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Halloween List Part Deux

by Beth Shaw | Oct 17, 2009 | 7 Comments

This bad boy brought to you by the blog post scheduler!I have already done my Top Ten Halloween Movies so I figured I should do the Top Ten Halloween Songs. Some of them aren't really Halloween songs, but they lend themselves very well to the holiday and make me think...

An actual post about my running

by Beth Shaw | Oct 16, 2009 | 25 Comments

I've got two weeks before the Halloween Half Marathon and I felt compelled to share with you all where my running stands today.I had been running a bit more since before I left for Chicago and am finally starting to get my confidence back.* While I did have the one...

Thankful Thursday

by Beth Shaw | Oct 15, 2009 | 23 Comments

When I arrived in Chicago I enjoyed the cold weather. I enjoyed the boots, gloves, jacket and tights. For about 24 hours. After that I was totally over it.For the record, anything below 65 is cold to me. Keep this in mind as winter is soon upon us. I know you all look...

Chicago Part II: The Spectator Report

by Beth Shaw | Oct 13, 2009 | 32 Comments

Arriving in Chicago on Friday night I headed straight to the expo. I got a chance to glimpse Deena Kastor and Hal Higdon. I also ran into D, who I will be working the Detroit Marathon expo with. We'll be at the Women's Running Magazine booth so swing by. Saturday was...

Chicago Part I

by Beth Shaw | Oct 12, 2009 | 23 Comments

I'm baaaaaaack! I've got so much to tell you all about this trip that it has to be in segments or you'll burn your retinas.Good thing Coach EK was here to fill in. Although, Lloyd was not too happy. (He got over it pretty quickly when I gave him the Chicago dog I had...

We’re In the Minutes

by Beth Shaw | Oct 10, 2009 | 9 Comments

Hello Bloggy-land. This is Coach EK, once again filling in for our friend B.o.B. Word on the street is that she is up to her eyeballs in magic markers (for making motivational signs) and Chicago hot dogs (for consumption. Diagnosis - delicious!!). And since Lloyd is...

Do You Remember Your First Time?

by Beth Shaw | Oct 9, 2009 | 15 Comments

Hello Loyal Readers. This is Coach EK, your guest poster for today. As you know, your regular host, B.o.B., is winging her way to Chicago for her cheering/pacing duties during the marathon. So, she has turned the forum over to me today. Actually, she tried to turn it...

My kind of town

by Beth Shaw | Oct 8, 2009 | 30 Comments

Well folks, today is my Friday. Hallelujah!As I normally do a thankful Thursday, I think we all know what I am thankful for today. It's my Friday AND I leave for Chicago tomorrow, duh!As I mentioned, I'm leaving on a jet plane tomorrow morning at the butt crack of...

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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...

2023: A Look Back

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...