Thankful Thursday: Giveaway!

Thankful Thursday: Giveaway!

Thursday is upon us and rather than my usual posting of things I'm thankful for I'm going to mix it up with a giveaway. Unfortunately, it's for a sports bra, sorry dudes. But you can totally win it to give it to your wife, daughter, or the mail lady you've had a crush...

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Three Things Tuesday

Three Things Tuesday

Yes, I'm doing a Three Things Tuesday and yes I know that doesn't have any alliteration to it, but I do what I want. I had three things to report to you all and I couldn't figure out a way to title the post, thus here we are.1. I had a cycling breakthrough this...

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Tell them you love them…

It's so strange to think that I've been living on this planet for five full years without my father. Today marks the five year anniversary of the accident that took him from me and my family. It was also on a Sunday and I can close my eyes and remember exactly how...

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I think I pulled a hammy..

I think I pulled a hammy..

Ever since the Gasparilla 15K my left leg hasn't been right, no pun intended. I at first thought it was my knee or my IT band but after really paying attention to it, it's actually my left hamstring on the back side of my leg just above the back of the knee.(The...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

"And bad mistakes, I've made a few. I've had my share of sand kicked in my face, but I've come through." -QueenThe above line always makes me smile. Then as I'm smiling like a fool, I begin belting out the chorus. I'm fairly certain drivers of nearby vehicles, since...

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Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Kiki, P-Funk, and B.o.B. before the Shamrock 5K & 10K this weekend. Kiki and I volunteered and P-Funk PR'd in the 10K. Congrats P-Funk! O'SNAP!

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Tuesday Truths

Truth: I ate toast with peanut butter and honey last night for dessert.Truth: I am officially obsessed with training swimsuits from Dolfin Uglies. (I got that plaid one the model is wearing.)Truth: I've been watching Ice Loves Coco and I can't stop.Truth: I kind of...

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A learning weekend

Happy happy happy Monday peeps! I had to say happy three times because, quite frankly, I'm just happy. I don't know what has been going on lately but I'm just feeling good. Even with my wonky knee, I'm laughing and smiling a lot.I did a lot of learning this weekend...

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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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