Rock N Roll New Orleans Marathon Goals

The one really tough thing about writing a blog is putting those BHAGs out there. What's a BHAG? It's a big, hairy audacious goal. And while I have shied away from them at times in the past, other times, I've felt ready to go after them and shout them from the...

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36.

The day has come. My 36th birthday. My 36th trip around the sun. I feel like that's pretty impressive. I mean, I don't even run that fast and I've made it 36 times around that flamin' hot ball. I've learned quite a bit in these 36 years and since I haven't written a...

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Still crazy after all these years.

Still crazy after all these years.

There were so many ways I could have gone with the title of this post. Here are some examples: Much Ado About Nothing Sike! The Beth who Cried Wolf F for Fake We're All Mad Here Basically, what I am trying to say is that my MRI came back clear. No...

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Something’s Afoot.

My Fake Injury History It seems to be a pattern for me that right before a big race I get injured. And of course, that injury ends up being somewhat of a mystery.   For example, in 2011 I swore the shin pain I was having was a stress fracture. I got an MRI only...

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21 again.

Let's be honest, it's been a long time since I've seen 21. I believe the last time was 2014. Oh you thought I meant years? I meant miles.   I believe I ran a 20 while training for Grandma's Marathon last year but since I DNF'd, I never saw that 20+ mile struggle....

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Celebration Half Marathon Race Report

Celebration Half Marathon Race Report

Last week I realized I'd be in Orlando the same weekend as the Celebration Marathon and Half Marathon. I knew I had a 15 mile run on my plan, so of course, I started thinking.... Maybe I can ask Coach Mason about hopping in that half? Now, I know I've said I don't...

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January Stats/Recap

Happy birth month to me! #BethMonth has arrived and I'm so stoked to toe the line for a marathon this month. Plus, I'll get to see my nephews in Nola. I plan to run straight to the beignets. Run 148 miles. Holy big miles! My legs are a wee bit tired......

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Friday Confessions

Hi again! Blogging slacker here. I didn't post this week as the J-O-B has been bananas again. I'm super glad it's Friday. And since it's Friday, I figured a little Friday Confessions post was in order. Here we go. 1. After my run this morning, I went home and...

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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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