Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

Oh Thursday...have I ever thanked you before? No? Oh my goodness! I must apologize, because I truly am thankful for you. You bring us all one day closer to Friday and that is an amazing gift. I am also thankful for the following:1. This SUPER cute beach towel from Old...

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Summer of B.o.B.

Summer of B.o.B.

You ever get an idea for a post and then it turns into like 17 different ideas? Well, bear with me because this post may be all over the damn place. (FUN FACT: It is bear and not bare, just had to google that.) I decided to try and condense a lot of goals and what not...

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Red and B.o.B. = FUN!

Red and B.o.B. = FUN!

Hey you running fools! I am sorry I haven't posted sooner but it's been busy here in B.o.B.land. B.o.B.land, where the running is hot and the chicks are cool.... Uh, sorry about that. A little detour of what B.o.B.land would be like just popped in my head. Anyway.......

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Good vibrations

Happy Friday everyone! I've a 10 miler (actually running 10 and not getting tricked into more) on deck for tomorrow morning and I'm as giddy as a school girl. Or boy. Either way, I'm excited about it.I'm not sure why I am looking forward to this run so much but I am....

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

For about three years now I have seen one of my best friend's and her husband struggle to have a baby. It's been heartbreaking. You know how you sometimes see people and think "Wow, those people would be amazing parents and should totally be pro-creating." And then...

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I’ve got issues

"Welcome back my friend," the Gangster Hills said to me."You don't welcome me," I replied."But of course we do. We always welcome a battle."I am so dramatic. I ran five hills last night. That's more than I have done in a long time. Partly due to worry about Old Wonky...

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5K Race Report

5K Race Report

Yesterday's 5K pretty much ruled. I set a new PR and had a fantastic time with Hollster. Here's my race report, enjoy! I woke up bright and early at 5:30 AM and wouldn't you know it? Avert your eyes menfolk, this may weird you out. Cramps. Ugh! I don't normally get...

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Thankful Thursday

Three years ago today, I lost my father in an auto accident. He was at a red light on his motorcycle when he was rear-ended. The other driver was not on drugs nor was he drunk. He wasn't texting or talking on the phone. He was, very simply, a bad driver. I've made my...

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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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