My faith in humanity has been restored. My blog, Twitter friends and the running community have stayed so strong to support each other over the last 5 days. Colleagues at work that know I'm a runner all reached out to find out if I knew anyone who ran Boston and if they were all okay. …
Continue reading Thank You: Two Words Have Never Felt so Small
While I am a runner, I am not a racer. I've completed 4 half-marathons and The Color Run. That is it. All but one of my race shirts are packed in a box that is sitting in a storage unit in Connecticut. And the one I have with me is long sleeve (Pittsburgh Half-Marathon 2009). …
I cried tonight. I made it through an afternoon of watching news coverage at my desk, went out for a run, even came home to stretch and eat, and then I cried. I cried at the replay of a teacher from Newtown, who was running today, gave her thoughts on what it would mean to …
Continue reading We can’t fix any of this. But we can run. And run we will.
I eat a lot of fish and vegetables anyway, but in an attempt to try to find some new fish recipes, I'm trying some new things at home. I'm also trying to ensure my body has the nutrients it needs to complete my last long run before my half in 2 weeks. Pan-Cooked Mediterranean Tilapia …
With only 2 weeks until my 5th half-marathon, I need to make sure my head and my heart are as ready for this race as my body. My goals for this weekend are helping me ensure my life is in order so I can focus on being ready. 1 - Complete my last long run, …
In March, I started my first DietBet with FitFluential. I was drawn to the idea of being held accountable with the threat of losing money that could have paid for a manicure, a month's worth of Starbucks sugar-free vanilla soy lattes (I really only get them on weekends, and even then not every day), or …
For the last 2 years, I've worn a bit of a badge of honor for not using all of my vacation days and for sleeping less than 6 hours on average a night due to being up late working. It took a toll on everything: my health, my weight, my fitness, my relationships, and most …
Sunday was supposed to be my longest run before the St. Jude Country Music Marathon . It did not go well. I was tired, dehydrated, and my knee/IT band bothered me from mile 4. It was exactly what I didn't need 3 weeks before this race. Thanks to some wonderful people helping me keep it …
Continue reading Confidence Run: (noun) That run after a bad run where you regain your confidence.
I've found myself being a little too much of a Negative Nelly recently. If I'm going to be in a bad mood, I'd rather be Grumpy Bear, because then at least I'm a cute little bear living in the clouds.Image from made-in-china.com Recently, I've had numerous frustrations across many facets of my life, I've let …
Continue reading Weekend Recap: Being Thankful not Discouraged
Living temporarily in what could easily be a city in another country, it should come as no surprise that I was sitting at home on Saturday night blogging about my crazy purse purchase and catching up on twitter and blog reads. But then Andrea over at irunfordonuts.com left me a blog comment saying she had …
Continue reading I’m a Versatile Blogger. Wait, that means people actually read my blog?!
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