I just made you say underwear. A panty review!

I just made you say underwear. A panty review!

I'm not gonna beat around the bush here (this pun will make you laugh later, just wait), this post is about underwear (see, funny?). And lady underwear to be more specific. So, if lady stuff skeeves you out, please come back another day.   Let's Begin.   I...

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St. Anthony’s Race Report

St. Anthony’s Race Report

I'm very happy to report that I finally got my shit together for this year's St. Anthony's Olympic Triathlon! I managed to finish the whole thing without busting my ass, DNF'ing, or crawling on the bike. Well, my version of non-crawling anyway.   St. Anthony's is...

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20 Questions about me and running AKA Running TAG!

My buddy Jim over at Insane Marathon Training tagged me to play along in a runner's version of 20 questions. I'm a blogger so I naturally want to write a million things about myself. We're pretty humble and shy that way. Wink wink. Plus, I am always looking for...

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It feels good to do good.

It feels good to do good.

As a person who can get bogged down with life's trivial problems, when friends reach out to me about others who are going through real struggles I take note and count my blessings. There are so many people in the world who are going through so much that...

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St. Anthony’s Triathlon and another 70.3

Nothing like the Boston Marathon to get a person all pumped up to run right? I feel like Meb won the Internet yesterday, as well as the race. It couldn't have happened to a nicer dude. He's got a ton of heart, not too mention speed and endurance. Congrats MEB! And...

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Got stress?

Got stress?

April is National Stress Awareness Month and Vegas.com asked if I'd join them in writing about my favorite way to unwind and let loose.   Since many of us are "weekend warriors" stress can creep up on you at times (or just straight punch you in the...

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Iron Girl 5K Race Report

Iron Girl 5K Race Report

On Sunday I was up early to head over the Iron Girl 5K in Clearwater. I may have mentioned this a thousand times or two, but I was really looking for redemption at this 5K since I was not in great shape when I ran it last year.   I really like the Iron Girl...

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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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