Friday, I’m in love (again)

Hallelujah for Friday! I'm sure most of us are looking forward to a long weekend. If you have to work on Monday, I'm sad panda for you. Maybe you can call in sick? *cough cough*   Since it is the Friday before a long weekend, I thought a post on things I'm loving...

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Reset

Reset

After this weekend's meltdown, I got a text from a dear friend who has been down this journey herself and who I consider a True North. We messaged about where my head currently is and how I need a reset. (I think I mentioned that in my last post.) She mentioned taking...

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Monday Confessions

Friday Confessions on a Monday. Here we go.   1. I had to ask a male colleague to help me shake the snack machine because it wouldn't give up my Snickers. He then later posted to my facebook the Snicker's Aretha Franklin diva commercial.   2. Some asshat...

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Everything is awesome.

For some reason, this week, my brain has been full on ironman panic mode. I'm not sure if it's the fact that I've seen so many friends crush their races lately that I put pressure on myself not to totally shit the bed at mine OR if it's all the talk on...

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“Some science thing”

“Some science thing”

I woke up with a massive headache this morning. And by this morning, I mean 2 AM. I took Advil, went back to sleep, and woke up at 4:30 AM in order to get to the pool. I fought my way through an ugly  swim, headache still raging, and went home to sleep for...

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Hoka One One Non-Sponsored Shoe Review

Hoka One One Non-Sponsored Shoe Review

Before I begin my shoe review, I'd like to remind you all that I have discount codes for three of the four Best Damn Race locales. Best Damn Race just announced Jacksonville but my $5 off code isn't working for that one as of yet. I'll let you know when...

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Mega Miles Weekend

Mega Miles Weekend

After this weekend's MEGA workouts I am feeling fairly beat up and tired. I've got a wide variety of ouchies from chafing on my hiney (random) to sore legs, back, and neck, plus a scratchy eye (even more random).     I am less than 50 days out from...

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The History of Farts

It's been quiet on the blog this week and it's because I really don't have a lot to write about. I genuinely love writing so I'm a bit blue that I can't think of some good stuff for you all to read, and selfishly, for myself to write. I was so desperate that I went to...

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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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