Weekend Recap and Concert Ticket Give Away!

Weekend Recap and Concert Ticket Give Away!

Happy Monday kids! I'm a tad sore from my 15 miler yesterday but no worse for the wear. I got up super early this AM to get in my swim and had enough time after to type up this here blog post. How about a weekend recap? Friday The S.O. and I headed to Howl-O-Scream at...

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I ain’t afraid of no ghost

I ain’t afraid of no ghost

Guess what day it is? Guess what day it is? It's Friday! Friday! Friday! Ok, not the same ring as when a camel does it, but it's still pretty exciting. I'm thrilled because tonight the S.O. and I are heading to... That's right Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens! If you...

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14 Weeks

14 Weeks

Monday marked the 14th week until the Jacksonville Bank Marathon. On one hand that seems like a lot of time but on the other it doesn't seem like enough. I suppose this is how it always feels during training with the exception of the last two weeks of taper....

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The 25,000 Mile Love Story – Book Review

When I was contacted by an organization called Sports and Social Change to review a book I gave it some thought because I wanted to be sure it was something I actually wanted to read. I love reading but cannot be in book clubs because I am very particular about what I...

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Friday Confessions

Friday Confessions

This week, being no different than many other of my goofball weeks, provided a few things that I need to confess to you all. In doing so, I remind myself that my life is pretty hysterical and I wouldn't have it any other way. Well, except of course if I was to...

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Odds and Ends

Odds and Ends

How is it already Thursday? This week has really flown by! I don't have anything special to share today just a few odds and ends.  First and foremost, I almost got creamed by a car on my run this morning. I was running through a turn into an apartment complex and...

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The people you meet

I'm not a shy person. I never have been. There's a story my mom loves to tell about she, my sister, and I taking the city bus to the mall one day when I was very little. I think we just wanted to ride the bus for some reason and she obliged. I happily spoke to every...

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The Wisdom of Rappers: Part II

A few years ago I wrote a post called The Wisdom of Rappers. I stumbled upon it yesterday and found myelf thinking just how smart those hip hop men and women are. It's not easy rhyming things with "chedda" and "wangster." I have always been a lover of hip hop. I can't...

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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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