Weekend Recap or You Told Me So.

Weekend Recap or You Told Me So.

Maaaaan, I feel like this weekend flew by. Don't they always, though? I bet it felt even shorter for the kids heading back to school. Unless, of course, they are nerds like me and love the start of the school year. Ah, to be young and bill-less again.   Anywho,...

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Fri-yay!

Fri-yay!

I'm so glad it's Friday. And yes, I say that every Friday. I love a weekend, what can I say? I feel like I'm FINALLY over the hump on this two week no carb/no sugar regime at the start of day five. I felt the most "normal" on it yesterday. I made it through strength...

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Trial and Error

I'm reporting back on my nutrition change since I posted my plan on Monday. Go read it so you know what the heck is going on...   Now...here's what's going on.   I began this no carb quest on Sunday. I swam on Monday, pretty hard actually, and had no issues....

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Buh-bye Cheez-Its and tight jeans.

Hello there! I'm happy to report that I am no longer down with the sickness. I woke up still pretty snot infested on Saturday, but by Sunday I was feeling a ton better. I skipped the track 5K, which I was bummed about. But I did do a bit of light running on Sunday...

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Wake me up before you go go.

Well hello friends! So long, no post. Here's my excuse... Last week I hit 32 miles. This isn't huge mileage, but it's more than I've done since before Grandma's and it felt good. My heels were bugging me a tad but nothing a little home PT couldn't help. And then,...

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Riplaces Review and Giveaway

Riplaces Review and Giveaway

The S.O. has been wearing Riplaces for several races now and has been saying how much he enjoys them. When we went to the triathlon Scenic 17 a few weeks ago, Riplaces was there and we stopped to say hello. They graciously offered me a pair to review and said they'd...

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Float like a butterfly…

Float like a butterfly…

Deep down, I've always wanted to try boxing. I never really want to get hit in the face, because, hello, that's my money maker, but I've always wondered what it would be like to go Ronda Rousey on someone. I can probably hit someone with the strength of an insect, but...

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July Stats/Recap

July shaped up to be a pretty awesome month. I got in some great runs and a little sprint triathlon. I also got to volunteer at the Special Olympics swim meet and it was as rewarding as it always is. I'm hoping to become a Unified Partner for swimming and track and...

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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...

Beginner Bikini Competition Prep Continues…

I promised more posts so here we go! I know you all come here for running and triathlon stuff, and I will 100% get to some running stuff here in a minute. Keep reading! I started this journey in November and am still on the path to attempt a bikini competition in May....

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