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I am just a few weeks away from starting my training plan for the 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon. This will be the 4th marathon I’ve trained for and you would think that I could just put my brain on auto-pilot and not make it such a big dang deal. I’ve done it before. I …
When I trained for my first half marathon, I knew it would be hard. That it might hurt. That I would have to be mentally tough and disciplined and watch my diet and get more sleep. But here’s what I didn’t know: sometimes, running is just plain BORING. On many a long run, my legs …
Took the road less traveled and found this cave We just got back from a week in California. My home state. I am, in fact, a 4th generation Californian and take a great deal of pride in the history, landscape and beauty of a state that I love (yes, that was schmaltzy, I know). Yes, …
Laura was gracious enough to blog for me last year when she talked about Summer Running. She and I have been to many Disney races together and she is a true friend, a great writer, and also a full time working mom so she gets trying to fit running into a crazy busy life! Thanks …
While we are on vacation, a few of my blogging friends have graciously offered to fill in for me! Yvonne was one of the first readers of my blog – you should check hers out, too at www.whyarun.wordpress.com! Hard Run Confession time: I am a competitive person. I love a good trivia session with my …
It’s been five years. I really thought I would be over it by now, but I’m not. If you’ve lost someone close to you, you get it. After my dad passed, a woman in our church said words I’ll never forget. “It hurts so bad, Baby Girl, because we weren’t meant for this. Death isn’t …
View from the family room of the house we stayed in for retreat. Amazing! So grateful! I just got back from an amazing 2 days at our Pastoral Staff Retreat. A very generous family that’s part of our church gave us their house for a couple days of rest, prayer and rejuvenation and it was …
This is the second Saturdays with Scott and he was acting out quite a bit. If he doesn’t learn to behave, this may be a short lived blog feature;). Jen: I write a lot about how I feel when I run. I feel connected to God, to my body, to my own mind. How I …
Took this after a hotter than hell attempt last summer. yeah, that’s a mess right there, ya’ll Today is the twin’s last day of school so regardless of what the calendar says, it’s officially summer at our house. There are a few things that I can count on in June in Texas: It will be …