t rub me in any weird places. I plan on wearing both of these for the 5k race I am running tomorrow.
Have a great weekend, everyone! I’ll be back on Monday with a recap of tomorrow’s BBQ Fest 5k.
Does anyone else feel that way after a long winter? I love having so much daylight when I get home from work and I’ve been trying to spend as much time as possible outside. I’ve been reading, planting flowers, running and taking Murphy for 400 walks a day.
What’s your favorite way to spend time outside?
Look at this fun sidewalk chalk art on my run yesterday! I looped back around to snap a picture and I’m happy I did. So fun.
I also tried a new-to-me flavor of Nuun and it was pretty good! It’s been getting up in the 80s and I’m trying to increase my distance and speed on my runs, so I figured an extra boost wouldn’t hurt anything.
By now yall know I am obsessed with Murphy. But for real, isn’t he the cutest?! This is actually a live picture on my iPhone and it’s so cute because he starts off with my mouth closed and once he sees me with the phone he smiles. MY HEART. SO PRECIOUS.
Some awesome headlines + reads from Monday’s Boston Marathon:
Linden and Hasay use teamwork to crack the Top 5 at Boston.
When Boston Marathon turned into a sprint, Cherono was ready.
Boston Marathon was a first for its last runner.
Joan Benoit Samuelson Crushes Boston Marathon in 3:04.00.
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson talks 2019 Boston Marathon journey.
Since we moved into our new home last fall, I have been so excited about spring and all the fun things that come with it. Call me crazy, but for the most part, I love yard work. I was so excited when Ryan and I started looking at flowers a few weeks ago to spruce up our yard + add to our new planters. These were gorgeous, but not what we ended up selecting. Can’t wait to show you to the final product in a couple weeks!
I think one reason I love planting flowers and gardening is like to see the fruit of my labor. Just like in running — you put in the work and you’ll see the results. Maybe not right away, but things are still happening under the surface.
Then one day it all clicks. It all blooms.
Also. How pretty is this sunset? God is pretty awesome, y’all. Look at those colors!
Trying to not eat Chick-fil-A every day of my life for breakfast so I’m drinking green smoothies a couple times a week. Balance.
Happy hump day!
Spring is almost here and I desperately need to clean my garage. Since we moved into our new house last fall, the inside of the house is picture perfect, but the garage is a disaster zone.
Out of sight, out of mind, right? We have mowers, weights, my treadmill, power tools and all kinds of gadgets laying around that need to be organized — hopefully a project that can be completed sometime this month.
As seen in the picture below, I also need to wipe down my treadmill — so dusty!
Also, how does one service their treadmill? Are you supposed to get it looked at like once a year? Just keep it clean? Like this is a big piece of equipment that I use daily. I feel like it should be serviced regularly?
Model pup (insert heart eyes emoji) This is his favorite place to sit after our afternoon walk. (Peep the new pillows!)
This candy wall is from last week’s trip to Florida and I wish I had one of these in my house. What’s your favorite candy? Chocolate is Reese’s, but sweet is Sour Patch Kids.
Happy Thursday!
I’m in Hollywood, Florida for a work event for the week and it is gorgeous! Thought I’d share a few quick pictures. Enjoy! 
This week seemed to drag on and fly by all at the same time. I missed work Tuesday and Wednesday due to an awful cold and a low fever, so my days have been all out of whack. We had some nice weather in Kentucky earlier in the week, but now it’s back to cold and rainy. I am so ready for summer!
But let’s move on from the negative and talk about some of my favorites from this week!
1. My love for Oiselle is strong and Kara Goucher’s new line is amazing. I want one of everything, please.
2. The first signs of spring showed up this week! We had two days where the temps were in the upper 60s/low 70s! Sadly, we’re back to cold and rainy today but warmer weather is coming!
3. My brother comes home from college for spring break! His 21st birthday is Sunday, so I’m excited to take him out for a legal beer.
4. This has been a favorite since it dropped, but Sucker by the Jonas Brothers has been on repeat for days. Can’t stop, won’t stop.
5. Murray State won the OVC Tournament last Saturday and are going to the NCAA Basketball Tournament! Ryan and I both graduated from MSU so our love for the blue and gold runs deep. GO RACERS!
6. I’m going to see some community theater tonight with a group from my work. While this isn’t something I do a lot, it’s fun to get out with different people and support something local!
7. Meet the women taking back the streets of Chicago.
8. I had a little photoshoot with Murphy outside our new home earlier and I am obsessed with how cute he is. 
Popping in today with a fun post about this year’s RnR Nashville medals!
If you’ve been reading for a while you now last year I ran this race as my first marathon and LOVED it. While the course was hilly and I think they could have extended the time allowed on the course, it was such a fun race. I’m bummed I’m not going back this year, but I did want to share the fun medals they have for the race’s 20th anniversary!
These medals shine brighter than Broadway at night. Get ready to rock your race and then show off some MAJOR bling around the streets of Nashville. With LED lights, glitter and colors that pop you will be lighting up the night on April 27-28.
