Over the last month during my training to run another half-marathon, I’ve been thinking about my path through life. Sometimes it’s easy to forget where you’ve come from. If you’ve read my story, then you may know that at one time years ago, I was a divorced, single mom of…
“How do you do find time to train for races?” My husband and I are training for a half marathon and this question has been asked of us so frequently over the years that I thought I’d give you a few pointers today. Not that I’m a pro, by any…
I ran today. 8 miles. Well, it was supposed to be 8, but something happened. At 3.5 miles, the watch lost power. My poor husband frequently hears how I wish I were faster and “I wish I could do that.” With no watch, I was forced to estimate my miles,…
So much of life is spent not on the actual event, but in preparation for the event. Yesterday I logged my last three training miles for the half marathon coming up on Saturday, bringing my total training miles to 233 for this race.  While I’m not completely prepared in every way, I…
photo credit Training for a half marathon is not an easy feat, at least for me. Today the weather channel showed 70-80% of rain in our area for the entire day; as the Nashville Half Marathon inches closer (April 28th!), backing down is not an option. So run in the…
In the last few weeks as the half marathon training time has increased, the question keeps coming up: “How do you do that?” Years ago, when my husband ran his first marathon at age 40, I was in total awe of him. Cheering him on was tons of fun and…
In January 2008, I had this wild idea to run with my husband. News flash, People: Just because you are thin doesn’t mean you are IN SHAPE! So run I did. I stunk at it, but I did it. On April 26, 2008, Matt and I ran the Country Music…
Matt and I are excited to “Celebrate 13 Years in 13 Miles” for our sweet daughter, Taylor, who has MPS. As I explained in previous posts, Taylor’s life is definitely to be celebrated, as her diagnosis of MPS has a typical lifespan of 10-15 years. April 24, 2010 is the…
Matt and I are training for the Nashville Half Marathon and let me just tell you, it is not easy for me to find the training time. Up until yesterday, all my miles have been on the treadmill due to weather, child care, etc. Yesterday we had some beauuuutiful weather…
