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In January I ran the Disney World Marathon. I wasn’t completely ready for the race, but I rocked it out and finished. After the race I felt exhausted and sore – just like you’d expect after running 26.2 miles! But, I didn’t feel like anything in particular hurt.
Well, a few days later on a recovery [...]

As a girl who loves the outdoors and taking long walks after a day behind my desk, it can be very frustrating that the sun is down before I get the chance to take an afternoon walk. I always love having that time to unwind after a stressful day of work.
And recently my passion for [...]

It has always been hard for me to make friends for some reason. I don’t know if it’s something I do or say or how I act, but  one of the things I have learned about myself over the last few years is I really need to work to make friends.
This problem has been highlighted [...]

Today, I had the amazing pleasure of running in a beautiful town with my youngest brother {Interview with an Ironman}.   Not only do we live 4 hours apart, we haven’t been on a run together in 5 years- maybe 10- can’t even remember the last time we went on a run together.  My brother, Rob, [...]

This post was inspired by my kids.  I usually have an “idea” of what I’d like to do with them, I offer it and then we go from there.  And, I should say that I originally planned to be outdoors, however, the rain did not allow it.  So, here is a photo post of fun [...]

The Holiday Calendar!!
Christmas season is upon us and in come the requests for parties, special events, class performances, work parties, shopping, gift wrapping, and all the things that go along with the holidays.
How many of us can say, “No, I never get stressed out at during this time of year?”  I have all my ducks [...]

We all know that inner beauty is what counts. But that doesn’t mean outer beauty isn’t fun to play with. When it comes to beauty products, I have a handful of favorites that I’ve weeded out of the ba-jillions out there. I’m a big fan of good smells, tingles, convenience and miracles (!) and the [...]

Have you heard of CrossFit?  Picture this: Beautiful park, two beautiful level 1 Cross Fit trainers (husband and wife) offering free workouts in the park for “all levels and all ages”.  The flyer said “a high intensity boot camp style workout” and guess who showed up?!
Yes, that’s right me.
First order of business was to prepare [...]

Many people would probably tell you that they try to live their life with no regrets. This probably means if someone offers them a big opportunity, they take a leap of faith and dive right in.
But I like to think that I “live with no regrets” on a much smaller scale. In my everyday decision [...]

On my wedding day, I got a very unique gift.  The card said, “don’t lose these”, and I looked at my beloved and said, “what the heck are you talking about?” In the card was a set of cleats.  Only after taking me outside did I realize what my present was— a brand new mountain [...]

10 years from now, we will look back on these photos and laugh!
How Ryan begged me to haul is bike to the park even though it didn’t have any training wheels.  It’ll fit mommy.  I’ll hold it.  Ok, Ryan. As you can see we strapped the bike to the top of the trailer with an [...]

You always know a bike racing family when there are more bikes than cars — and no cars fit in the garage.  I would take a picture, but, I might scare you all.  If you can imagine, each person in the family owning at least two and not more than five (hubby), you might get [...]

I’m now 29 weeks into my pregnancy and getting to the point where the really fun stuff starts happening like stretch marks (the baby triples in size between now and birth) and varicose veins. I’m not worried about the weight gain. Bring on the extra poundage with the chipmunk cheeks — I can take it. But [...]

If you are anything like me, your allergies have been going nuts this year. Itchy watery eyes, runny nose and a scratchy throat hardly make you want to go break a sweat, but if we gave into these symptoms, we’d have to take the next few months off. And, no, that doesn’t sound like a [...]

It is important to track the intensity of your workouts to make sure you are working out hard enough to see results, and in some cases, not so hard that you set yourself up for injury or over training.  Being mindful of your intensity cuts down on wasted time and effort, and makes sure you [...]