Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

Hello! Long time no blog right? Well, I was taking a little holiday break. I ate and drank and was merry and I hope you all were too. I did manage to get in some great workouts and was quite happy when I actually got my butt up yesterday to hit the Body...

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Happy Festivus!

*Repost* Today is Festivus, the holiday to air your grievances and perform feats of strength! It's basically the opposite Christmas and always a good time due to the wrestling the head of the household (a Festivus tradition, natch). Thus today I'd like to air some...

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Florida Half Marathon Race Report

Florida Half Marathon Race Report

I knew last week that I was going to run another 13 miler as my long run over the weekend. I figured since I was running a half marathon in distance, I might as well find an actual half marathon to run. After all, I love a race shirt and bling. I googled around and...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

We are making our way through December pretty quickly wouldn't you say? Are you done with your shopping? Sadly, I am not. However, I have a friend coming in town this weekend from Cali so I'm hoping I can talk her into braving the outlets with me.... This time of year...

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Tuesday Truths

1. I got my car detailed and the detailer told me my seats were basically a lost cause. Last time I buy a car with tan fabric interior. 2. I'm on some sort of weird cleaning kick. I want to clean everything. If I had a steam cleaner for my carpets I'd take the...

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Holiday Halfathon Race Report

Holiday Halfathon Race Report

On Sunday, I ran in the 11th Annual Holiday Halfathon. I say ran because this wasn't a true race for me. I've been consistently running 10 mile long runs on the weekends because I'm prepping for Ragnar. I don't currently have the fitness to race a half so I went into...

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Thankful Thursday

Happy happy Thursday friends! I've got a quick post little post today and I think you all will like it. I've said it before but it's worth saying again. And no, I'm not ashamed to admit it. I love the Internet. I love parodies and finding silly videos online to share....

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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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