I often find myself perusing the Facebook feature that allows you to look back through the years at your timeline for that day in history. Today I was struck by several things. The first was 8 years ago I had just gotten my dragonfly tattoo that was designed for me by Derek, a wonderful tattoo... Continue Reading →
As a woman who has found running to be mildly habit forming and since I just competed in my 2nd half marathon (see photo) my news feed is filled with runner info. I found a bit of history that I'd not known before recently. 49 years ago Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run... Continue Reading →
A few days ago a wonderfully amazing man shared 5 words with me that resonated like nothing has before. Austin's text simply said "I want to feel life". Regardless of what he was replying to me about, that text stood out from everything else. In fact, I kept going back to it, and re-reading it,... Continue Reading →
The one rule to live by that I took away from "Deadpool" (which I loved btw) was Maximum Effort. Always give your best, push your hardest and no matter what...never leave home without a weapon lol! But some days are much MUCH harder than others. Yesterday was one of the harder ones for me. Everything... Continue Reading →
I got back from my orthopedic doctor yesterday and finally was able to breath a sigh of relief! He took me out of my splint and said I should be fine to start strengthening my hand & wrist and most importantly, I can start my weapons training again! It has been several months since I... Continue Reading →
As I sit at my desk, having just finished my last workout of 2015, topping off my miles to 336 for the year and feeling both my IT Band tear and my wrist surgery with every beat of my heart, I still can't help but feel like 2015 was an amazing year. I got to... Continue Reading →
Let me just start off by stating this...I am a data tracker. I love seeing the various statistics from my tracking devices/apps that I use. It pushes me, it makes me want to do more, even when I can't. Seeing those miles build up makes me want to get out and run. If I am... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, Halloween, it will be my 18th Wedding Anniversary. My husband and I have been together for almost 20 years now, married for 18. I would venture to say we are happier now than we were when we started and our world just keeps getting better. (Photo was our Wedding Day in 1997 and... Continue Reading →
2015 Haunted Half Marathon Pack picked up! Not at all feeling how I expected to feel. Yesterday, during my run I was panicked, every doubt I could possibly have and then some floating in my brain pan. "I'm not a real runner". "I am never going to make my time goal". "I'm just going to... Continue Reading →
A while back I wrote up a list of steps that I have gone through which have helped me get where I am today. I have blogged about many of them and recently I was reminded that it really is all about figuring out what you love! Quit hiding Have a plan Set goals Keep... Continue Reading →
The Badass Valkyrie 