I am currently at Walt Disney World and I asked my friend (really more like a sister), Joy, to guest blog! What she shares here is vital so read and share with those you love! Also, go check out her blog at http://www.joybowen.net/! See ya next week! I’m not a runner. Hopefully that doesn’t make you […]
Book Review: Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
Sometimes a book comes a long right when you need it the most. That’s how I feel about Running Like a Girl: Notes on Learning To Run by Alexandra Heminsley. I don’t even know why I bought it – it hadn’t been recommended to me, I hadn’t read about it on a blog or heard […]
How To Handle Intimidating Mileage Syndrome (IMS)
This is my Training Schedule of Choice this time out Hi, my name is Jennifer, and I have Intimidating Mileage Syndrome. I am almost positive this is NOT a real thing and that I made it up. But I think we should make it a thing because every distance runner I know gets it from […]
On Running And War and Child Refuggees and Trips to Disney World
I’ve got some big things coming up in the next 10 days: my oldest son’s 18th birthday and then on Wednesday, the twins and I leave for our annual trip to Disney World. And no, the 18 yr old is not too happy that we are going without him but he and I are hoping […]
Patience is A Virtue – Especially For Runners
So are you a patient person? Yeah, me neither. Looking at the ocean makes me still and patient. Which is why I need a beach house! I am so inpatient, in fact, that I once took a personality quiz for work and one of the areas for improvement it gave me was patience even noting […]
Survival Tips For Moms of Multiples
A unusual peaceful moment. Not exactly sure how we managed to capture it on film. I haven’t written much about what it’s been like raising twins. And honestly, now that they’re 14 (and our oldest is 17) it’s really not that bad. But just tonight, a dear friend sent me a FB message that said: […]
Marathon Training Mistakes and How I’m Avoiding Them This Time
Thank you to my friends at FlipBelt for posting this pic on their FB wall! I am slowly gearing up my mileage for my 4th marathon (WDW Marathon, January 11, 2015). Having done this several times now, I know how it will go. I’m actually pretty predictable – both the good and the bad of […]
Winner Announced and What I Listen To When I Run
First of all, thank you SO MUCH to everyone that entered our giveaway. I’m not one of those big blogs that has tons of stuff to give away every five minutes so this was a rather big deal for me and I had a great time. Congrats to Tisha G for winning!! Brandy (of M3 […]
5 Ways That Finishing the School Year is Just Like Mile 20 of a Marathon
This will just take a second. And I’m not the first to notice this. My friend, Jen Hatmaker’s (OK so we’re not really friends but she lives in TX and I think we have mutual friends and one time she spoke at our church), iconic viral post from last year says it great. But I’m […]