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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 …
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 …
Yes, Friends, it happens. Even to me. My running mojo has mysteriously and without reason disappeared. I don’t want to run. At all. I can feel the fat molecules multiplying and the wine from my weekend fun adding pounds as we speak. I’ve been here before. It happens to everyone if you run long enough. …
Run Disney posted this video showing the new course for the WDW Marathon in January. Scott and I watched it together and it got us both very excited!! 2 weeks after Chicago I am ready to get back at it – a virus took me down for a few days but tomorrow morning I’ll be …
–> Going into this race, I had some very specific goals in mind. My training had been solid and I knew that I was in the best shape of my life and yes, I was hoping for a PR. Anything around the 5:30 area and I was going to be thrilled. But my second objective, …
So, in one of my favorite movies “What About Bob?”, Bill Murray plays Bob who pretends he has every major mental illness so that he won’t ever get them. So this post is all about the things I am going to assume are going to happen, and using What About Bob logic, this will ensure …
I can’t believe I haven’t chatted about this much yet since it’s the single biggest thing I get asked about. Crazy me. Chalk it up to all those hours of running messing with my head. I run in a minimalist shoe and have since I started training for my very first half marathon 3 years …
It’s a rainy day and my boys were at a lock-in for church so they’re sleeping. Well, the 16 yr old wasn’t at the lock-in but he’s sleeping because he’s 16. And Scott is out of town. So I’ve got some time on my hands and did some math. Here’s what it takes to train …
One of my favorite authors, Brene Brown, says that shame tries to stop us in two acts. The first act says “you will fail, you shouldn’t even try.” If you push past that, the second act goes like this “why do you think you’re so special that you can do this? Who do you think …