Comment call out

Happy Friday all! I'm feeling so good right now I think someone slipped me a mickey (whatever that means). I feel recharged and ready to set new goals. Before I get in to all of that I felt today would be a great day for a "Comment Call Out." I'm basically pulling...

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Thankful Thursday

Well, I assume that you all know what I am thankful for today right?I'm thankful for my most amazing marathon experience Sunday. I'm thankful for my wonderful BRA family. I'm thankful for having been able to train with three of the most kind and generous women I'll...

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Gasparilla Marathon Recap: Part 2

Gasparilla Marathon Recap: Part 2

There was a major snafu on the way to the start line. P-Funk and I got separated. Or actually we were logistically challenged. I thought she was going to meet me at the BRA tent, she thought I was going to meet her at the car. And with less than 10 minutes to go, I...

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Gasparilla Marathon Recap: Part 1

Gasparilla Marathon Recap: Part 1

I have no choice but to cut this recap up in parts or else your retinas will burn out from all the reading of my awesomeness. I'm gonna start at the beginning. It's usually best to start from there I was told. So rewind to Saturday night. V and Coach Tom had a...

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A new PR….

I'm pretty freakin' happy right now. Actually I'm over the moon! I completed my third marathon today. And I got a new PR.4:08 and some change.Thanks for having faith in me. I really appreciate all the support you've given me during this training.Race recap to follow,...

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T Minus Freak Out

T Minus Freak Out

Yeah, total freak out mode over here. Just took my sleep aid and am waiting for Red to get back from her dinner. I had a lovely pasta meal with the BRA and hit up the Expo earlier. Meh. I've seen better Expos, but it probably had to do with the fact that I got there...

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Sunday = Holy Crap

After much strategizing and strategery I think I've come up with the marathon plan. I'm gonna run. Just kidding. There's more. P-Funk and I have been training together and she really helped me get through some of those tough long ones, so it only makes sense that we...

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Thankful Thursday: The Wisdom of Rappers Edition

This week has serously flown by. With my birthday and the start of classes it's been nutters. Thanks for all of the awesome birthday wishes. I'm 30! Holy crap. I definitely feel wiser and ready to solve world hunger. Just kidding.Anyway, it's Thursday and I'm thankful...

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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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