Wednesday WTF

Because so many of you already have the Wednesday WTF, I figured I'd join in on that action. And since so many of us are treadmill bound right now due to the crazy cold temps, I thought this video was appropriate. Note to self: If you fall off a treadmill just get...

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Shut the hell up

When I first sat down to write this post I had this whole thing in my head about how I would talk about my long run not being where I want it to be. So I sat and typed it all out. I even hit publish on the little blogger.But then as I re-read it, I thought to myself....

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

Lately I have been the Captain of the SS Pity Party and this ship is going down. Where is that damn Gopher when you need him? The problem is that I just can't seem to shake this funk I've been in lately. Granted, the holidays always make me a little sad but I just...

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Thankful Thursday: Give back

"The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving." -Albert EinsteinEvery Thursday I write about random things that I am thankful for. Often times I don't mention stuff like running water, my health, food to eat, a safe place to...

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Belated Turkey Trot Recap

Yes, I know this is late but I wanted to write the recap after I had time to think on it. And see the final results and such. Oh and also because I wanted more time to gloat. I've been dying to run a 5K since my last one and yet I always put them off because quite...

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And don’t call me Shirley!

Well hello there peeps. I hope you all had great holiday weekends and are on your way to amazing Cyber Monday deals.I consider myself a connoisseur of goofy comedies and I would be remiss if I didn't take this opportunity to send my condolences to those who loved and...

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Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday

It's the Mother of All Thankful Thursdays: Thanksgiving! Woot! I have so freakin' much to be thankful that I scarcely know where to start. Oh wait, yes I do. I am thankful for my Turkey Trot PR today!!! I am not 100% on the time but I believe it was a 22:25. I can't...

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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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