Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

In lieu of yesterday's memorials and a book I just finished reading, I felt compelled to write a Thankful Thursday. I used to write this post every Thursday but when I revamped the blog I decided not to keep it up. However, I'm feeling very thankful and very lucky...

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Never Forget

Today we remember those who lost their lives at the hands of madmen. We are still a nation who stands together even when we disagree. Instead of posting a photo, I'd like to send you over to CNN's archived memorial site. There's a list of those who died and I'm...

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In case you missed it….

In case you missed it….

I did this on Wednesday... In case you can't read that. I registered for my first full Ironman. I decided to go with Chattanooga for a few different reasons. In fact, I made a speadsheet to decide between Chattanooga and Florida. I was initially going to register for...

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August Recap/Stats (Shameless Format Theft)

August Recap/Stats (Shameless Format Theft)

Happy September! I'm so sad the summer is leaving us. I love long days and wearing flip flops everywhere. I'm sad to see the summer end but of course, as a runner, I'm looking very forward to cooler running temps. I never do a monthly recap but I figured it would be...

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Friday Confessions

Friday Confessions

Hallelujah for Friday! Every week my runs get longer and every week I look forward to my Friday rest day. I mean, I'm also excited that it's the last day of the work week but mostly it's because my legs are shot. And yeah, I'll probably keep up with this whole...

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Marathon Thoughts

I forgot how hard marathon training is. I'm pretty freakin tired right now and I'm only 18 weeks out. Yikes. I know that at some point the training will click and I'll still be tired but the early morning runs and weekend long runs will become more of a habit than...

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Courage to Tri Race Report

Courage to Tri Race Report

On Saturday I raced a sprint triathlon in my hood and while it wasn't my best race, I did have fun time racing with friends so close to home. I didn't have time to get to packet pick up during the week and since the race was so close, I opted to pick up my stuff on...

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Friday Fun & Brew Over Ice Giveaway Winner

Friday Fun & Brew Over Ice Giveaway Winner

Happy Friday peeps! I'm looking forward to a tough weekend of workouts. Before I get into all that, I will announce the winner of the Brew Over Ice Giveaway. From the old school but always loved random.org, it pulled up:   And the tenth commentor was Detroit...

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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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