There was this one time, many years ago, that I ran my very first half marathon. It was the RnR Roll Dallas 2010 and it was epic. Now way back then, we didn’t have nearly as many bloggers and running experts at our finger tips as you do now. Odds are, you can find all […]
The Car We Gave Away – After We Raised Our Boys In It
18 years ago, we bought a Suburban. Today, we donated it to a church so they could pick up kids for camp and stuff. The pastor of the church asked Scott to send him an email giving a little history about the car so he could share it at his church. Here’s what he sent: […]
Dealing with Irrational Overwhelm – or how to get the energy to unload the dishwasher
Today, Friends, I am a victim of Irrational Overwhelm. Irrational Overwhelm is something I made up so don’t worry if you’ve never heard of it. Let me define my new made up term: Irrational OverwHELM: the tendency to think, suddenly and without warning or rational explanation, that everything is falling apart, it’s all too hard, […]
How Running Changes You – Guest Post By Melody
My very dear friend, Melody, sent me this email this week. It was so good, and spoke so clearly to the power of running, that I decided to use it as a post. Used with her permission. She’s awesome and I love her. Read it to the end. It will inspire and encourage you. Hi […]
RnR Savannah Training Recap and Things I’m Loving Right Now
Warning: this is going to be a rather ADHD post. But that’s OK! Because one of the things I’m loving this week is an article about exercise and ADHD. And it doesn’t just work for children! I was never formally diagnosed but have a STRONG feeling I may have it, and I KNOW that when […]
Things Nobody Tells You About Running Part 2 Your Stomach
I hope you’re enjoying this new series! There are so many things I’ve learned the hard way, and my hope is that by sharing, I can help you learn them the easy way – by reading about them instead of having to experience my mistakes. Here’s part 1 if you missed it. Today we’re going […]
What To Do When You’re Sick of Training
It’s Tuesday! So that means I’m teaming up with Tuesdays on The Run! Come join us as we dish about all things running related. And be sure to check out all the other bloggers because they’re awesome. There are MANY of us training for fall races right now. And fall races are THE BEST. The […]
3 Things To Remember if You’re The Parent of Teenagers
I have one young adult (20) and 2 teenagers (17) living in my home currently. All are male. All were classified as “strong willed” when they were young. They are charming, funny, good looking (if I do say so myself) and are turning into the type of humans my husband and I would choose to […]
Things Nobody Tells You About Running – Part 1
I have wanted to write this series of posts for awhile and I’m not sure why it’s just now happening, but I suspect it’s a bad case of Impostor Syndrome. Yes, I’ve run 5 marathons and almost 20 half marathons. Yes, I’ve been running consistently for almost 8 years. But I’m not an elite athlete, […]