Giving it another tri and half mary goals

Since that last triathlon left me feeling a wee bit silly cause I had some many bike issues, I've decided to give it another go. And why not? I'm already trained up for the swim and the run. I just need to get on the bike more than one time and I'm already ahead of...

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Rokit Fuel Give away!

Rokit Fuel Give away!

I've recently been sent a new product to test and host a give away for. I think a few other bloggers on the block may have tried it as well. And as always, I'll give you my honest review and let you try it for yourself.The Product: Rokit Fuel For HumansWhat it is:...

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Guest Post: Big Sis takes on boot camp

Guest Post: Big Sis takes on boot camp

It’s still dark when I am jolted from sleep by the sound of my alarm. What is going on, I think? Did I set my alarm incorrectly after a drunk fun cinco de Mayo? And why do I not feel hungover? Oh yeah. I didn’t go out for cinco de mayo because I am getting up at 5 am...

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Thankful Thursday

Today's Thursday is epic for me. I am leaving work at eleven with my co-workers to head to the Tampa Bay Rays game! Then, since it's Cinco de Mayo and all, I'm gonna go find myself a fiesta and have muchas cervezas.Ay dios mio! I'm so thankful for the aforementioned...

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St Anthony’s Tri Race Report

St Anthony’s Tri Race Report

I have so many thoughts and feelings on this race that I am afraid this post is going to be a long one. I typically try to keep them short so I apologize that this is a thousand page epic novel. Without the Hobbits. Prologue: The day before the race me and some tri...

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Champion Winner!

First things first...the winner of the Champion jacket is....(The Radomizer picked #5 from the order of comments)K from Baysiderunner blog!! K, send me your address. My email is iheartfinishlines at hotmail dot com.I know you are all waiting for my tri recap and it...

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All about A

The Olympic distance tri I am attempting to not die in complete on Sunday is apparently some kind of big deal. It's all..."Oh, I'm St Anthony's, I'm a big deal." And I'm all, "yeah, so?" And it's all..."I've got about a billion pros and elites." And I'm all....oh...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

Happy Thursday friends and runnahs! You know what I love about Thursday? It's one day closer to Friday AND one more day closer to the weekend. Bliss!Of course this means one day closer to my BIG race, but not much I can do at this point. Well, except eat Cheez-Its and...

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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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