My bike, I rode it

My bike, I rode it

Yes, it's true. I rode my bike. Dolly, my lovely blue Specialized Dolce, was in fact very dusty with scarily deflated tires. And a computer that's battery was all but dead. On Saturday a few tri friends and I headed out to da beach (you can really only say "da beach"...

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Friday Confessions

Friday Confessions

1. I had a bacon latte last night. A local gastropub just opened a coffee shop called Dough and had a preview event for the blog group I'm in. The bacon latte was like having breakfast in a cup. In my best Pee Wee Herman voice, "Mmm bacon-y! Heh heh!" 2. I may...

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Be happy you can run

Be happy you can run

On my shiny new training plan I've been put to the test in terms of rebuilding my speed. I am not complaining because as I sit here writing this post it breaks my heart that one of my most favorite people in the entire world is dealing with injury that is...

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Weekend Report

Weekend Report

I have sort of started this weekend report post on Mondays because I always have stuff to share from the weekend. Here's a quick run down via photo dump. First up, is this photo of the attack terrier Lloyd. Lloyd and I travel a lot to Clearwater (it's about 40 minutes...

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The Plan

After yesterday's post I was dying to get my hands on the spreadsheet that my track coach was sending over. I may or may not have sent him an email about my plan that said, "Don't make me stalk you." Ha! All in good fun though because he sent it almost immediately. As...

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All over the pace

It would seem that my running pace is currently anywhere from a low nine minute mile to a solid ten and a quarter minute mile. While I do understand that there are different paces for different runs, I am getting a tad frustrated when one day a nine-fifteen feels...

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Weekend Report

Weekend Report

Guess who I got to see on Saturday!?! We give good arm. Yes, that's right, my beloved boo, the Redhead from Michigan. Since her friends have become my friends we got to spend some time together at our lovely Riki's wedding. Red was the MOH (maid of honor) and I was...

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Friday Confessions

1. I still haven't painted that missing toenail. 2. I know I said I'd back it off with the running but ... I ran six miles last night. I swear they were "easy" miles. 3. My old roommate's pet name for his junk was Miles. Snort. 4. I'm excited to run again tomorrow AM...

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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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