We did it! The crew from renewal all participated in the Disney Half Marathon this past weekend with over 22,000 other crazy people. This was my first half marathon and it actually was really fun. We were up at 2:45 am and left the house at 3:30 am. We got stuck in all the marathon [...]
The dangers of running….
I have officially recovered from my 2 week Thanksgiving hiatus from running. I fell into the typical excuse of being to busy to get my running in. Then I tried to use the excuse I am to tired and just didn’t feel like it. Those excuses don’t work very well with the people I work [...]
Back to Basics!
It is all about the fundamentals. If you have ever played sports, you have heard that statement several times. So I know I fell off the grid for a few months since my last entry, but I’m back! Several things have changed in my running journey. I struggled for several months with being consistent and [...]
Fireworks and Fun Runs
First off…Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! I grilled and ate lots of food, played in the pool, and sat on my porch and watched everyone around me shoot fireworks. The only one that did not enjoy this was my dog. Come to find out she does not like fireworks. She howled and [...]
My guilty pleasure is not running!
Accountability and motivation are the key words for today. I ran yesterday for the first time in 9 days and wow was it brutal. I ran 3 miles with a few “water breaks” aka needing to stop before I gave out. I could tell I was dehydrated because my legs felt like lead and I [...]
I heart running!
This has been a hard week. I have ran twice this week so far. Monday I ran 2 1/2 miles and today I ran 3 miles. It was very difficult to get up today and run. I am still searching for motivation to make myself get up and go out there. One positive: I actually [...]
Let the Games Begin!
To all of you who think going for a run is like pulling teeth, I completely understand. I have always been the one who could run all day long when playing a sport, but want to pass out after two minutes of going for a “fun run”. I have it in my head that going [...]





February 18, 2012 10:30 am
8.15 mi in 01:16:00 (09:23 min/mi)
HR 164 bpm
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