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This originally appeared as a guest post for my friend, Stephanie, over at Food and Fitness 4 Real but I liked it so much I decided to post it here, too;). Although I didn’t start training for and running races until four years ago, I’ve actually been exercising almost daily since our oldest was five and our …
I am on twitter kind of a lot (@jenlefforge by the way). I follow my favorite companies and bloggers and it’s a great resource and it’s a lot of fun. I’ve been doing a few chats as of late as well and although they are hard to keep up with, they are great “conversations” with …
Well, it’s been a long week. I lost my temper a couple of times toward great people that didn’t deserve it (at work! And we know I’m a pastor, right?) and I’m almost positive I made at least four bad decisions. I don’t believe that my children ate even one green thing for dinner even …
I have always been a voracious reader. When I was a kid, the library was my favorite place on earth and I would literally troll the rows of books looking for things that interested me. It’s one of the reasons I love the internet – I can learn about pretty much anything with just a …
I clearly remember the first time I struggled with body image. I was maybe 10 and in ballet class (where I spent the majority of my free time when I was 10 – cue “At The Ballet” from Chorus Line) and I noticed that the girl on my right and the girl on my left …
So this is just a general update on the state of things as I get ready for the unexpected running of the Wine and Dine Half Marathon coming up in a little over four weeks! I’m stunned and elated that it’s all working out and CANNOT WAIT!! Work has been a tad stressful and it’s …
It’s 4am and I am wide awake. I don’t know why. I’ve prayed, I’ve had my coffee. And so now I’ll write. If you’ve been reading for awhile, you know I am a tad bit obsessed with the late George Sheehan. Physician, writer, arm chair philosopher and runner. I don’t know if it’s because so …
Natalie Merrill has been my friend for years and just recently has begun coaching and encouraging me in my running life as well. She’s too modest to tell you this, but she’s QUITE a runner and frequently wins and almost always places in any of the races she participates in. But she doesn’t let it …
Kara Goucher (my friend Laura took this at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston. Taken the moment she realized she would qualify. WOW.) I was just at our local Starbucks for a meeting and while waiting in line, a runner came in. She was hot. She was sweaty. And she looked like she was going …