The Obligatory Goals Post

Here it is. The final days before I embark upon my first half ironman. I cannot believe I'm finally here. I feel like this has been a long few months of training and this body is ready to race. As I mentioned previously, I'm not going to post any time specific goals....

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

I'm fairly certain I've done a post about being thankful for running but I don't think I've highlighted my other love: swimming. Today, I'm thankful for swimming. For a lot of people who aren't used to swimming it can be daunting at first. I admit that coming back to...

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Pirates and Donuts: A Quickie

Pirates and Donuts: A Quickie

It's National Talk Like a Pirate Day and if you go to Krispy Kreme and act like an idiot, er, I mean talk like a pirate you get a free donut. Of course this doesn't fall into the eat healthy with two weeks to go before your half ironman plan, but come on, it...

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Tidbit Tuesday

Tidbit Tuesday

This title is the best I could come up with for the randomness that is this post but I had a few things to share. Just go with it. I've been meaning to post about the nutrition I've been using both during my workouts and after. I have to give a big thanks to Jason of...

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IT Band’s Last Stand

IT Band’s Last Stand

With two weeks to go until Augusta I was feeling pretty good on Friday. I had a final long run of 13 miles on deck for early Saturday morning and wasn't too worried about the distance. I woke up early to get in three miles before the rest of the group start for the...

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The Finish Line Dance

The Finish Line Dance

In case you missed yesterday's post, I invite you to now go back and read the back story on why I am insane. No wait. It's the back story on the dance I would like do when I finish (I'm finishing goshdammit!) my first 70.3. This dance is sweeping the nation. I'm not...

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Thankful Thursday

Augusta is only 16 days away and I'm both nervous and excited. My wave starts at the late hour of 9 AM but I've been told by my coach and fellow triathletes not to worry too much about that. The good news is that I start behind most all of my friends who are also...

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Dash N Splash Race Report

Dash N Splash Race Report

Holy busy week Batman! I cannot believe it's already the day of humping and I have not yet written a post. I'm a bad, bad blogger. I am sorry that your lives were put on hold until I got here. Ha. Ha. As I mentioned on Friday I did an itty bitty race on Sunday called...

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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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