Born to Run & FitVine Sauvignon Blanc

I am getting behind! The weird thing is, I was able to stay on top of my Saturday posts even when I was out of town or had crazy weeks at work or had friends in town visiting... but I have absolutely none of those excuses for the past two weeks. October just swooped in and drained all my motivation to do... anything. (Well, except read and drink wine, of course.) But I'm determined to get back on the rails, so I went with a very motivating pair!

The Pairing

 Born to Run by Christopher McDougall and FitVine Sauvignon Blanc

Disclaimer: I am not a runner, even after this book. When I first read it, I closed the book and eagerly strapped on my flattest shoes. I grabbed my music and some water and jogged out the front door, so pumped to find out what my body- the body that is "born to run"- could do. Per my phone, I made it one quarter of a mile before I remembered that I very much dislike running and I turned around and went home.

However, I have no qualms with drinking a wine with a runner stamped on the label.


Both this book and this wine started with a question: for Born to Run, the question was "Why does my foot hurt?" This led Christopher McDougall on an epic journey and introduced him to the greatest runners in the world. He is a fantastic writer. He turns 300 pages about running into a gripping story full of unbelievable characters (they're all real, I Googled every one).

The wine seemed to start with the question of "How can we drink wine and stay dedicated to fitness and not have one of those compromised?" Their answer: FitVine wines. Gone are the loyalties to stuffy traditions, instead FitVine is everything millenial: environmentally friendly, vegan, high tech, and readily available. I will admit I took my first sip with some skepticism (I really like the stuffy traditions), but this Sauvignon Blanc is just as light and charming as any other. 


Fall is now in full swing! We recently celebrated our negative one-year anniversary, and I have been delighted by the explosions of color around us. But I also realized, as sappy as it sounds, that it can be dreary and colorless and rainy on my wedding day and I will still be so grateful to be marrying my favorite person surrounded by all my other favorite people. He is fine with the fact that I do not run.

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