Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

I don't normally do an entire Thankful Thursday post on one person. But this week I felt the need to do just that.This person is always around to make me laugh and help me out. After I fell off of my bike I got an email from him that said, "Beth, I read the blog today...

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Red’s Visit

Red’s Visit

I have some fun photos to share with you all today from Red's visit this weekend. But, first things first, Dolly is all fixed! Hooray! I didn't break my bike the first time out thank the lord. The bike shop owner was super cool and upgraded the part so that it...

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Winners never quit…

And Goonies never say die. But B.o.B.'s sometimes fall down and go boom. And curse their newly purchased bicycles. While friends look on uncomfortably.Egads! The clips on the bike are a strange and scary new thing for me. And yes, I fell. First time out folks. You...

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Thankful Thursday

Often when I tell people I'm running this race or that race they say, "What charity are you running for?" We stand there and stare at each other to the sound of our eyes blinking. Blink....Blink. Then I stammer something about, "Oh it's just something you can sign up...

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An award? Moi?

An award? Moi?

I got an award! Nah-nahny-boo-boo! Remember when kids used to say that? Brats.Anyway I got a sweet award and I'm certainly gonna go all fifth grade braggy on your butts, cause that's just how I roll. Heh.The lovely Rose over at Eat, Drink, and Be Meiri gave me this:...

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Well hello Dolly…

Well hello Dolly…

What a freakin' awesome weekend I had! Let's recap shall we?Friday night I went out with my sister and had a fabulous dinner. We then headed over to the cute little island she and BIL live on where we had a few adult beverages. The BIL then met us out and we chatted...

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Thankful Thursday: Athlete’s Plate

Sorry this post is a little later than normal but I've been waiting all day, er should I say, stalking all day, the blog, Life of An Aspiring Triathlete.Lovely Lindsay, over at Chasing the Kenyans, nominated me for The Athlete's Plate. This is a wonderful post that...

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Rollin, rollin, rollin, man my ass is swollen…..

Welcome to 2011 folks! I am feeling optimistic and rejuvenated. Well, emotionally I feel that way, cause man is my ass hurting today. Ha ha.I decided to begin incorporating some spin classes into my life because that tri number 2 is right around the corner. And as...

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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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