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Thankful Thursday/Fatty Friday

by Beth Shaw | Nov 13, 2009 | 26 Comments

Obviously this post is late. But again, I am blaming that pesky new thing called a job. (Hooray for paychecks!) Anyway, tomorrow night I am going to the local carnival, called Novemberfest, and I am super excited about it. I have always loved fairs and carnivals....

I heart the treadmill (sometimes)

by Beth Shaw | Nov 11, 2009 | 43 Comments

I have been in training this week and thus my posting has been sporadic. I ask you all to bear with me while I finish up training and get on a more regular schedule.Speaking of regular, due to my goofy training schedule I have been running in the morning and today, I...

Thirdly and such

by Beth Shaw | Nov 8, 2009 | 18 Comments

This post is a little bit of a mash up of topics. It seems I have a lot to tell you all and it's not really working into a general theme. Oh well. Here's hoping you don't die from boredom.First off, my 10 miler went pretty well on Saturday morning. My ankle was...

I have three legs

by Beth Shaw | Nov 6, 2009 | 18 Comments

Well kids, I officially made it through my first day of my new job. Not too bad. I found all of the important places: the bathroom, break room, and cafeteria. I also, per P-Funk's advice, made good choices.I worked the other job last night and had an awesome time...

Thankful Thursday

by Beth Shaw | Nov 5, 2009 | 27 Comments

Since I don't officially start my new job until tomorrow I have been lounging about. I did some laundry, some grocery shopping, watching bad day-time TV and maybe a little online shopping....well I online window shopped if you will.A few weeks ago the lovely folks at...

Good News and Bad News

by Beth Shaw | Nov 3, 2009 | 43 Comments

Well as per my title, I have good news and I have bad news. I prefer to hear the bad first myself, so that is what you get.Bad News: I may not be able to read and post as often as I do now. Good News: I have a new job. With a salary. And benefits. That's right, I am...

Halloween Halfathon Race Report

by Beth Shaw | Nov 1, 2009 | 38 Comments

Wow! What a weekend. I am still reeling. This has been one of the best Halloween weekends I have ever had.Friday night the Redhead came to town and we shared our usual pasta dinner a la Lady and the Tramp. Guess which one of us is the tramp? I kid, I kid. But we did...

A Monster’s Running Halloween

by Beth Shaw | Oct 29, 2009 | 23 Comments

First off, special thanks to Coach EK and Navy Steve for their reports. I have been chilling out, not blogging and just perusing everyone else's. It's been kind of nice actually. But....I'm back and because Halloween is tomorrow AND my Half Marathon is tomorrow I...

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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...

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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...