Thankful Thursday: The EFF YOU Edition

Now, you all know that I am a pretty positive person, or at least I try to be. But, like everyone, I have my moments. I get those moments where I want to tell people EFF YOU! Normally, I stick to my favorite expression "there is always less traffic on the high road."...

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Re-tool

Re-tool

I haven't blogged since Saturday? What the eff? My bad people, my bad.Since we last heard from our little B.o.B. she was delighting in the fact the fact that she managed 14 miles with no discomfort. Then she realized, oh crap, she's gotta now get up to 20 miles for...

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14

Every now and again, the Running Gods smile down on us and give us a run that we needed. Today, I wanted my 14 miler to go smoothly. And it did.I met up early with a new running bud (who I haven't picked out a nickname for yet, so I'll just go with K for now). She...

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Bizarre love triangle

Bizarre love triangle

My affair started innocently enough. I had a rough break-up. My heart was broken and I was seeking solace in the warm embrace of another. I'd been down this road before. I was hurt and couldn't quite get myself to do anything but complain and whine about it.So, I was...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

“Love is the answer, At least for most of the questions in my heartWhy are we here and where do we goAnd how come it's so hard?It's not always easy and sometimes life can be deceivingI'll tell you one thingIt's always better when we're together.”-Jack JohnsonI will...

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Bag lady

Bag lady

Obviously one of the best things about blogging (other than talking incessantly about myself) is swag. I love trying out new products and spreading the word on stuff that rules.I'm also quite girly, in case you hadn't noticed from some of my hair/make-up product...

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Enough about me, let’s talk about me

Enough about me, let’s talk about me

We runners are quite the disgusting lot aren't we? Today, as I was reading the BRA group's page (we have a group page through Yahoo to keep in touch, like that's a problem...) a topic came up as to who vomitted the most times after a long run. I believe someone was...

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Hello, my name is happy and tired

Oh-em-gee, where did the weekend go? How the crap is it already Sunday? I've had one of the busiest weekends ever. It's my own fault though because I have the worst secretary. She double booked me and thusly I fired her sorry butt. Ok, fine I am my own secretary. I...

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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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