Winners!

Hi peeps! Quick Friday announcements via a sweet list. 1. I think you are all winners but of course not all of you could win. Thus, two winners were selected by the randomizer for that give away o' mine, hosted by the awesome Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and here...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

It's Thursday already? Man, I love a short week. I have so much to be thankful for right now but I've gotta keep it short since I didn't have time to write this last night. I figure a little list will do, no?   Today I'm thankful for: 1. Gatorade. As a...

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My first century ride

My first century ride

As a typical runner/triathlete I sometimes find it hard to pat myself on the back without a small dose of "you could have gone harder" or "maybe you should have gone faster." However, in regards to this weekend's 104 (or 106 depending on whose GPS you ask)...

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100 miles?

The long weekend is upon us! I am not sure if anyone noticed but a little hundred mile ride snuck onto my upcoming events section. And guess what? It's on Sunday. Yipes! I may have lost my damn mind ya'll. I'm not even kidding. I don't need to ride 100 fricken miles...

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Thankful Thursday: A Do-Good Giveaway!

Thankful Thursday: A Do-Good Giveaway!

A few weeks ago after finishing a tough ride on a hot Sunday, my friends and I came upon a group of do-gooders handing out cold, bottled waters to cyclists finishing up on the trail. As it turns out they were there promoting their upcoming event for charity. Since I'm...

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Weekend of Red

Weekend of Red

Happy Tuesday friends! I'm just now getting around to a post because this weekend went by so fast and was so busy that I needed a full day to recover and get my life back in order. As I mentioned last week, the Redhead came to Florida for her bachelorette party and...

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Thankful Thursday

It's already Thursday and I couldn't be more excited for the weekend! A certain amazing lovely little Redhead is coming to visit and it's her Florida friends bachelorette party! Of course, before the party festivities we're going to run with the old gang, eat a...

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Strawberries and friends

Strawberries and friends

After Sunday's murderous bike ride I was happy to head over to Plant City, for the Tampa Bay Lady Bloggers (TBLB) meet up. I had heard there were going to be strawberry milkshakes and I definitely needed a little pick me up. I have a non-blogger friend who thinks...

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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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