Reunited

They say that you never forget your first love. Well, I don't know who "they" are, but they are right. I have been reunited with my first love. And it feels so good.How our reunion began:Saturday's run went according to plan. I did a little over 1o miles (10.41) at a...

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Things Done Changed

I used to go to numerous happy hours on Friday nights. Sometimes these would turn into all nighters. I would drink and dance and smoke the occasional cigarette (gasp!) and end up eating Taco Bell at 3 AM and wake up the next morning feeling like someone threw up in my...

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Ring Of Fire

I fell into a burning ring of fireI went down, down, down and the flames went higherAnd it burns, burns, burns the ring of fireThe ring of fire- Johnny CashRing of Fire is my new nickname for the track. Usually I am baking out there while doing my speed work....

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

Welcome to the first edition of Thankful Thursday!Today I am thankful that I don't have to use this to track my mileage: A friend found this at a thrift store and thought of me. How hysterical! What exactly are these two wearing? Keep in mind that this sweet little...

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Letter to Readers

Letter to Readers

Dear Lovely Readers,Today's post is serious business. I mean really. serious. business. Oh, who am I kidding? I can barely be serious at a business meeting about budget cuts. But I am going to try, because I need to get serious about nutrition. I must confess that I...

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Potpourri

Coming off of Sunday's running high I hit the dreaded hills yesterday. The Plan called for 4 but I was barely making my times and my left shin was throbbing. I also got sweat in my eye after number 2 (owie). Listening to my body, I decided to call it a day at 3....

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Happy Father’s Day! (Race Report)

Happy Father’s Day! (Race Report)

Happy Father's Day peeps! Today, in honor of my dad who passed away 2 years ago, my sister and I ran a 5K together. As we are the only siblings, my dad always used to tell us, "You two only have each other." He would often tell us this when we were arguing as only...

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Sleepless in Sneaker-attle

Sleepless in Sneaker-attle

TGIF Mother Beeches! First let me start by saying THANK YOU to Kristin over at BonBon Rose. I entered her Pay It Forward and got this absolutely adorable and eco-friendly shopping tote. Being the fashionista that she is, even the card she sent was pretty.So cute,...

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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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