Luck O’ the Irish…Or not…

Luck O’ the Irish…Or not…

Happy (early) St. Patrick's Day! I'm feeling the luck o' the Irish in many ways and wondering where my luck has gone in another. Heh.As I had previously suspected would happen while I was signing up for entirely too many running races, my running greed has gotten me...

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Thankful Thursday: Special Interview Edition

Thankful Thursday: Special Interview Edition

A little while ago I was introduced to Meredith Kessler, Professional Triathlete, through my buddy and CEO of Arctic Ease, Carol. (How's that for some name dropping? Heh.) I did an interview with Meredith for the Arctic Ease blog and from the moment she started...

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She flies through the air….

She flies through the air….

A co-worker of mine practices yoga regularly and stumbled upon this class (Flying Asana/Swing Yoga) in Downtown Tampa. Knowing that I'm a sucker for an interesting workout, she asked me to join her. I in turn asked P-Funk and Kiki to come with us. The more the merrier...

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Lessons from a brick

Tuesday is upon us and I wanted to get this post up quicker, but Monday and all it's work-filled glory got in my way. Lame.This weekend was a big training weekend for me and even though I'm still sore and ouchie from it, I know it was worth it for the lessons I...

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Thankful Thursday

I'm in such a great mood today that I feel a list is in order to adequately express my gratitude of all things "Thankful Thursday." Let's begin, shall we?Today I'm thankful for:1. Master's swim. Today was my first ever master's swim and I must admit, I was worried...

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I know you are, but what am I?

I know you are, but what am I?

With another triathlon season looming I'm hoping to spare you all from another 900 posts about how I'm a cycling wussy. I'm really working on my mental game and not worrying about how fast or slow I ride. As I discussed in this post, most of my bike fear isn't about...

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Gasparilla Mini Challenge Race Report

Gasparilla Mini Challenge Race Report

Happy Monday folks! I had a fantastic weekend of racing in what can only be described as schizo weather. I love the Gasparilla races! There are four races in total: 15K, 5K, 1/2 mary, and 8K. Since these races are the equivalent to a big running party, I had a total...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

Another Thursday is here and I find myself thinking very hard about what I'm thankful for. Some weeks these things are so easy to write and other weeks I think, "Gee, I've already posted so many things I'm thankful for. Could there possibly be anything else?" This is...

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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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