Active Harmony

02/14/2023

Can't believe this was nearly a year ago. Including the girls in running/races is starting to become so fun!

02/14/2023

Since we moved back to Iowa in late 2016, we've spent a lot of time racing and connecting with the ultra and trail running scene throughout the Midwest. One of the best parts of this was Greg and a great friend of his co-founding Whiterock Ultra in C**n Rapids, Iowa, in 2019. Race weekend includes 50K and 50-Mile races, and this summer's event will be the fifth anniversary! If you will be in close proximity for race weekend, or know someone who might be interested in this race, registration is open now at https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=98477.

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01/13/2023

Hello!

This page has been stagnant for some time (so many positive life changes for us have taken place in the past 6+ years, including our two sweet daughters and moving back to the Midwest), and we're brainstorming ideas on revamping this space going forward.

In the interim, know that we remain active!

This photo is from our summit of Mt. Elbert near Leadville, Co., in August 2022 as part of Christina's 40th birthday celebration.

06/12/2016

Check out how the GoMore Stamina Sensor - The Athlete’s Wearable Fuel Gauge has improved G's ultra training and finish times! http://bit.ly/1ZIzkB4

05/07/2016

Greg's recap of his best finish to date is up on the blog! bit.ly/24BrsIj Thanks to Cliffs And Meadows for putting on the top-notch Lost Boys 50 last weekend!

05/03/2016

If you're looking for an all-natural, whole-foods snack or training fuel, look no further than PHIVEbar! Greg reviews the bars in our latest blog post: bit.ly/1SZgF4W

04/15/2016

Our friends at Modernize helped out with a post on 6 Easy to Make and Take Natural Pre-Workout Snacks. Check it out on the blog!

*Our friends at Modernize offered to provide this guest blog post for Active Harmony. We hope you enjoy it! Some days it’s hard enough to find time to fit in a good strenuous workout, let alone hav…

02/22/2016

Overcoming obstacles and picking up a Western States Endurance Run qualifier at Aravaipa Running's Black Canyon 100K! http://bit.ly/1UgwgM5

Last weekend C and I took a mini-trip to Arizona so I could run my first race of the year, Aravaipa’s Black Canyon 100K. We took Friday off and hit the road early, arriving at the packet pick up/ex...

01/31/2016

Six weeks in, and 80/20 Running by Matt Fitzgerald is really changing our training game! http://bit.ly/1UAqPp5

Over the holidays I read 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower, written by Matt Fitzgerald. The book was great, and confirmed something I had been suspecting for quite awhi...

12/20/2015

G shares his 8 Lessons Learned from two years of ! http://bit.ly/1Ypo5B9

It’s hard to believe I ran my first ultramarathon two years ago this month. I’ll never forget everything that went into my first race. It will always be one of my most treasured memories, because i...

12/10/2015

Holiday road trip fun and recap of Joshua Tree National Park on the blog! http://bit.ly/1U7PZeW

It feels like forever since we’ve posted because so much has been going on. First (and best) on the list is we got married on Oct. 10 in Des Moines and were able to celebrate for a week with family...

10/25/2015

G takes on his first, true mountain ultra at the Kodiak Ultra Marathons 50-Miler! http://bit.ly/1Mdkhqr

I was so excited to get back up to Big Bear. If you remember last year, I had planned on running the Kodiak 100 to avenge my DNF at the San Diego 100. Well, a year later (and WISER!), I realized ho...

08/23/2015

Considering running a 50K? Click below to read about C's experience running her first ultra race: Trail Run Events Bulldog 50K!

After watching G train for and race ultra distances for the past 2 years, and pacing him during several, it was inevitable I would give an ultra race a shot at some point. One Sunday morning at the...

07/13/2015

So incredible and so inspiring! Congratulations, Scott Jurek!

Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek set a record for completing the full Appalachian Trail after summiting Mount Katahdin in Maine on Sunday.

07/06/2015

A trail runner's review of the Garmin Forerunner 920XT! http://bit.ly/1gjOtrH

For the past six months I’ve been training with the Garmin Forerunner 920XT and HRM-Run heart rate monitor. As someone who does most of their training alone, this watch has been an absolute game ch...

06/18/2015

Greg goes back to finish the San Diego 100. Read about his experience! http://bit.ly/1Cfeayh

The San Diego 100 was my first 100-mile attempt last year. Though I dropped at mile 64, I vowed to return in 2015 and avenge my DNF … and this past weekend, I did just that. After finishing the Zio...

05/11/2015

5 tips for crewing an http://bit.ly/1QA3QsT

When G and I first started dating, I knew he liked to run. I do, too! I had no idea that finishing his first couple of marathons would lead to him running 100 miles just a few years later. We moved...

05/05/2015

Tired of your regular foam roller? Check out our of the ROLL Recovery R8 - it's definitely a post-workout game-changer! http://bit.ly/1zKbA7z

The first time I got use the ROLL Recovery R8 was at mile 23 of the Antelope Canyon 55K. I was so impressed with the product that two weeks later I was on the wait list for one, and a little over a...