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Lily Simonson

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Madison, WI
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Running, life, food, and everything in between. 🫶🏼
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Instagram has a tendency to show the highlights and the highs, so here are a few things that I’ll say as a gal who works in healthcare and loves running, and health/fitness.

Just a reminder that the grass isn’t always greener. 🫶🏼

Let me know if you can relate!

#runnersinhealthcare #healthcareburnout #vulnerablepost #notahighlightreel #runningcommunity taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @lilysimonson

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6 days ago

Hi, I’m Lily, and I love early mornings, coffee, running, fitness, books, and food. 🫶🏼

I want to normalize posting on here like it’s a daily journal. Social media has become a place for highlight reels, and I’ve genuinely always believed in keeping things real.

I’m 31 years old, I work a 9 to 5 in healthcare, and I don’t have it all figured out, but I’m excited to take y’all along for the ride. 🤪 A lot has already happened this year, but honestly, it feels like we’re just getting started. 🥹

Let’s have some fun.

#runnersinhealthcare #morningroutines #marathonprep #expntlathletics #runnersmotivation taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @lilysimonson

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14 days ago

Eau Claire Marathon 2026
26.2, a 13 minute PR, and a BQ! ✅🤩🦄
3:20:07.

I finally had my day, and I couldn’t have asked for more: with the beautiful weather conditions, a beautiful course, the spectators showed up, a body that felt great, my brother pacing me, my parents that always come and support me…everything came together.

Huge shoutout to my friend/coach, Connor, for coaching me through another marathon prep. Your attention to detail and everything you did was so appreciated. I can’t wait to continue growing!

Big thank you to my brother, Will, for signing up to run with me/pace me/support me the entire 26.2. He kept me relaxed and pushed me when I needed the extra push to keep going, and I don’t think I could’ve done today without him.

To all of my family, friends, my work family, and anyone who has supported me on this journey, thank you thank you. It truly takes a village and I’m forever grateful. 🙏🏼

I’ve learned that the marathon owes you nothing. You could have the perfect prep, perfect taper, a healthy bod, and show up on race day feeling great, but you truly never know how it’s all going to play out. This time around, everything was working in my favor, my stomach cooperated (thank you Jesus), and I had myself a day. 😭🙏🏼

Time to take some time to recover, live life for a bit, and then who knows what comes next. We’ll see. 😉😊

#bostonqualified #eauclairemarathon #marathonpr #goonemore taken in Eau Claire, Wisconsin by @lilysimonson

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5 months ago

Just some meal inspo for ya. Food doesn’t have to be complicated or boring!!! Don’t make it harder than it needs to be. At every meal, I like to pick a carb source, a fat source, and a protein, and boom you have a balanced meal.

And yes, I do have snacks throughout the day because balance. 😇

#runnersfuel #balancedmeals #nutritioninspo #marathonrunner #foodisfuel by @lilysimonson

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a day ago

The unsexy habits that help me become a faster runner.

No secret hack. A lot of it is simple and boring…but it works.

Which of these do you struggle with the most?

#marathonprep #runningtips #runnersofwisconsin #unsexyhabits #zone2training

If all of your runs are done at race pace, you’re not allowing your body to build up an aerobic base. Keep the easy runs easy. Easy should be a conversational pace.

I aim for 8 hours of sleep every night. This helps my body recover. I’ve been there done that trying to run on little to no sleep, and it’s not productive.

I have nothing against anyone who chooses to drink alcohol! When I’m in a race prep, I just choose not to consume alcohol, so I’m focusing more on hydrating with water and electrolytes.

Proper fueling has been a game changer. Always feeling fatigued? You might not be eating enough! Pre, intra, and post run fuel are important and shouldn’t be overlooked.

Runners should be strength training at least 2x/week in my opinion. This is important for injury prevention, and it helps with strengthening the muscles that you need to be strong in order to run faster.

Hot take, but I love doing speed work on the treadmill! It helps me make sure I’m hitting my paces and without external factors, I.e., weather, terrain, etc. taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @lilysimonson

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2 days ago

Sunday in the life 🤩

Not my typical Sunday since I spent all weekend at a continuing ed course, but I’m so grateful I did.

I haven’t run since I sprained my ankle on Wednesday. If you know me, you know I’m not good at slowing down, but sometimes you’re forced to slow down and it ends up being everything you didn’t realize you needed.

It was a long, emotional week, but I’m feeling more excited as I’ve started to figure out some big plans for 2027, and I can’t wait to share with y’all.

#instagrid #dayinthelife #sundayinthelife #activerecoveryday #runnerscomunity taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @lilysimonson

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3 days ago

Anyone else 🤪🙃😅

Someone had to say it.

#runnershumor #marathonprep #runnerswitha9to5 #runningjourney #morningmiles taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @lilysimonson

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5 days ago

Early mornings over late nights for this gal. 🤪

Happy Friday!!!

Thank you again for all of the support regarding my non-acceptance into Boston. I have some exciting plans coming up in 2027 that I can’t wait to share with y’all. 🤭

#morninginthelife #marathonrunner #earlymorningroutine #asmrmorningroutine #balanceddiet taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @lilysimonson

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6 days ago

My 4-7 before my 7-1530 as a runner who works in healthcare full time Monday through Friday.

Sometimes it’s about finding little things in a day that make the mundane feel a little more exciting, and for me, as of late, it has been making these silly little videos. 😊

#runnerwitha9to5 #my5to9beforemy9to5 #marathonrunner #morninginthelife #earlyriser taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @lilysimonson

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7 days ago

Full day of eating as a runner who works full time as a 9 to 5 in healthcare. 🤪

#fulldayofeating #runnersfuel #runnerswitha9to5 #balanceddiet #marathonrunner taken in Madison, Wisconsin by @lilysimonson

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8 days ago

Anyone else?! 🙃🩷

#runnergirl #runnerwitha9to5 #marathonrunner #sunriserun #saturdaylongrun by @lilysimonson

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11 days ago

Manifesting fall weather by wearing sweaters when it’s 70° outside, because that’s how it works, right? 🥲🍂

#onequince #madewell #fallfashion #runnerwitha9to5 #midwestfall by @lilysimonson

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10 days ago