Thankful Thursday

This morning I got in my eight miler and as per usual had a fun time running around the neighborhood where I get various objects thrown at me (eggs, acorns, etc.).While I didn't encounter any bullies today I did see my very first actual bare-foot runner. He was just...

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I really like you

You guys are amazing. Like kick-ass amazing. Thanks so much for all of the cyber hugs and support. Your comments brought so many smiles to my face today that my cheeks hurt.In your honor I am hosting a give-a-way. Just because you all enrich my life and are so...

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Life

I apologize ahead of time if this post is depressing. I usually try to keep my blog on the lighter side, but in this instance there's no way around it.On Friday, after I posted, I got a terrible-news phone call. An ex-boyfriend/friend had died. While I don't want to...

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But don’t get crazy…

Happy Friday kids! I have a super busy weekend planned and am pretty excited about it. First, my lovely Redhead is coming to visit and we are going to knock out 18 miles together. Second, GIRLS SLEEPOVER! That's right, some ladies from the BRA and I are heading over...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

I am always on the look out for new products that make my life better. Remember that powder I told you all about? Yes, I still use it and yes it's still The Bomb. Actually, they make a "fragrant" version now! Try it.Well, I found something else that I now officially...

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The Thinker

The Thinker

You ever have one of those days where you just have nothing to blog about? Yep. Me too. I was trying to think of something at O'dark thirty this morning while running the hills with P-Funk and it was like the wheels were turning, but the car wasn't moving. I apologize...

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A little twenty twen twen

I did it! Twenty miles in the bank! Woot! Now, I definitely didn't do it alone and it certainly wasn't painless but I completed all 20 and am feeling pretty damn good. Friday night the Redhead got in to town and we caught up over noodles with a little butter and...

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Bang on the drum all day…

Welcome to Friday folks, also known as The Greatest Day of The Work Week (TGTWW). I am basically a zombie today because this week has just been crazy at work. Classes started this week and it's been non-stop student advising for me. In any event, I am glad it's Friday...

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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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