Blue & Yellow Love

Blue & Yellow Love

There is nothing like Boston Marathon Monday. I seriously doubt that any of us get any actual work done while watching the pro's and our friends. Congratulations to all of you and BIG shout out to Keara who hit a PR AT BOSTON IN CRAZY WEATHER. You is my hero.  ...

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Friday Confessions

I haven't done a Friday confessions in a while and man-oh-man do I have some stuff for you all. As always, please feel free to share your confessions in the comments. I like to know I'm not alone as a "sinner."   1. I run in crazy ass outfits when I am not...

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Clearwater Iron Girl Half Marathon Race Report

Clearwater Iron Girl Half Marathon Race Report

Yesterday I ran the Clearwater Iron Girl Half Marathon for the very first time. I typically run the 5K but since I'm marathon training the longer distance seemed like a good idea when I registered. Of course as the days went by and I started thinking about how warm it...

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Kettle corn is the devil.

Kettle corn is the devil.

Now that I actually get to write and get paid for it (finally!) I find that my blogging time has gone down. This week snuck up on me and I really thought today was Tuesday. Ha! Last weekend was so much fun! Well, with the exception of my long run. I made a few rookie...

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March Stats/Recap

March Stats/Recap

Run 108 miles  Bike 0  (Ok, I felt a little bad for my bike this week. It looks sad.) Swim 3 miles   Strength 4 sessions with Coach Jon & my Tribal Multisport buddies Yoga 1 yin yoga class (and it was fabulous)  ...

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Well hello half marathon…

Well hello half marathon…

This weekend marked the start of long runs for Grandma's Marathon. This marathon sort of snuck up on me because my last marathon go-round I made my training plan. This time I've just been logging into Training Peaks and doing what Coach Jon says. He's been building up...

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The Top Ten Lessons I’ve Learned About Running

The Top Ten Lessons I’ve Learned About Running

I started seriously running in 2009. I always enjoyed running but it wasn't until my first marathon (Disney 2009) that I became an addict. I made a ton of mistakes along the way and most of them were harmless (and hilarious) but some cost me. So here they are, the Top...

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A Reminder

If you have read my blog for any length of time you'll know that my dad died in 2007. And you know I think about him everyday. I think about him the most on the date that he died, March 25. Every year in March I think about the last time we saw each other,...

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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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