Happy St. Patty’s day! This weekend, I decided to cut my mileage short as my IT and right leg is better, but I want to be sure it’ll be gravy for next weekend’s half in Austin! Yesterday, I did 8 (instead of my planned 10) easy long run miles, followed by over an…
DetailsI may not be Irish, but I AM one to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the color GREEN! Here’s some GREEN tidbits about me! * I eat Kale & Broccoli almost daily but never liked them when I was a kid * Green beer hurts my Tum Tum * I’d have to Google…
DetailsMost of you know that I am running my first marathon at the Marine Corps Marathon this October! I am also using I Race for a Cause (IR4C.com) to raise money for the Little Things for Cancer! I’ve gotten some questions on how the site works exactly, and wanted to do a post to share…
DetailsWhile studying for the CPT exam, I’ve learned more about how to structure my eating so that I get the most out of the timing and assortment with the food I eat. My goals are to eat a balance of healthy fats (nuts, fish, etc.) and complex carbs (i.e. veggies galore) for energy along with…
DetailsHappy Motivational Monday! Yesterday, we went to a Magic game last night at the new Amway Center in Orlando! A little bit of Mickey – Magic! Get it? It was a great weekend of zoo action and basketball with the hubs – quality time is part of my #goalgetter2013 focus after all! 😉 This week’s…
DetailsYesterday Yelp helped us kick off another awesome weekend with a Dino-brunch for their Elite team at Lowry Park Zoo! I even behaved and had veggies and fruits and gluten-free cider beer 😉 It’s Weekly Workouts Roundup time too ya’ll! Please join Meghan and I each week as we tally…
DetailsAs part of my CPT certification, I was to take a CPR/AED course and receive my certification prior to my actual CPT test date. Keeping with my OCD and early-bird nature, I scheduled to take the CPR class early and went this past Sunday afternoon! I read beforehand in the email confirmation that I’d be…
DetailsWhen hubs got his new phone, Verizon also offered us 2 Fitbits with the deal, that we now use daily – I’ve told the silly tale of how we have step contests during commercial breaks. A few weeks later, Maxwell Health sent me a Jawbone UP to ‘up the ante’ – haha get it?! ((rolls…
DetailsI think I’ve successfully completed my stint in Sugar Rehab! I’ll still post weekly about how things are going with clean eating and balance of complex carbs, but I’m 99.97% sure I no longer have those crazy candy and sweets cravings like I did when I started! Thank you sweet baby Jesus! In keeping…
DetailsMy awesome blend Larisa, from 0to26point2.com mentioned an opportunity to me: to try an energy gel made from Chia seeds that was ALL-natural that’d just been created by a new company called Huma. Whoa. Chia seeds IN my energy gels?? Most people know that my fuel of choice on runs has been Clif Shot…
DetailsHappy Sunday everyone! Looks like I really did it…I might have overtrained, go figure. I think the other day, when I tried to do speedwork Thursday, I felt a tinge on my right outside of knee area. I pushed through a long run yesterday (a great one of 11 miles I might add) and towards…
DetailsHere’s a recap with updates of what I’ve set out to do this year along with some tweaks for #GoalGetter2013! (See original post HERE for complete details and a list of the fabulous ladies I’m partnering with) February flew by! I almost didn’t realize that March just started – time to keep putting in…
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