Three Things Thursday

Three Things Thursday

1. My heel pain is not good. It would appear, through my diligent WebMd'ing research that I have either bursitis or  insertional tendinitis. I can run through it because it doesn't hurt when I get warmed up but it hurts when I wake up and after I run. I...

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November Recap/Stats

Happy December! I cannot believe it's December. Every year goes by faster doesn't it? I miss the days of elementary school when days seemed so much longer. December always makes me a little melancholy because I miss my dad and the holidays just aren't the same without...

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Turkey Trot 5K (and 10K) 2013 Race Report

Turkey Trot 5K (and 10K) 2013 Race Report

Remember how I said it was getting cold here in Florida? Well, Thanksgiving morning was downright freezing to us Floridians. I set my alarm to get up at 5:30 AM to be ready at the 5K Turkey Trot race start at 7 AM. And guess what? It was 39 degrees when I woke up. I...

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Happy Thanksgiving (and giveaway winner!)

Happy Thanksgiving (and giveaway winner!)

Ok, I know I'm a day early but I do what I want. Before we get to the turkey bidness.... I know you all wanna know who won the Milestones giveaway. I put all the entries into the randomizer and here's the winner of the t-shirt giveaway from Milestones Sports Jewerly...

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Tuesday Tidbits

Tuesday Tidbits

It's finally getting cold here in the FLA and I cannot wait for that Turkey Trot on Thursday! I've been thinking about racing a 5K forever now and I'm looking for a bit of redemption. That Irongirl 5K was kind of a downer and that's ok because I've been building back...

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Weekend Recap

Weekend Recap

Howdy friends! It's Thanksgiving week! Who's ready to eat turkey and pass out on the couch during a football game? I am! As a reminder, I am hosting a sweet giveaway from Milestones Sports Jewelry and Apparel so be sure to enter HERE. My weekend was fantastic, if not...

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TGIF and a Giveaway!

TGIF and a Giveaway!

TGIF! I was totally going to swim this AM but when my alarm went off at 4:30, my brain screamed at me, "SLEEP! WE WANT MORE SLEEP!" and the thought of my 22 mile long run tomorrow helped me make the not-so-tough decision to stay in bed. Unfortunately, I had...

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TBT: Remembering a bad marathon

I shamelessly stole this post idea from Laura over at Catching my Breath. Homegirl is an amazing runner and her blog is also awesome (hence the stealing). Head over and say Hi! Right after you read this. Since I'm nearing my next marathon and having a weird...

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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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