Random Thoughts Volume I

Random Thoughts Volume I

Happy Friday! Today I thought I'd let you all in on what goes on in my brain. And yes, it's a wee bit scary. Oh, hell. Who I am kidding? It's mad scary. But hopefully, I can open your eyes and minds to the wonderful randomness that occurs in my head. Every. Single....

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Thankful Thursday

Hey blogland! I've been a busy lady and needed some extra R & R from all the miles I've been logging. I have definitely forgotten how hard it can be to get all the miles in and work and scratch your dog's belly while training for a marathon. Whew! Thank God for...

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Fresh Air Fund Needs YOU!

Hey kiddies! I just wanted to post about a cool thing that the Fresh Air Fund is doing. I'm totally late on this as the last day to sign up is... TOMORROW. (Bad blogger! Bad!)The Fresh Air Fund needs runners and sponsors for their team for the NYC Marathon on November...

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Potential

Potential

Ever feel like you don't run to your potential? I'm kind of going through that right now. I think it's one part scared to go out too fast and one part sheer laziness. Yes, that's right. Laziness. I have run three marathons and one half marathon to date but I still...

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Thankful Thursday: Ragnar Help

Thankful Thursday: Ragnar Help

(Van peeps raising the roof) I'm pretty sure that I have mentioned how much I love Ragnar. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's a relay that's held in several states and as part of team you run across whichever state you sign up for. Last year I had the...

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It’s Only Running: Guest Post by Coach EK

Hey everyone, it's Coach EK, guest blogging once again. This time, I want to take a slightly different look at one of my favorite activities that does not involve railroad tracks (long story - different obsession).It's only Running.It's a hobby. It's a release. It's a...

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Tired legs and that other thing

I'm going to offer all of you fair warning about this post. The first portion can be deemed unisex while the second portion is for the fairer sex. I'll let you dudes know when we get there so you can avert your eyes. Seriously, if you are squeamish about the lady...

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Lovely weekend

Happy Sunday my friends! I hope you all had lovely weekends. I know I did.I got my 16 miler done, and while I didn't feel super strong during, I made it through and had the most delicious breffast after. We typically head to Panera but yesterday we ran on Bayshore....

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Grandma’s Marathon 2026 Race Recap

It’s been 84 years since I’ve written on this website. Since more than five of you said on my social media that you would read a race recap, here we go. I will attempt brevity but I have SO much to say. Grab a beverage and settle in. PRE RACE Way back in January I saw...

2023: A Look Back

It's almost the new year, and I keep hearing people say how the year flew by. Well friends, this year did not fly by for me. I think I would have preferred that. For me, it was a year of rebuilding my fitness. It was a year of new challenges and learning to work with...

Top Ten Things That Have Helped My Mental Health During Injury

As some of you may know, I am an ambassador for Still I Run. Ironically enough, I got the news I was accepted to be an ambassador about a week before I hurt my back. The irony being that Still I Run is a cause that supports running to help with mental health, plus a...

Happy New Year!…and How to Work on Your Lower Back Pain

Happy New Year! I promised to write more, mostly to myself cause who the heck still reads this, and so here I am! I'm just shy of six weeks out from my initial back injury. I'm not sure if I call it an injury or lumbar disc disease? Either way it sucks. Here's what...

The Return of the Blog

I realize the last time I wrote an update here was February 2020. Yikes. I was all guns blazing heading into my bikini competition prep. But, we all know what happened the very next month. The C word: Covid. I tried so hard to stick with the training. Truly. I worked...

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