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Quarry Park PopUp 5K

September 7, 2020 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Quarry Park PopUp 5K

Saturday (9/5/2020), I race my first in-person race since the Atlanta 5K on March 1. In the meantime, during COVID and the subsequent shutdowns of lots of most things (including 100% cancellations of races), I've done a few virtual races, most notably the Cooper River Bridge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 5K, Photography

My review of GlowbodyPT’s Ten Minute Plan

August 27, 2020 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

My review of GlowbodyPT’s Ten Minute Plan

It's not a secret that I love running... but I have, in recent years, fallen out of love with strength-training. In high school, I absolutely LOVED strength training, and got really freakin strong (I can remember squatting 180 lbs as a 3-rep max when I was 17... now I'm right … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, Product Review, Running

Cascade Locks + Portland, Oregon

August 21, 2020 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Cascade Locks + Portland, Oregon

Continuing my long overdue (by 1 year!) trip report from Oregon on this "flashback Friday." :) The day prior we had finished our backpacking trip on the PCT and driven to Crater Lake and then Bend, OR. I slept great (nearly 9 hours of glorious, uninterrupted sleep!) Don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photography, Travel, Trip Report

Crater Lake + Bend, Oregon

August 7, 2020 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Crater Lake + Bend, Oregon

Whew, it's only taken me a year to finish this trip report! I've had it in draft since September 2019 :( Flashback Friday to Thursday August 8th, 2019: After our 4th and final day on the PCT, Joel and I headed north, to one of the top destinations in Oregon: Crater … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hiking, Photography, Travel, Trip Report

Small Business Spotlight: RJZ Genealogy

August 1, 2020 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Small Business Spotlight: RJZ Genealogy

10 Questions for Becky Z, Genealogist A dear friend of mine, from our time in Germany (and reunited this past February!), Becky Zoglmann is a professional genealogist. I had the thought to interview her while I wrote my recent Family blog post. Plus, for awhile, I've been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family

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