Because of course you should eat dinner with Mickey after you’ve run your first marathon:) OK, so the title of this little essay (wait, I just pictured Prairie Dawn from Sesame Street in my head saying “oh welcome, oh welcome, to our little play . . ” and yes, I’m sure I’m dating myself there) […]
I Ran Today and it was Hell
Yes, I know. My normal perky optimism about running is lacking today. Intellectually, I still believe it does all they say it does. It keeps me young, it keeps me strong, and helps me look way better in my clothes and yet still able to eat an occasional cupcake. But I’ve not been running for […]
First Half Marathon! Guest Post by Kimberly
I asked my cousin to do a re-cap of her experience at her very first half marathon! Before I ran my first half, I poured over other people’s experiences and am so very happy that she took the time!A Royal Weekend:Princess Half Marathon Hi! My name is Kimberly and this is the story of my […]
WDW Princess Half Marathon – The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
I’ve been home for a couple of days now and although I had hoped to give you a true trip report, between the house remodel and some new challenges at work, that may need to wait awhile. In the meantime, I thought I’d do a quick overview of what was great this year, what was […]
Princess Packing Panic
Here we are, Wednesday evening, and I really should be doing something other than blogging but I couldn’t help share my pre-princess panic with all of you!! As you may or may not have gleaned from previous posts, my life is wonderful, full and TOTAL CHAOS. This week has been no different and as I […]
About Meteors, Fugitives on the Loose, and Running
No joke, as I type this there is a dangerous fugitive loose in our area. There was also a meteor that hit an area of Russia and injured (at last count) at least 800 people. My three boys are all in different stages of adolescence and are dealing with middle school horror, learning to drive […]
On Becoming an Athlete AND a Princess
Like a lot of women who are my age (42) or older, I decided who I was very early in my life. Softball? No. Ballet? Yes. Jeans? No. Dresses with puffed sleeves? Yes. Playing outside? No. Playing with Barbies in the house? Yes. I don’t know who taught us we had to choose. I don’t […]
Five Reason Why You Should Run Today
Maybe I should have titled this five reasons why you should complete all your scheduled runs this week since not all of us run on Monday, but I needed a bit of motivation. I have an early meeting on Mondays and typically have to run Monday afternoon so making sure I actually do it can […]
Running Gear YOU Can’t Live Without
So over on the FB page, I asked the amazing running peeps who are on there what are their “must have” items? Those that responded range from those who are getting ready for their first 5K to members of the illustrious (although somewhat lacking in sanity;) Marathon Maniacs and it’s sister group, the Half Fanatics. […]