Personal Stories

DRC Half Marathon Review + Turning Fitness Into Your Lifestyle

It's another Motivation Monday!  I hope you had a great weekend!  In addition to the busy Saturday that I told you about yesterday, I also ran another half marathon yesterday!  As I've mentioned, I select my "A" races carefully and give them my all, but yesterday's...

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Bonus Thursday! Foodie Pen Papls + a Recipe I Make Frequently

Happy Halloween!  If you're looking for something fun to make tonight, check out these 10 Low-Cal Halloween Treats from Shape ... the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Popcorn balls look delicious! I didn't get yesterday's Workout Wednesday post up, so I want to make it up...

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Making YourSELF Happy

Happy Motivation Monday!  I usually write my Motivation Monday posts on Sunday night, since Monday mornings are already early ones for me.  This often involves browsing through my Pinterest boards to see what inspires me, or thinking about my week and what is...

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Updates, Links, and Winners: Workout Wednesday

Happy Workout Wednesday!  Today I have 2 exciting updates to share, 3 great workout-related links, and 2 giveaway winners!   Exciting Updates ZOOMA Texas. Have you heard of ZOOMA's race series?  ZOOMA is an organization that puts on well-organized and fun races...

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Sunshine Award + A Debatable MMAZ Recipe

**Have you entered my giveaway for Nelly's Energy Truffles?  It closes tomorrow night!  Also check out my 7 Tips to Improve Your Running Speed!** Happy Motivation Monday! Today's Motivation Monday post is going to be a little bit different than most.  But hopefully it...

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A fun race, an amazing Saturday, and Quest Giveaway winners!

Happy First Day of Fall!  The cooler temperatures (and the abundance of pumpkin flavored goodies and soups!) have me super excited for this season!  Today, I don't have 7 tips for you, but I have a lot of fun stuff to recap (and giveaway winners announced at the...

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Healthy Football Appetizer: Creamy Kale Artichoke Dip

When Kevin and I started dating, we each had "our" sports teams - the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for him, the Dallas Mavericks for me.  Luckily for both of us, "our" teams were in two different sports (football for him, basketball for me) - otherwise the relationship might...

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Staying Fit with Your Kids

If you don’t have kids, I'll leave you with two interesting articles for your "Work Out Wednesday:"  This article shares the 4 biggest half-marathon mistakes, and this one gives all you yogis several postures to help tone various body parts. I'll start by saying that...

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9/11 Memorial Workout

There aren't words to describe the tragedy, pain, inanity, and suffering of September 11th, and today, I won't even try.  However, I hope you take a moment to remember that day with a heavy heart, put things into perspective, and use the memories to be grateful...

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