Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

I've been dying to tell everyone some stupendous news (yeah, stupendous, got out the ol' thesaurus) in six short months, yours truly will be .... anNo, no, no, there is not a crazy science experiment that is going to turn me into a bug, but I couldn't find a good...

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Bok bok

Bok bok

The Miami Marathon is supposed to be my "A" race for this year. Well, technically it'll be next year, but you get my point. And with that Scarlet Letter, each and every run I see on my training plan makes me nervous. I've set a lofty PR goal and I'd love to reach it....

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Happiness

I know that I'm a wee behind in posting but I had a long weekend followed by a long Monday and am just now getting a chance to look at blogs and catch up on your running adventures. That being said, this post is really just to direct you over to Red's blog, Caution:...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

Since I'm totally cracked out running right now I figured I'd let you all in on some running paraphernalia that I'm currently loving, liking, and/or rocking. The Detroit expo had a lot of stuff to peruse so I'm happy I found a few new things to be obsessed with. And...

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Detroit Half Marathon Race Report

Detroit Half Marathon Race Report

I am finally getting to this post cause the day back after a travelling race is always crazy. While this post is titled a "race report" I didn't really, truly "race." I must admit that I got a bit swept up in the atmosphere of the race at times and had to check...

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Thankful Thursday

I'm leavin' on a jet plane....And I'll certainly be back again but I'm so so so so thankful for this trip to Detroit. I'm heading out this afternoon and can't wait! And since I love a list here are the reasons why:1. I get to see my Boo, the Redhead! We have dinner...

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Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

(Were there an actual zombie invasion, I'd be in trouble because I certainly didn't get him in the head. But, if this were a home invader, I'd be good to go.)

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Day in the Life

Day in the Life

Everyone's favorite pooping blogger decided to open up the "Day in the Life" post to other bloggers to join in. Since my life is so exciting, I decided to play along. Ok, fine I decided to play along since sometimes it's difficult to come up with things to write...

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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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