I am certainly glad to move on from 2015. I’ve held off six days to formulate this post for several reasons. First, I wanted to give it lots of thought. I did but do not know that it had helped. Second, I’ve been extremely busy clearing out my house for the major move that is… Continue reading Here’s to 2016!
Have you ever noticed that media doesn’t really let us decompress? Those “here is the year that was” shows often start well before Christmas but hit their peaks during the week between Christmas and New Year’s. 2015 was not a great year for me so I am not sure I really want to look back… Continue reading Looking Back
While my year may be a bit off target, I was close to hitting dead center for November. Close but not quite. I probably ended up in one of those yellow areas. The reason I was yellow but not quite in the center? I joined my friend Angie’s 100 miles in November. I did not… Continue reading November in Review
Last week, I set out in the eighth annual #HolidaySweat program. This is a program that aims to keep us all active over this holiday time when usually self-care and exercise or eating right are the first things to be dropped as we get ready for huge meals with family and friends. I set a… Continue reading A Week In … #HolidaySweat
I know the holidays are not quite here yet but they are coming. With them generally comes less time to take care of yourself and I am no exception to this rule. To help motivate myself to get out there in cold weather and to keep my training going for January events, I’ve joined the… Continue reading #HolidaySweat
Disclaimer: I read this book through the publisher Penguin’s First to Read program. I used points from reviewing books to ensure I received an advance copy. Tom Foreman writes a beautiful tale of love and training. You may recognize his name from journalism pieces on CNN but I want to focus on the non-fiction book… Continue reading My Year of Running Dangerously – Book Review
Let’s start this recap off with saying I miss being in the south. I am going back to my desire to move and getting my crap together to head south of the Mason-Dixon. People are so polite. We’ll start the day with it was cold by North Carolina standards when the sun started rising on… Continue reading Bull City Race Fest Recap
I have to admit that I am heading into the Quintiles Bull City Race Fest with a bit of trepidation. I am not properly trained. I am scraping together the money for the trip as my business has slowed quite a bit since last year. The trip, though, has expanded to include my adult daughter… Continue reading Race Week Is Here
Do you like to get out in the woods and go for a hike? I love hiking, having done a great deal of it when I was younger. While I was camping Labor Day weekend, I went hiking at Salt Springs State Park. Salt Springs has over 15 miles of hiking trails. I hiked on… Continue reading Hiking at Salt Springs
I love to go camping. I camped with my grandmother as a child, although nowadays I do not look at a 32 foot travel trailer as camping. I prefer a tent. After a very busy summer and a trail race scheduled for Saturday of Labor Day weekend, I decide to camp the entire weekend at… Continue reading Camping
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