Iron-Fitness & Wellness with Vanessa

06/08/2026

06/01/2026

June has arrived!! The weather is FINALLY perfect (I hope it stays for a while).

Life has been busy. But I never let it get in the way of my workouts and training regime. It always comes first.

In the month of May, I’ve been dealing with my pelvis and tailbone being out of alignment. As well as calf and Achilles issues. I’ve been to the Chiropractor 6️⃣ times and have gotten 4️⃣ massages (6 hours total). I’ve also spent more time stretching this month as well. Which is something I am pretty awful at. They help but then things go right back to where they were. I am getting frustrated. I’ve changed running sneakers. Tossed sneakers. Have KT taped everything, which helps. I feel it has something to do with push mowing my yard multiple times a week. SO! I spent more money and bought a riding lawnmower. I pray this helps. I do not want to do this option 👉🏻 take a week of full rest. So this week I’m going to be a little more mindful of my workouts and activities. Who would’ve ever thought someone having a hard time sitting might actually need to sit. 😮‍💨

I hope you all had a great month!!

Here’s how I leveled up:
Running miles = 125.09
Swimming miles = 23.76
Cycling miles = -262.96
Total Lifting Sessions = 15

Enjoy the beautiful weather!!! Get outside as much as you can. ☀️💪🏻

05/31/2026

It was a beautifully peaceful morning run. 🐶☀️❤️

05/27/2026

05/23/2026

Extremely grateful for my very good friend Annie getting me in for 4️⃣ hours total, 2️⃣ two hour sessions of deep tissue massage while back for 48 hours. They were very much needed. Definitely, going to be sore from them. I always look forward to our time spent together since I don’t get to see her as often. 💆🏻‍♀️ 🫶🏻

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all!!! 🐶 🦅 💐☀️ 🦌🌲❤️

Nova & Remmy took me on the most beautifully peaceful long run this morning. We saw two bald eagles 🦅.

So extremely blessed how far my little Remmy man has come in a year post breaking his right femur. I will forever be indebted to OSU Veterinary Hospital. 🙏🏻❤️

05/03/2026

Happy Pittsburgh Marathon weekend!!!!
💪🏻🎉💥🔥🍾☀️🍻🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤💪🏻

05/02/2026

This might be the most I’ve ever had on the Pittsburgh tracker for the Pittsburgh Marathon events tomorrow!!!! 💪🏻😍🔥💥🍻🖤💛🖤💪🏻

Looking forward to an awesome run in the City. 🏙️

LET’s GOOOOOOOOOOO 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

05/01/2026

Happy May!!!

Crazy to see April go by so quickly but I assume it’s from wishing away all the crazy weather we’ve had. Lol 😂

Super stoked and proud of how my month my April leveled up. Here’s my numbers 👇🏻:

Running Miles = 119.28
Swimming Miles = 25.06
Cycling Miles = 308.52
Total Lifting Sessions = 15
Total Recovery Boot Sessions = 21
I had 1️⃣ chiropractic adjustment and decompression appointment.
Zero 0️⃣ massages 😢 but making up for it in the months of May-July.

May-July are HUGE IronMan training months. The big day is July 19th. Actually looking forward to it now for some reason. 🫶🏻💪🏻

I wish you all the best in the month of May, ✌🏻

04/30/2026

Can’t let this post go by the wayside…

My little sister WON the Draft Day Picksburgh 5K in Pittsburgh Saturday April 25th with a time of 19:29 minutes. 💨 💪🏻 🏆

I swear she’s part Kenyan or something LOL.

Such an awesome accomplishment for all of her hard work.

So proud of her!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

What’s next on the agenda?

Guess, you’ll have to wait and see. 😉