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[...] jazz.  So let’s do a recap of the last two weekends and then wrap up with some marathon training, yes? Last weekend I went to Another Broken Egg for the first time.  It was [...]

[...] process and through it I have learned so so much.  Here are just a few things that marathon training taught me. Push yourself beyond what you think is capable. In all aspects of the [...]

[...] Thursday, in my ramblings, I mentioned that I was second guessing running the race because marathon training was going so well and running Talladega would require me to switch up a couple of weeks of [...]

[...] Hi!  Remember me?  I used to blog everyday until my husband got sick, I started marathon training, changed jobs, and basically got really busy.  Then a couple of weeks goes by and WHOOPS! [...]

[...] marathon training TODAY, so I have lots of that going on.  Today I am linking up for a weekend update with Tara, the host of the link up at Running and Reading. This is what our weekend looked [...]

[...] Linking up with Tara today for a Weekend Update. I headed back to work this weekend for the first time since A’s diagnosis.  I can’t say [...]

[...] , friends! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend.  I am linking up with Tara today for a weekend update. Friday morning A had an appointment with an MS specialist.  I had an appointment with [...]

[...] Happy Monday, friends!  How about a little weekend update?  (Thanks, always, to Tara for hosting). Friday was our anniversary, but we had a day full of [...]

[...] host by Tara has become the norm around here on the first day of the week, so here we go: Saturday morning I ran the Monkey C Monkey Run 5k benefitting Camp Smile a Mile (a camp for children with [...]

[...] ).  Let’s talk about the weekend, shall we? As always, thanks to Tara for hosting. Saturday morning was an early 6 mile run with my mom around town.  For the first time, it really felt like [...]

[...] Let’s talk about the weekend. Thanks, Tara, for hosting! Saturday morning I ran my first 15k ever, the Rock N Run Gadsden 15k.  I don’t know about you, but this is a [...]

[...] cool down. Gadsden is about an hour drive out of Birmingham, so we left bright and early Saturday morning for the run, arriving with about 45 minutes to spare before start.  Just enough time to use [...]

[...] much.  To jump start this goal, I made french toast for breakfast yesterday. Stick with the training plan.  In 4 weeks I have only missed one workout, which I feel like is pretty good.  Hopefully I [...]

[...] and give me more room to skip workouts, which I tend to do if I am bored at the end of a training plan.  I also wanted a plan that works around my work schedule.  I need 2 rest days a week because [...]

[...] those goals.  Goals are good, but as long as you finish you will be happy. Stick with the training plan.  This way, I won’t find myself unprepared on race day.  This will be the only thing I will [...]

[...] some awesome runs, and catching a spin class two weeks in a row because it’s in the training plan, and my legs aren’t destroyed by this time in the week, so I can actually get some work [...]

[...] is not to panic when the unexpected happens and to try and remain flexible. The goal for your first marathon is to finish upright, injury free and be able to put on a smile when you cross that finish [...]

[...] story she shared really spoke to my heart, as it was about Allie, a runner training for her first marathon with MS. [...]

[...] a major mental wall. I think, looking back, this is the most frustrating thing about my first marathon. I had prepared myself to hit that wall.  While I knew it would be worse than any that [...]

[...]  I was so happy when she decided to run with me and it was a privilege to complete our first marathon together. 3.  Running through St. Jude Children’s Hospital campus and high five-ing [...]

[...] .  I did a victory dance in my office by myself when I got the email that I had met my fundraising goals. 1.  Crossing the finish line and finally being able to call myself a marathoner. The moment [...]

[...] to let those negative feelings engulf me, and I refuse to let that happen. Meet my fundraising goals.  When I originally signed up to run, I was doing it to meet a goal I set for myself [...]

[...] excited and forgot about my terrible running woes.  I am over halfway there to reach my fundraising goals.  If you want to donate (every little bit helps!) head on over to my fundraising page. I [...]

[...] what you think. Participate in fundraising. I am so proud that I was able to meet my fundraising goals for the marathon.  When I set it, I seriously doubted I was going to do it.  I set my [...]

[...] Disclaimer: I was provided a pair of Pro Compression dress socks to review and giveaway.  As always, all thoughts and comments are my own. If you [...]

[...] is running a Chia Seed giveaway.  Ends 8/5/14. Run Lil Mama Run is giving away my favorites, Pro Compression socks.  Ends 8/4/14. [...]

[...] Fellow Pro Compression Ambassador, Running out of Wine, is giving away a pair of Pro Compression socks.  You must go enter right now, because these are the best compression socks (or just [...]

[...] rest of the morning pouting with these little monsters. And recovering, of course, with ice, Pro Compression, coffee, and donuts. I am really trying to be smart about recovery even as my mileage is [...]

[...] Hungry Runner Girl talks about how running helped her get through her divorce.  I am hoping I can use this [...]

[...] Fun Fit Girl is having a favorite things giveaway with some GREAT prizes.  Ends 8/29/14. Hungry Runner girl is giving away a pair of Oakley Sunglasses.  Ends 8/9/14. Yo Momma Runs is giving away a [...]

[...] . Running with Ollie is giving away so much stuff that I can’t name it all!  Ends 10/5/14. Hungry Runner girl has a ShoeMint giveaway going on.  Ends 9/30/14. [...]

[...] Hungry Runner Girl has a NOW Foods giveaway worth over $300! Ends 8/4/14. Her Happy Balace is running a Chia [...]

[...] I have been running on my new Mizuno Wave Rider 17s for nearly 100 miles now, so I feel like it is about time that I do a little review on [...]

[...] socks. And the winner of best color combo EVER goes to these ProCompression socks and Mizuno Wave Rider 17s.  How can I not have a great run when I am racking up major style points? And if [...]

[...] socks (I think I have had these for a couple of years, and they are some of my faves), Mizuno Wave Rider 17s, and I cut the feet out of a pair of A’s old black socks to use as arm warmers because I [...]

[...] headband, along with lululemon capris, tank, and bra, Pro Compression trainer low socks, and Mizuno Wave Rider 17s. I completed the race in 4:57:37.  Can you believe that now everyone in my immediate [...]

[...] This weekend I ran the Monkey C Monkey Run 5k in Homewood with my parents.  This race has been around for a little bit and benefits [...]

[...] Festival 5k Zoo Run 5k Rockin on the River 10k Esprit de She Cary 10k Harper’s Heart 5k Monkey C Monkey Run 5k Gadsden Rock N Run 15k Turkey Trot 10k St Jude Memphis Marathon Meadowbrook 5k Plan my [...]

[...] norm around here on the first day of the week, so here we go: Saturday morning I ran the Monkey C Monkey Run 5k benefitting Camp Smile a Mile (a camp for children with cancer).  This race has turned [...]