Swimming is hard.

Swimming is hard.

I have been attempting to get in at least three swims a week and I haven't really been succeeding lately (SEE: closed pools and needing sleep) but so far this week I'm on track. In order to get super duper prepared for the Frogman 5K swim in January (feel free to...

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Weekend Recap

Weekend Recap

Happy Monday! I know, let's all get more coffee and hunker down to get through the week. We can do it! I hope you all had great weekends. There were some big races going on and I have to give a very special shout out to my friend Gator Mike (he paced me to my 1/2...

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The Friday List

This week has really dragged on, has it not? I think because I'm looking forward to this weekend so much it's been moving slowly. The S.O. and I are going to see The Book of Mormon tonight and I'm stoked. I've heard great things about it. Tomorrow, I'm FINALLY getting...

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Week 7 – Jacksonville Marathon Training

Week 7 – Jacksonville Marathon Training

Oh look, a post about running! What? I forgot this was about running. I'm scratching my head looking at my training plan because part of me cannot believe it's already seven weeks to go and the other part of me is thinking, "Crap. Seven more weeks to go." I'm...

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Weekend Recap

Weekend Recap

I had a long, fun weekend that really made me excited for triathlon season, and that little race I'm registered for in Chattanooga... Saturday On Saturday I got in my second 20 miler, and while it wasn't as stellar as the one in DC, it wasn't awful. I kept a solid...

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Race Discount Codes!

Happy Friday friends! I just wanted to give you all some race discount codes that I have for a few local area races. If you aren't local, I'm sorry! I'll try to find some for you on the big Interwebs. First up, a discount for the Mt. Dora Half Marathon on December 15,...

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Why I Run

For the longest time, people have asked me why I run. I usually joke about really loving to eat and that part is mostly true. I'm a big fan of food. I also run for the health benefits and the stress relief. Lord knows, I can solve world hunger after a great run. Just...

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Weekend Recap (mini race reports)

Weekend Recap (mini race reports)

No sooner did I say last week that I was feeling healthy and strong than I came down with a cold. Son. Of. A. Bitch. Fortunately, the worst of it seems to be behind me and I stayed home from work yesterday basically being lazy and eating 1,000 saltine crackers. I...

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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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