So you know when you’re just about ready to pat yourself on the back for what an amazing job you’re doing of keeping all the plates spinning?? You think to yourself, Wow, would you look at all I’m trying to do and how WELL I’m doing it? And my hair even looks good! I work […]
Is There a Part of Your Journey that You’re Ashamed Of?
I have a confession to make. I only attended one year of college. I started working full time when I was 18 years old and have been at it pretty much ever since with a short hiatus when our boys were babies. During which time, by the way, I worked the hardest I’ve ever worked […]
Moving Backward to Move Forward – TOO MANY RACES!
So, it’s been a busy few months of racing for me. My racing “season” goes from, ideally, November – March. This is because of the Dallas summers which are next to impossible to train in. Mainly because when you run you feel like you are inside the mouth of a dog. It’s hot, it’s incredibly […]
Tuesday this and That on Wednesday
I am completely exhausted today and for good reason – I didn’t lock the back door last night when we went to bed and the wind blew the door open and set the alarm off. For a moment I debated if I should wait and let the cops come in case someone actually HAD broken […]
Jenny’s Letter To Herself Before Her Very First Run
A few days ago, I wrote a letter to myself. Not myself now, but the self that headed out on that first, crazy intimidating, totally scary FIRST run. Over on the FB page, I asked other runners to do the same. I hope to post them here on the blog with the hope that they […]
Dear Jennifer, As You Head Out On Your Very First Run
I originally published this a couple of years ago. But when I saw today’s topic for Tuesday’s On The Run, I knew it needed a rerun. Because every word of this is still very true! Check out all the other great bloggers!! A letter to the me that started out on her very first “real” […]
Of Fartleks, and Negative Splits and PR’s and other words that make no sense to new runners
Me at my first half marathon. I was a newbie once, too. I love newbies! Yes. That is a very long title. But here’s the thing: we don’t mean to, we don’t do it on purpose, but us runners (yes, I’m talking to YOU) tend to use words that we assume other people understand and […]
How to Save Money when you Run Disney!
So did you see it? The numbers just came out for WDW Marathon Weekend 2015. Here’s the link where you can find them but suffice it to say IT’S A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY and if you’re really nuts and want to go Dopey this year? Yeah, that’s gonna set you back $530. And that’s […]
Tuesday This and That – Treadmill Review, Ash Wednesday and Lent (weird, right?)
So nothing too exciting to report this week. Well, that’s not entirely true. We had a new member of our family delivered on Friday and she’s fitting in great! Ladies and Gents – I would like to introduce you to our new treadmill, Captain Janeway! She’s a Horizon T303 and so far she’s a dream. […]