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Race Report: Run Thru Hell 5K

by Beth Shaw | Jul 11, 2010 | 15 Comments

Today I ran a 5K called Run Thru Hell. And I'm not gonna lie, it was a little hellish. I ran this race last year and had a big PR from previous 5K's so it's got a special place in my heart. While I didn't PR over all, I did PR on this particular course.The course is...

Brick House or Brick Mouse?

by Beth Shaw | Jul 9, 2010 | 9 Comments

I got up at the butt crack of dawn today. I was determined to get my borrowed road bike on the actual road. I had been riding my other bike and since I had my biking fundamentals class with Navy Steve (that's Biking 101) last week I figured I better get out there and...

Thankful Thursday

by Beth Shaw | Jul 8, 2010 | 12 Comments

Every now and again a girl just needs a tub of ice cream. For example, when she's sad, when she's happy, when it's hot out, when it's cold out, when it's rainy, when it's sunny, when....oh who am I kidding? A girl just needs some damn ice cream.Today, I am thankful...

Sneezy and Dopey

by Beth Shaw | Jul 7, 2010 | 8 Comments

So apparently I have allergies. I've suspected for a while now and have yet to actually get diagnosed. I prefer to just google my symptoms and assume I know what I have. I mean, those doctors only have like 10 years of schooling so what could they possibly tell me...

Runnin’ in the Rain

by Beth Shaw | Jul 5, 2010 | 8 Comments

Happy belated 4th everyone! I tried to stay away from the 'puter the last few days as I've needed a little break from it. My eyes were getting all swirly from staring at the monitor so many days in a row.It's been a super soggy weekend here in Florida. I may need to...

Thankful Thursday on Friday

by Beth Shaw | Jul 2, 2010 | 7 Comments

I couldn't get to my blog yesterday. I was a busy bee at the office and went promptly to track after work. Then I had a most hilarious post track dinner with my running group (the BRA). We went to a new-ish place that a couple of us had only gone to once before. I...

Stormy weather….

by Beth Shaw | Jun 29, 2010 | 12 Comments

I'd forgotten how rainy and stormy Florida gets during the summer. It seems that every afternoon this weekend we've been either sprinkled on or down right monsooned on. Lloyd does not enjoy the thunder and feels that it is trying to ahem, steal his thunder. Thus, he...

This is your brain on tri

by Beth Shaw | Jun 25, 2010 | 13 Comments

Happy Friday! It's been a super quick week and I'm so looking forward to my weekend. I'm heading to O-town for some schmoop aaaaaand I get to see my Boo, Redhead. Yay!I plan on getting in my ten mile run tomorrow morning, as per usual, and then getting in a swim on...

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Grandma’s Marathon 2026 Race Recap

by Beth Shaw | June 23, 2026 | d.r. blog | 0 Comments

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

by Beth Shaw | December 18, 2023 | d.r. blog | 0 Comments

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

by Beth Shaw | January 22, 2023 | d.r. blog | 0 Comments

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

by Beth Shaw | January 1, 2023 | d.r. blog | 0 Comments

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

by Beth Shaw | December 15, 2022 | d.r. blog | 0 Comments

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...