So we are almost to the finish line, literally and figuratively. We are just over one week away from the Walt Disney World Marathon! It’s been a long road filled with lots of hard earned miles and lots of pre-dawn get ups to do long runs in the cold when the rest of the world […]
2014 Was Quite a Year! It’s the Year End Review! Because I’m a Blogger and That’s What We Do!
If you want to read more amazing recaps by great runners, head to the link up with my friends over at Tuesdays On The Run! Wow, running and otherwise, this has been QUITE an eventful year. I really like stopping and thinking through it all because it makes me grateful and it always makes me […]
Why Christmas with Teenagers May be SLIGHTLY less Magical, but Is Still VERY Awesome
Scott and I are the proud parents of awesome teenagers. Having 3 teenagers AT THE SAME TIME is a unique, and at times, maddening situation. Scott and our oldest at last year’s candlelight service. No fear of people burning themselves when they’re all old and stuff;). Peaceful teenager coexistence. Lovely. The first few years we […]
FINAL LONG RUN DONE! Disney World Training Week 15 Weekly Update.
Today is a big day for me. My final long run is complete for the 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon. My final long run, for any race, is always emotional. I just find myself filled with gratitude. Not that this cycle has been without it’s struggles (quitting my job in the middle, just for one!) […]
It’s Christmas! Which Means It’s 1956 and I’m June Cleaver
25 Years of Christmases. I’ve learned a few things;) We are a pretty progressive couple. We both work, we both do housework, he does most of the cooking, I’m better at paying the bills . . in other words, we’re normal. Our division of labor has been negotiated and we’ve worked hard to ensure that […]
What are Your Goals for This Year’s Marathon? I Actually Have Several
In one month, I will be running my 4th marathon. And ironically, I’m not actually very good at running marathons which begs the question, why in the world do I keep doing it? I honestly don’t know. It’s a weird runners thing. I have very little, if any, natural ability as a runner. I will […]
Training Week 14 for the 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon!
Took this during today’s 10 miler. Absolutely spectacular sunrise. OK, so, if you’ve been reading along, you know that I pretty much nailed last week. HOWEVER, this week, not quite as much. Although, I was pretty happy to look down at my Hal Higdon app and see this: Woohoo! Only 30 days left! It still […]
MY FAVORITE BLING! Why I Love The Jewelry of Distance Racing
Once again today, I’m linking up with Tuesdays on The Run! You have to go check it out and read all the other great bloggers as they share on THEIR favorite bling. There’s lots of sparkle shine there, Friends! So I have friends who just about run ONLY for the bling, and although I wouldn’t […]
Thoughts From Life’s Waiting Room
What do you think of when you hear the word “please wait”? It is positive? Like a happy pause in an otherwise hectic day to just sit quietly and reflect? Or are you like me, and when you hear those words, be it on an automated phone line, at the window at the Social Security […]