Rabbits

Yesterday I mentioned that I was thankful for rabbits and it really got some of you wondering. I got a couple of emails and I thought it was pretty funny how my randomness got you all questioning this little tidbit of thankfulness.I shall explain.I recently asked a...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

This morning I woke up in a better mood than I have been in for quite some time now. That whole grumpiness thing is non-running related but I feel as though a lot of it has been worked out, hillside pep talk and all. (Yes, I get grumpy and grouchy. I try to keep the...

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7 Links

7 Links

KC over at 140 Point 6 Miles...of Awesome!! decided to nominate me to participate in a post that brings some of my older posts. It's like a throw back post of sorts. I really like this because it gave me the chance to look at some of my old posts and reminisce. And of...

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Champion Gear Winner and other stuff

Champion Gear Winner and other stuff

And the winner of the Champion give away is...The Lazy Runner! Since the Lazy Runner is a dude, I'm hoping he looks good in the pink hoodie and sweatpants. He could always bedazzle the bottom to say something clever like "Lazy Ass."In other news, I'm getting super...

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DWYLLC DONE!

DWYLLC DONE!

Remember when I posted about the Do What You Like Least Challenge? No? Hm. Ok, go HERE for a refresher. I'll wait. I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world, it's laughing plastic, it's fan- Oh. Hi. You're back. The DWYLLC was created in order to get my butt on the bike...

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Oh Canada!

Oh Canada!

One of my most favorite emails ever to receive is the Active.com one that looks like this....It's official! I'm all registered for the Detroit Free Press Half Marathon. I'll be heading up there the Friday night before the race and will be working the Women's Running...

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Thankful Thursday: Give away!

Thankful Thursday: Give away!

Happy Thursday peeps! I'm happy to say that I had a lovely holiday, despite suffering from the black lung. I coughed and coughed some more and yet the doctor gave me nothing but a dumb cough syrup while he took my co-pay. I am finally feeling better and no longer...

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Do What You Like Least Challenge (DWYLLC)

Last week KC from 140.6 Miles of Awesome had this insane brilliant idea to help keep us doing that which we don't love the most of the tri events. She happened upon this idea while realizing that by pairing up with Summer from The Blue Line Runner (who is also in on...

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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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